A few weeks (already!!?) ago, while Jessica was staying with me for our sister Lucy's wedding, we picked up a very well used dresser at my local Goodwill. It sorta looked like a knockoff of a bedroom set I had as a child, since the finish and lines were similar. The quality was not even close though. This piece is 35% plastic and a whole lotta press board. But for less than $15 buckaroos, we decided to buy it as a challenge. We hit up the nearest home improvement store for some primer, and basic painting supplies. While there, we also checked out their selection of Oops paint and snagged a few for $2 each that could work.
The dresser has worn paint that is pealing away on the solid wood parts, lovely brassy gold hardware, and gold details. Should be fun right?
The dresser has worn paint that is pealing away on the solid wood parts, lovely brassy gold hardware, and gold details. Should be fun right?
After inspecting the whole thing, I noticed several drawers are missing the tracks underneath them, and the hardware is not original. That's okay with me though, I kinda like these guys, so with a new coat of paint, they will look just fine. The whole thing got a coat of spray primer, inside and out, so it wouldn't smell like used, old dank wood/press-board nastiness.
I removed all the hardware, and sprayed them with a few light coats of ORB (Oil Rubbed Bronze). After that, I painted the whole thing in some sort of grey-ish off white, one of the oops paints.
Once it was mostly complete I put it in my dining room, then decided I wanted some of the detail to pop more, so I took a small detail paint brush and lined the grooves with a navy blue paint. I may add more to it later, but for now I want to live with it for a while like this. :)
