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Dresser Makeover

 This weekend was a great time to get started on our first project towards giving our bedroom a makeover. We started with the dresser.  It was given to us by my Dad. It is in great shape, but it was just not cute!  Again, I forgot to take a before picture of the whole dresser.  However, I did remember to take a picture of the drawers and the shell of the dresser. 

A huge thank you to my husband.  I always love doing projects with him.  Since this is for our room, it was nice that we made this makeover a team effort. 

 Here it is empty and ready to be sanded and painted!

 Pretty ugly, huh?  Look at the bottom one!  A temporary silver knob.  This thing was really sad looking, ha ha!

 We had a sample paint that we used on a bookshelf back in October. (Yep, I still need to blog about that one) We used BEHR Clear Pond.  It was about half full, so we needed one more.  The great thing about these little sample paints is they only cost around $3.50.  They go a long way for smaller projects like ours.  They're also fun to have on hand for other great projects, like one I'll be sharing with you later this week. 

 Bless my husband for doing most of the sanding. The sander kills my hands. Look at him all serious. Deep in thought. 

 Here is our other little helper, Penny! She wanted to be right by me when we were painting the drawers. 

 Don't you just hate the hurry up and wait game!?  I do. 

After they were dry, we took the sander over everything again to give it a distressed look.  Just a little though, I didn't want it too rustic!

 Here it is completely finished.  I LOVE IT!

If you're wondering why there are green and clear knobs, well...we had two green ones from a previous project and the two clear ones we bought at Home Depot for $3.49 a piece.

I love having them mismatched.  It gives it a more eclectic look.  I would however like  to replace all the wood knobs with clear ones as we can afford them. But for now, they work just fine!

Since this is the beginning of a room makeover for us, I'm only giving you a little peek at what it looks like in our room .  You have to wait to see the rest when the room is entirely done.  Hopefully, by the end of January!  Stay tuned.  I have a an impromptu project that we also completed this weekend.  Isn't that how it always works out?  You find a whole other thing to work on while doing something else.  This one is awesome though....I can't wait for you to see it.

Till then, hope you like the dresser.

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