It’s Themed Furniture Makeover Day! Each month we get together with a group of talented bloggers and makeover a piece of furniture according to a specific theme. This month our theme is “Farmhouse”, and we decided to paint this old dresser with a pretty blue farmhouse vibe.
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I pulled this dresser out of our stash. The drawers needed a little work, but other than that it was in great shape.
I started by giving the entire piece a quick sanding. It had a shiny finish that I suspected might not take paint well. I didn’t spend a lot of time sanding or trying to remove the entire finish. The goal was to remove some of that shine and rough it up a little to give the paint something to stick to. I have several power sanders but this one is my favorite.
I created a custom color mix for this piece with Annie Sloan chalk paint. I poured about a cup of Pure White into a jar, then added Duck Egg Blue a little at a time until it was the color I wanted. (I save old spaghetti sauce and jelly jars just for this purpose).
I painted two coats of the custom color mix, then decided to do a light white wash over the whole piece using Pure White. To do the wash, I followed the instructions in this post. I left a lot of the white paint in the details around the drawers.
Next, I lightly distressed the piece with a sanding block. I really like these sanding blocks because it’s easy to hold and much easier to control the level of distressing compared to a power sander.
I sealed the piece with a Water Based Top Coat. The new pulls and knobs are from Hobby Lobby.
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What a gorgeous makeover, Amy! Now it is fresh and beautiful. 🙂
Thanks Larissa!
That dresser is amazing! Great piece to make over! I love the new, crisp look it has now!
Thank you, Lindsay 🙂
What a Beautiful dresser makeover!
It turned out farm style fresh 🙂
Hugs,
Karin
Thanks so much, Karin!
A beautiful makeover Amy! We love your whitewash effect and the new farmhouse look!
Thanks Vicki & Jenn! I wish my photography skills were better. The color is even prettier in person :).
Love this makeover Amy! It’s so calming. The custom color mix is perfect! Hugs, CoCo
Thanks so much, CoCo!
What a beauty! I am in love with that gorgeous shade of blue. Great job Amy!
Thank you, Kimm!
Amy, I just love the custom blue color – so soft and pretty!
Thanks Marie!
I adore the style of the dresser and you completely updated it with a white makeover. Bravo!
Thanks so much, Amy :).
Beautiful and fresh! I like using sanding blocks too!
I love the color so much. It is soft….like a whisper…..and yet makes such a statement. Such a wonderful makeover. Love it. XO
Funny! I save spaghetti jars too! Loved this from the moment I spotted it in the line up! The color and thoe pretty hardware are a perfect match for a country piece.
Thanks Wendi! Old spaghetti sauce jars are perfect for mixing and storing paint, aren’t they?
It doesn’t even look like the same dresser with the new color and drawer pulls. Gorgeous!
Thanks Lucy!
so sweet and delicate! Perfect for Easter!
Thanks Kim!
It looks lovely! Your photos and staging are wonderful too. I am coveting that vintage scale!!
Thank you! I just picked up the scale at an antique store a few weeks ago :).
Amy,
You have created a beautiful transformation with this dresser. My childhood dresser was a hand me down antique which was very similar. I took me down memory road for a minute.
Happy Creating,
Karen Marie
Thank you, Karen!
This is gorgeous as always! Love the faint hint of blue! XO
Thanks Christy!
I love this dresser makeover, Amy! The color is so fresh and pretty, and I love how you staged it as well!
Thanks so much, Stacy!
I love seeing the white details with the light colored paint. Beautiful as always 😉 And I really love that scale!!!
Thanks, Jamie! I just picked the scale up at an antique store a few weeks ago. I saw your recent post about the scale you updated too….so pretty! Thanks for stopping by :).
Oh Amy, this custom paint color is gorgeous! Perfect choice to leave some of the whitewash in the details and grooves. It’s another beautiful furniture transformation. 🙂
Thanks so much, Jenny!
I am in love with this dresser all over again. Thanks so much fro linking to Friday’s Fruniture fix. It is such a joy to have you here.
Thanks, Susie! I’m so glad I saw your FB post about FFF. I always forget to link up until I see your posts! I appreciate you hosting such a fun party.
Amy! You are one gifted DIYer! Your projects always turn out amazing! You have a gifted eye when it comes to redressing a piece! Well done ….again! I hope you have a great week!
Smiles!
Terry
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You are too kind, Terry! I always appreciate when you stop by.
Just gorgeous!! I’d love it if you would link this up to Talk of the Town: http://www.sadieseasongoods.com/talk-town-link-party-14/
Thanks for the invite, Sarah! Just linked up.