Makeovers

Girly Polka Dot Dresser

I used to adore doing anything pink and girly!  Somehow I seem to have gotten away from those lately, but here is one of the last, sweet dressers I made over.  This inspires me to do another one though, and soon!

Let’s Get Started!

For the prep, I took off the hardware and set it aside.  I recommend keeping it altogether with the screws attached to them like they came out.  I cannot tell you how many hours I have wasted either looking for the hardware or trying to find the right screws.  Sometimes the screws are not all the same length.  By keeping them together you will save yourself a lot of frustration, trust me.  Learn from my stupidity, lol.

I spray painted the hardware silver and let dry while I worked on the rest of the dresser. 

For the main frame of the dresser, I chose a dark gray called Prohibition by Plum City Paint.  It is my favorite dark gray.   

I applied two coats, letting the first coat dry overnight before applying the second coat.  I then let the second coat dry at least 8 hours and then sealed it with Dixie Belle’s Clear Coat in Satin.    Now the main frame was done.

The drawers were more fun!  Well, after you put a coat of Boss on them.  Boss is a Stain Blocker and is necessary under lighter colors to prevent bleed through.

Unfortunately though, I cannot remember what shade of pink I started with?  I started with the bottom color and just added some white to make the middle drawer shade, and more white for the top drawer, palest shade.  I hope that makes sense! I did two coats on each drawer.

For the top drawer, I used a Martha Stewart Pouncer to make the polka dots.  They are so fun to make.  I just used the same pink paint that I used on the bottom drawer for the dots.  I would practice them on a paper plate or something first.  Just to make sure you have the right amount of paint coverage and that you have the technique down before you do it on the actual drawer front.

The middle drawer I kept plain.  It didn’t want it to be “too much”.

For the bottom drawer, I used the pale pink from the top drawer for the stencil.  I do not know where I got my stencil because I have had it so long, but I did put in some others that you may like in the supply list.

After letting it all sit for several hours, I sealed it with Dixie Belle’s Clear Coat in Satin.  One coat on the drawers and two on the top.

Once the drawers were completely dry, I put them back in the dresser and put the hardware back on.

This dresser sold quickly.  I had people messaging me and calling the store.  The buyer ended up paying for it over the phone to make sure no one got it before they could get there.   I need to do a girly dresser again one of these days!!!

Supplies

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