Monday, May 21, 2012

Pink Dresser Redo





Almost 2 1/2 years ago I stumbled upon
this little dresser at a local thrift store.

It was pretty sad looking and the drawers were a bit messed up.
After bargaining with the sales guy~something I'm proudly
getting better at~yup, I'm one of those gals
that if you look even slightly intimidating I'll just hand my cash over
and run away, I got it for $6.

So it has set in my garage and been chewed on by the squirrels
until I had any time to rescue it.
The exciting thing was that it's solid wood, no particle board crap here.
I gave it a good sand over and had to repair some corners.

Wood putty is amazing stuff~you can literally reshape missing corners.
Candace and I reshaped a whole table edge using the stuff eons ago
and you would have never guessed it at all.
So be brave and get some!:)

It did take almost 3 cans of spray paint to give it a luscious finish
and I was sure happy with the color.
I used spray paint because I knew it would stick.  
I didn't want to worry that I didn't get all the varnish off
so acrylic paint would stick.
Plus it's just easier!

My daughter and I have been working on redoing her room.
Gone is the Pepto-Bismol pink I agreed to when we moved in.
I know, I know, who listens to a 3 year old=2 thumbs pointing at me!
We have a warm butter yellow and now the pink is just a nice addition of pop.
 I picked the cute knobs up at Hobby Lobby for just over $7
and fixed the inner sliding hardware for $6.
 The knobs couldn't be more perfect!

So for right around $25
my daughter has a new dresser nightstand!
Now to find the perfect lamp......




6 comments:

  1. It's so sweet looking, just like cotton candy pink. Love it and the price was sure right! Great job... let the squirrels find something else to nibble on. LOL

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  2. Nicole!! love the new nightstand. You did an awesome job fixing it up. It looks pretty against the buttery creamy walls. :)
    gail

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  3. I love this! What a fun color!! Great job, it looks brand new!

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  4. Can I ask which brand/colour this is? LOVE it! I have a super ugly pale green with oak top dresser and nightstand I was going to get rid of but have realized why bother when they're perfectly functional just ugly coloured!

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  5. Very nice for the girls' room. The pulls are adorable. I had no idea Hobby Lobby carried pulls. I've seen ones very similar in Pottery Barn Kids but probably costing a lot more coin! Did you use a special cabinet paint as a base like they carry at Benjamin Moore, or something else? I was wondering how it holds up to chipping or spots rubbing off?

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