Thursday, January 27, 2011

Latest DRESER Rescue!

My husband calls me a dresser hoarder... I LOVE old dressers and fixing them up. Our household of 3 has 6 dressers! Everytime I get a new one, I always tell him I will fix it up and sell it, but then I can't stand to part with them! This dresser will go perfect in our bonus room to house my fabric! Here is the before picture.
$20. Thank you craige's list!

First I painted the front portion white.

Next I got these great flower vinyl stickers from ikea for $5! They came in a pack of 5, so I still have four more to use on whatever I want. I painted over the stencil in white to seal the stencil so when I painted over it with green, nothing would bleed through.

Then, I painted over the entire dresser with a green paint I had on hand! Added some knobs at my house and here it is! I LOVE it. All in all this dresser cost me $25 between the original dresser price and the stencil! I love dressers!
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13 comments:

  1. Brycie @ Reenie Jae CreationsJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    What an awesome way to use VINYL as a stencil! I will have to be trying that out SOON!

    Bry @ http://reeniejaecreations.blogspot.com/

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  2. UnknownJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    great job. love the green and the stencil idea.

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  3. Allison {A Glimpse Inside}January 27, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Oh that is gorgeous! Love what you did with the stencil! Fabulous idea!! Thanks for linking this as well!

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  4. ShirleyJanuary 28, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Love, love, love the stencil idea! I'm like you, I love any old furniture, the cheaper the better. Awesome job!
    Shirley

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  5. Megan GunyanJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    Cool! I had no idea Ikea sold stuff like that! And that's my favorite place in the whole world. I love the color choice. Great job!
    I hope you can join my link party going on today. Each entry means your eligible for $130 to CSN Stores.com! alittleknickknack.blogspot.com
    Have a great day!

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  6. Nicole@thiscreativeadventureJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    I love the green color choice. I am also a furniture hoarder but my problem is chairs! I love how it turned out, you did a great job.

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  7. CorinnaJanuary 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    This looks fantastic! Great job!

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  8. Allison@FabRehabJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    I would become a dresser hoarder in a hot second if I knew my husband wouldn't kill me ;). I love your new treasure!!

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  9. banclothingJanuary 29, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Great find! Once you put in all the work it's hard to part with things... I will keep telling myself that until I end up on Hoarders.

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    A great bargain!! I envy people who can make such great finds. I love the color too!

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  11. Erika . . . with a KFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    This looks amazing, I love it! I just painted an old dresser for the first time and I'm hooked. I want to paint everything now. I love the green and white together!

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  12. Honey I'm Home BlogFebruary 13, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    How darling. And I love the color of green you chose.

    Warmly, Michelle

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  13. JacquelineMarch 31, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    I love this! Such a great idea with the vinyl stickers. I'd love it if you would share this on my first link party tomorrow. Please check it out at http://www.mysimplehomelife.com

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