The dresser is very well made, and a good size. The problem? Well, let's just say this circa 1970's piece was both a little too feminine, and well, it was.....kind of....um....how do I put this nicely? The finish was kind of....less than attractive. (And the hubby, bless his heart, had already taken out all the drawers and started sanding the dresser, when I caught him and told him I had to take some BEFORE pics.)
After sanding off the strange shiny finish, the hubby took some of his woodworking tools...
and removed the floral embellishments.
Then we sanded it some more and primed it. And after the primer dried, I went to work painting it an awesome olive-y green. Olive Moss by Benjamin Moore to be exact.
Once I got the dresser painted, I replaced the hardware - which had a "lovely" brassy floral look to it - with clean brushed nickle knobs. And here she is in all of her finished glory.
Lovin' it! And it will add a great punch of color to the boys' room. Getting close to finishing...can't wait to show you the whole room! only a couple of projects left...pinky promise.
Linking to Before and After at Thrifty Decor Chick!
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Great transformation... And the colour you choose to paint is such a class Wendy... it really looks great...
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Farah
wow! this turned out great!
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That color is very pretty! Can't wait to see it in your room:)
Love the dresser and the color is amazing!
Vanessa
Awesome color! It really pops!
Awesome, and great inspiration. I have a dresser that I'm going to attempt to refinish, but if that goes awry it's nice to know that painting it will also look great!
I also LOVE the colour
It's much more boy like now. The color is very unique and amazing. I love it.
I can't believe hubby was able to that the floral carving off. I would be so scared to even try - -I'd be too worried I'm ruin the dresser! He must have nerves of steel!
Great job and I love that color. Wrote it down since I have been looking for just the right 'olive' green. thanks for the tip. Fabulous!
~Pam
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Eeee!!!! What an awesome shade of green - I'm DIGGIN it :D
LOVE this green! It's gorgeous! Can't wait to see the rest of the room!
Yummy, we just did a wall in that colour in the new addition. Now if only there was electricity there :)
Very much looking forward to the whole reveal. You guys have been just working your socks off.
Love it!
I kinda liked that floral embellishment but it turned out amazing...never thought that the green woul dlook great on it
Rasha @ mychampagnetaste
Very cool! I just completed a girly dresser and would love to try a boy one too :)
That green is so intriguing and I love the placement of the knobs!.
love the dresser, what a great color!
I love the color, Wendy. It's such great inspiration as I am thinking about painting my daughter's furniture in a color like that. Heck, I'm okay if it's exactly like that!
Looks great, what color paint did you use?
That color is AMAZING!!! You have such great taste! And what a transformation from feminine to masculine!
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