The Black Dresser – Before & After

After sitting practically naked for over a year, this thrift store dresser finally got the makeover it deserved.  I wrote about this dresser here, and mentioned how nervous and undecided I was about redoing it.

Just so you have an idea of what I was dealing with...here’s a before…

 

It wasn't horrible, but not a very current style either. However, everything about this dresser was functional and that's probably why it took so long for me to redo it.

The drawers are huge. I love it. This thing holds sooooo much junk it's unbelievable! Only issue was that my stuff kept falling through that crack at the bottom of the drawer.  Oh and the lining was pretty gross too.

This guy didn't need much prep work. Just some slight drawer repair and a light sanding. You can see the holes in the top and there were cracks in certain areas, but I wanted to keep everything original...so I left them as-is.

I applied two coats of paint (no priming), sanded the edges with my electric hand sander to get the aged look, and then applied a coat of Anne Sloan Clear Wax.

I threw some clear knobs on the top drawers and some grey pulls on the larger drawers.

And here are the inside of the drawers. Totally a last minute idea, and super cute.

I just threw these music sheets in and used Modge Podge to secure them.

   

Sooooo....what do you think? My favorite part are the clear knobs and the music sheet liners....and the fact that it's one of the cooler pieces of furniture I own now :)

And FYI - here’s the lowdown of what went into this piece…

Music sheets – thrift store find

Knobs - Hobby Lobby

Pulls – Menards

Paint – Behr Premium Plus ULTRA

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The Shabby Nest - Simple Home Life - Too Much Time On My Hands - It's Overflowing
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Savy Southern Style - Domestically Speaking - Fluster Buster - The Shabby Creek Cottage
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