Kids Dresser Redo

This week I took on one of my New Years Resolutions. I finally started my home makeover with a dresser redo. When I got married my husband's parents blessed us with many pieces of furniture, most of which they had had for many many years. I still have most of the pieces they donated to us including an old wood dresser and chest. Last week the dresser in my kids' room broke and instead of buying a new one I took the plunge and painted the old dresser. I have been wanting to do it for years and I finally got to it.

Here is what I did.

The dresser was unfinished wood so I didn't even sand except in a few rough spots.

Then I used Krylon spray primer to cover the whole thing. One spray can of primer was all it took.

Once that dried I began with the spray paint. I used Krylon spray paint in Jade. I found that I like Krylon the most. It sprays evenly and your hand isn't aching when you are done. Nice even coats, let dry, then spray again. It took 3 cans to cover the entire dresser and the drawer faces.

Next I mixed together a clear glaze with a little black paint. About 1 cup of glaze to 1/4 cup paint. (Maybe even less.) I used two rags to apply the glaze. The first rag was dipped in glaze and rubbed on the surface of the wood. Then I used the clean rag to wipe the glaze off.

Finally I went to Lowes and bought a few new drawer pulls.

I LOVE how it turned out. It was so easy too. The whole process took about 2 days. I don't know why it took me so long to get around to painting the dresser but now I am looking around my house for more furniture pieces to refinish!

Working on my To Do List - Yellow Paint!

Last month my birthday inspired a big to do list, my 30 while I'm 30.  This week I crossed a few things off that list!  We finally purchased a big piece of furniture for our living room.  I had less than one week from the time we bought it to the delivery date.  I made some quick decisions and painted.

Before the project started the wall didn't look very inviting in our living room.

I couldn't decide between yellow or purple for the color in this room.  I went to Lowe's and found the perfect shade of yellow - Valspar's Saltillo.

I woke up early to move the furniture and tape the wall before my little assistant was awake.  I had one full coat of paint on the wall before she stumbled into the living room and said, "you're painting with out me?"  The wall was finished and dry by the end of the day.  It looks so pretty with our new furniture!

While we had the paint out I decided to tackle another thing on my list - paint the bench.  We purchased it from Razmataz years ago.  Originally it was in a sitting room but has been in almost every room of our home at some point.  Most recently it was against the wall in the living room.

I used the same paint to give the bench some color.  Initially I thought I would completely cover the bench with paint but after only one coat it looked perfect.

Next in line on the list is making curtains, pillows, and a padded seat for the bench.  I can't wait!

 

Coffee Table to Tuffed Ottoman

This week's challenge was so much fun. I have this large coffee table that has a top that lifts up and after 6 years, 2 kids, and 5 moves the table has seen better days. The top is warped and splitting and there are lots of scratches. So I had two options: refinish it or make it into an ottoman. Enter American Crafter. The hardware store inspiration was the perfect platform to take my idea and make it happen. I started with a piece of plywood from the hardware store and a non-slip rug mat (to protect the table top). I also used a few key tools from the hardware store like an electric drill and staple gun. I didn't want to drill directly into the table top so I used the plywood. I drilled 18 holes in the plywood for the buttons. Then I laid down the supplies in this order: fabric, batting, padding, and plywood. Next was the process of placing the buttons starting from the fabric and going all the way through the plywood hole and then back down through the fabric where I secured the button in place. Once all the buttons were in place I pulled the fabric tight around the bottom of the table top and stapled it underneath. I finished off the table by lining the drawers with a grey polka dot fabric.

I love how it turned out. The tuffing was a great learning project and now the table is multifunctional as a table, storage unit, and extra seating when we have a group of people over. A great addition to our home.

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American Crafter Sneak Peak

I am so sorry, I totally spaced today on the link party. I have been so focused on the competition that it skipped my mind. I promise it will be back next week. But until then I thought it would be fun to give you a preview of my project for American Crafter this week.

Don't forget to vote on Friday!

Home Makeover-New Years Goal

One of my goals that I set this year is to redo some of the furniture I have lying around my house. I have been married for 5+ years now and I think about 1/2 of our furniture was bought by my husband and myself. The rest was donated to use by his parents (thanks mom and dad). So with that said most of the furniture is a little dated and doesn't really match the rest of our furniture. I have had this on my to do list for so long but I still haven't done anything about it. So here is what I really want to achieve this year.

1. Recover these red wing back chairs (I have two of them). The fabric isn't awful but it is dated and ripping in places. Add two children to the mix and you get stains and more rips.

2. Recover this adorable PINK coach. I love the style, it has so much character however the color is atrocious. It has marker stains down the back and pen marks on the arm. I love the tuffed back and the legs but the pink with red and white dots is not doing it for me.

3. Refinish and repaint the side tables and buffet table. This is a project I have been doing a lot of research on. My problem is I don't know what color to do them. A part of me wants something super fun like red or yellow. Another part is saying go subtle with cream or black. I think for the buffet table I am going to paint it cream and leave the top brown but refinish it. And replace all the hardware.

The other table is a small side table with 3 draws, similar style that I use in my craft room. I think I will paint that one a fun color like red, purple, or yellow.

4. Make some fun throw pillows for my family room

Just a few ideas via Pinterest.

5. Make some bean bag style chairs for the kids playroom. I bought this pattern from Made that I plan on using.

If I even accomplish half of this list I will consider it a success. Wish me luck.