Thursday, June 24, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Girls Refinished Dressers
They are finally done! Hurray! There were a lot of little set backs and a couple big set backs that made the process take even longer, but today we moved them up into the girls room! But enough of this, let's just get to the good stuff...the before and after pictures with a whole lot of the process in between!
I didn't get a great before picture. They were in the garage but the drawers were all over the place. Some needed to be fixed and the rest were just out because that is where I put them and that is where they stayed until I was ready for them. I'm sure you understand!
The next was the priming:
Then came the paint:
Then came the first set back. If you look back in the priming pictures and the before pictures, you will notice that the the hardware on the drawers is a little dated, to say the least. It looked horrible with the purple, so I tried painting them silver. That looked better but it still gave it that dated "old" look. Off I went to find the right hardware. Little did I know that the holes that were drilled were a not-so-average size, which made it REALLY difficult to find a replacement. I did find one that I liked but to get all the hardware I would need would cost around $75!!!! Yeah NO thanks! So I moved onto the next best thing. Fill in one of the holes and find a knob. So I had to fill in the holes, let them dry, then sand over my paint job to make it look good.
So the next step was ANOTHER paint job:
It took me A LONG time to find the knobs I wanted...or I should say, the knobs I wanted at the right price! After much looking, I finally found a web site that sold them at the right price, so I ordered them, and the next step was painting them:
You can also see my "oops" paint that I bought at Lowe's for $5, AND my awesome device to paint my knobs. I totally stole the idea for the cabinet website where I ordered the knobs! ;-)
The next thing I did was take some wallpaper that I picked up at a second hand store for $1 a roll, and cut it to the size of the drawer and use it as a liner. After I did that though, I realized that the bottom inside of the drawer looked pretty now but not the sides. You can see from the before and the priming pictures that the sides of the drawers were pretty sad, so I painted them. I'm really glad I did because I LOVE the finished product!
It may look like the color is different, but it's just the lighting.
My last problem was the fact that the screws that came with the knobs were just a little too short. I finally found the right size at our local Walmart of all the places. However, they only had one bag and after searching at Lowe's, Home Depot and other Walmart's I just had to wait until they got them back in, which FINALLY they did yesterday ! So after a few touch ups and the right screws I finally got them all put back together.
Without further ado, here are the finished products!
I'm linking up to
The CSI Project
I didn't get a great before picture. They were in the garage but the drawers were all over the place. Some needed to be fixed and the rest were just out because that is where I put them and that is where they stayed until I was ready for them. I'm sure you understand!
Next was sanding:
The next was the priming:
Then came the paint:
Then came the first set back. If you look back in the priming pictures and the before pictures, you will notice that the the hardware on the drawers is a little dated, to say the least. It looked horrible with the purple, so I tried painting them silver. That looked better but it still gave it that dated "old" look. Off I went to find the right hardware. Little did I know that the holes that were drilled were a not-so-average size, which made it REALLY difficult to find a replacement. I did find one that I liked but to get all the hardware I would need would cost around $75!!!! Yeah NO thanks! So I moved onto the next best thing. Fill in one of the holes and find a knob. So I had to fill in the holes, let them dry, then sand over my paint job to make it look good.So the next step was ANOTHER paint job:
It took me A LONG time to find the knobs I wanted...or I should say, the knobs I wanted at the right price! After much looking, I finally found a web site that sold them at the right price, so I ordered them, and the next step was painting them:
You can also see my "oops" paint that I bought at Lowe's for $5, AND my awesome device to paint my knobs. I totally stole the idea for the cabinet website where I ordered the knobs! ;-)
The next thing I did was take some wallpaper that I picked up at a second hand store for $1 a roll, and cut it to the size of the drawer and use it as a liner. After I did that though, I realized that the bottom inside of the drawer looked pretty now but not the sides. You can see from the before and the priming pictures that the sides of the drawers were pretty sad, so I painted them. I'm really glad I did because I LOVE the finished product!
It may look like the color is different, but it's just the lighting.My last problem was the fact that the screws that came with the knobs were just a little too short. I finally found the right size at our local Walmart of all the places. However, they only had one bag and after searching at Lowe's, Home Depot and other Walmart's I just had to wait until they got them back in, which FINALLY they did yesterday ! So after a few touch ups and the right screws I finally got them all put back together.
Without further ado, here are the finished products!
I'm linking up to
The CSI Project
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Red Side Table
I got this beauty from the Thrift store here on post. I looked at it for a really long time, trying to envision what I would do with it. The wood color it had was a really nice color, but it cried out for a little more flare, so this is what I did.
I sprayed it with Krylon gray primer, which allows you to paint right over the existing wood finish without having to sand it all down. Yeah!!!
Then I sprayed it will Krylons Red Cherry color.
I still wanted to do a little more, so I tried distressing it and then glazing it...yea, let's just say it did NOT work. SOOOOO I painted it AGAIN! Except this time I painted it a Burgundy color. I loved it, but I still wanted to try glazing something, so I did. I'm still not sure if I did alright. In some lights (flashes of the camera) I can see plenty of spots that don't look right, but then in others it looks great! Let me know what you think!
Up and coming projects
So here are some of my projects that I am working on.
I got this matching chest and dresser for the girls...hopefully. You see, Elizabeth has a beautiful dresser that is in need of some TLC,
but it's kind of small and doesn't match Karlee's IKEA dresser. So I'm hoping after I finish these and fall in love with them then I won't feel so bad about moving out the other ones.Oh yeah, and here is my inspiration for the above dressers, except in a light purple color. (I do LOVE the green though!)
Now onto the next one. I got this one because I love the detailing in the front, especially on the drawers.
I love the details of the middle part and how it opens. I know crazy me!
There is a little damage though. It won't be hard to fix, it will just involve a lot of sanding. Yeah for my new sander that I got for Xmas!
Make sure to check back for the finished products.Lookey What I Found!!!
I got this awesome three piece bedroom set on FCYS (Fort Campbell Yard Sales) for a whopping $10. That's right $10. It's solid wood, and all the hardware is there and all the drawers are in wonderful condition. However, there is some cosmetic damage, but for $10 I am willing to try my best to fix it. So here they are in all their much-needed-TLC-glory!
Bedside table
This damage to the dresser was charitably bestowed upon it by the movers. Nice huh! That will be my trickiest fix.
The damage here to the bottom (of each side) of the bedside table was cause by their puppy. Apparently it was the dogs favorite chew toy.So I'm really, really excited to get started on these. Check back for the finished product.
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