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{ My First Furniture Rehab!! }

by Filed Under: dresser rehab, furniture rehab, painting furniture, shabby chic, shabby chic furniture, shabby chic style 31 Comments

You can view my guest post where I first shared this project on The Golden Sycamore!

Last Summer my husband cleared out a storage unit of his Fathers and he told me I could go through and pick stuff I wanted to keep, if anything. I had been dying to get my hands on a piece of furniture I could rehab! A dresser caught my eye… This dresser has been a part of my husbands family for many years, so I was thrilled to “bring it back to life”! I knew it would be perfect to rehab and add to Isabellas’ room! It was in pretty rough shape, so I started by sanding some of the rough scrapes and bumps and filling large grooves with wood filler.

  I had went back and forth on whether I should use primer or not, but I decided to use it since the dresser was so dark. I removed all of the hardware and added a coat of white primer. I wanted to keep the piece a light color, so the paint color I chose was Valspar Swiss Coffee and applied a few coats. This was a project I was working on while the little one was napping so it had a good two days of drying. I grabbed a mid-grain sandpaper and begin roughing it up! I adore the shabby chic look of furniture and that was the look I was going for!

To seal and bring out the roughed edges I created, I used Miss Mustard Seeds furniture wax. I applied it with a clean cloth and buffed off. To add a little character, I lined the dresser drawers with an adorable metallic silver and white chevron wrapping paper. It was ultra thick and durable, and I taped it into place.
I attempted to paint the original hardware, but I wasn’t happy with the look. I previously had picked up two cut-glass knobs from Hobby Lobby for the top small drawers. For the remaining drawers I opted for a cup-pull knob I previously had a bunch of. I coated them with a couple coats of light pink spray paint and used a matte clear coat for protection. 

One of my favorite parts of this dresser is the legs! They’re beautiful 🙂 

I’m really happy with the end result! It’s the perfect addition to Isabellas’ room! It’s not perfect and I didn’t expect it to be 🙂 I can’t wait to transform another piece of furniture and share it with you all!!
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  3. carol jane says

    I just love the dresser. Beautiful. What kind of primer did you use? What paint finish did you use? Flat, satin? Sorry for all the questions. Im never sure what kind of paint to use on furniture. Thanks so much!!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      Thank you Carol!! I used killz white primer and Valspar satin paint. I forgot to add that in the post, thanks for reminding me 😉 Feel free to ask any questions, I’d be happy to answer if I can!!

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    • Glamorous Mommy says

      Hi Jamie, I encourage you to give it a try! You’ll be soo happy with the end result 🙂 The paint was a satin. I wanted to be able to clean it but didn’t want the gloss look! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

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  13. Natasha In Oz says

    I think it looks wonderful! I love the sweet little knobs you used.

    If you have a minute to spare I’d be so thrilled if you could link this post to my weekly Say G’Day linky party! It has just started and this would be a perfect addition.

    Best wishes,
    Natasha in Oz

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