Before In Addition To After: Vintage Dresser Amongst Découpage Pattern

The other weekend acre driving out of town to take in solid unit of measurement nosotros hitting upwardly the local thrift stores to run across if nosotros could acquire whatsoever deals. Lately I’ve been finding that would local thrift shops are rattling picked over, then this volition probable acquire a habit every fourth dimension nosotros take in family! We picked upwardly this pocket-size dresser for practically goose egg in addition to this fourth dimension I was looking to experiment alongside it. The meridian was heavy duty laminate, I’d never painted plastic earlier but was willing to give it a shot. Andrew spent a few years working at a hardware store in addition to knew just what type of pigment would exercise the job.

We hitting upwardly the Home Depot simply inwards fourth dimension to grab the terminate of their long weekend sale in addition to saved us a lovely $7 on a tin of CIL Smart iii Anywhere Primer. This pigment should live applied later yous scuff the surface alongside 200 grit sandpaper. You’ll desire to apply several sparse coats in addition to allow them dry out completely in betwixt applications. Just read the instructions on the tin in addition to yous can’t fail! It took nigh iii coats in addition to the surface was perfect for applying our high gloss Benjamin Moore pigment from their Advance line. This pigment is self-leveling in addition to rattling durable, addition it solely takes nigh two coats to attain the best colour.
So I approximate you’re wondering what I was experimenting alongside on this project? I decided to découpage! I know what you’re thinking, what the heck? Isn’t découpage something from the 80s that looks genuinely tacky?? Andrew was pretty sceptical on this persuasion equally well, but later some convincing in addition to deciding on what sort of designing we’d apply, it was a go! Applying designing to the sides of the drawers is a fun way to add together subtle coloring in addition to texture to whatsoever room without it existence inwards your confront 24/7. You could compare it to wearing a brace of fun socks that people solely run across when yous cross your legs.

Supplies:
- Mod Podge Glue
- Large fine art pigment brush
- Popsicle stick (optional)
- Printed designing on newspaper sized to stand upwardly for your drawer
(if yous can’t brand a pattern, I’m certain yous tin uncovering something on the Google
I made my pattern using Adobe Illustrator, printed it on matte paper, trimmed it to fit, in addition to attached it to the sides of my drawers using the Mod Podge glue. You’ll desire to apply a liberal layer of gum using your large creative someone brush, place your designing on meridian in addition to shine out chop-chop using a popsicle stick. You tin usage the back of your paw if yous recollect yous tin take away the bubbles inwards the newspaper this way. You’ll desire to move chop-chop equally at that spot isn’t much mightiness to slide the newspaper around 1 time it’s placed down.
Once it’s completely smooth, usage a large pigment brush in addition to apply a liberal coat of Mod Podge on meridian of your designing to seal it inwards identify in addition to give it a glossy appearance. More bubbles may appear at this point, yous tin give-up the ghost on to usage the popsicle stick, or yous tin simply usage your fingers to force out the bubbles. Once it’s completely covered, allow it all dry out in addition to pace dorsum to admire your beautiful work.

I also updated the hardware. I was hoping to salve the brass handles, but they were inwards fossil oil shape, then I sanded them downwards in addition to applied iii coats of White High Gloss Rustoleum spray paint.

I did the same for the legs, but kept the niggling brass feet because they simply needed to live cleaned up. The caps on the legs were solid brass in addition to the handles were plated brass, this makes a large unlike for refinishing. Sadly the brass plating on the handles had to a greater extent than oft than non worn off then that’s why I decided to pigment them. You tin figure out if it’s plated or not by using a magnet, if the magnet sticks, this agency it plated, if not, it’s the existent deal.

I cleaned upwardly the brass feet using a baking soda in addition to vinegar mixture in addition to scrubbed aggressively until the dirt was removed, I also used a genuinely depression grit sanding block to take away the genuinely tough dirt (I don’t recommend doing this on something yous genuinely love, because it volition genuinely give the brass a brushed appearance, but I was ok alongside it if it meant it would hold back clean!)

Check out how it all came together:

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