Craigslist Dresser Makeover

As promised that "after" picture post is coming to you with a couple of hours left to spare in the day! In case you forgot, here is what we were dealing with when we picked her up:

I love her shape, those lovely drop ring pulls, and those spindle legs! It was love at first sight even if she was a little roughed up. I immediately began running possible color choices through my head...a fun green, a modern gray, or a stunning black. But, as always, in the end the tried and true no-fail white was the winner! Knowing I might possibly want to use this in our future child's room someday, I just couldn't commit to something that wouldn't be timeless. So, all those fun color choices flew out the window and are saved for another day and another project!

Much like all of our furniture re-do projects, we went with our trusty Sherwin Williams oil based paint and primer.

Now, this stuff isn't the cheapest of the cheap, but it's beyond durable and is self leveling, which equals no brush strokes! It'd be nice if we could invest in a sprayer like Ms. Holly, but I haven't got past the prospect of that yet...you never know, though!

After a little bit of stripping and a little more sanding we got down to business.

The whole process took a couple of days. We had to do a little bit of waiting in between coats since we did one coat of primer and two coats of paint.

Some people will skip the sanding process and/or the priming process but we aren't those people. We've been taught if you want it to last, take the extra time. It's not for everybody but it's what we do when we are dealing with a pretty substantial piece like this dresser.

And, finally, here she sits in her current home in our entryway, which really isn't an entryway per se, but you get the picture ; ). I am in love with the piece and am impressed at how well she cleaned up!

My absolute favorite part is the pulls! Love them.

And, if you notice, the frame on top is new too. Annnnnd, it's another craigslist find! More to come on that big boy later!

xoxo