doesn't mean it can't look good again.
You've seen makeovers on people.
The same thing can be done for really
old, seemingly used up furniture.
About four years ago, my husband was
helping his mom move out of her
apartment, and in with her daughter.
She needed to get rid of an old dresser
that she'd had for as long as he could
remember. He called me to see if I
wanted him to bring it home.
Duh. . . . . of course!
I wish I had some pictures to show you
just how ugly this monster was when I
first laid eyes on it.
I was dark wood, with no finish left on
it at all. It had old fashioned pulls which
were a cross between brass and brown.
The top had taken it's fair share of abuse.
We put it in the spare room that I was
fixing to make into a playroom for our
growing number of grandchildren.
My plan was to paint each drawer a
different bright primary color. . . .
but that never happened.
I even brought it outside once, for
about 2 weeks, but hubby never got
around to sanding it down for me.
So I brought it back into the playroom
and forgot about it.
Until. . . . my daughter and I decided
to convert one of my spare rooms into
our studio for our on-line businesses.
We designed our studio using,
among other things, pieces we found
at IKEA.
I finally got hubby to sand down the
monster, then paint it white with two
coats of Behr Premium semi-gloss.
We looked all over for pulls that
would fit the holes left by the
old ugly ones.
They were nowhere to be found.
So, instead, I purchased enough to
screw into every hole, so there
are two pulls on some areas that
only had one before.
But this just adds to the makeover!
The dresser now has a modern
flair that it lacked before.
Once it was ready, hubby installed the
cubby on top, and we were in business.
It now resembles a wall unit or hutch,
and it's a beautiful addition to the room.
Now this is my favorite part of our studio!
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