Oct 21, 2011

My dresser got a makeover.

I bought this dresser five years ago in Brooklyn at a shop called Junk for $100. The shape was stunning but the color of the wood was a bit bleh so I painted it white and have had it in my home ever since. The dresser got pretty beat up in the move though, and I have been wanting to give it a fresh coat of paint for a while now. I finally went for it last week. I gave the whole thing two coats of teal paint, and I painted a strip of the wall behind the dresser to match. Love how it goes with my collection of chunky turquoise jewelery.

Got any fun weekend plans or DIY projects?
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11 comments:

  1. Love it! Especially with the yellow pot next to it... BAM!

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  3. I just started reading Compai about a week ago... love your blog, your apartment, and the fashion posts. I kind of have a jungalow thing going on in my house, with lots of masks and tropical prints/colors, but I think I am going to kick it up a notch after seeing this post. Bought some green paint yesterday, and I am going to paint a plant stand this afternoon, and probably spruce up some plain ol' pots that I have too. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. It got a freakin' fabulous makeover! The colour is rocking!

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  5. what a score. the new color really adds such a pop-- and i love the glove mold. i've got my eye on a few on eBay. happy weekend!

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  6. I love the color of that, it turned out so pretty.
    Here is a 25 dollar dresser, that I painted once for my daughters room, the lavender and white and now I painted it black and brown with poppies on it. Soon I will change out the knobs, I have some vintage brass ones all different. http://fineartbymattos.blogspot.com/2011/08/weekend-redos.html

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  7. THAT IS AMAZING! omg i love it!
    mad jealous.

    eva.

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  8. i am so in love with this piece of furniture!! 100 smackers? way to go!!

    i blogged about it as a reference for something i wanted to find myself back in may:

    http://thetranscontinentalaffair.blogspot.com/2011/05/found.html

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  9. great great piece! $100- what a steal :)

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  10. Thanks for all the comment love, friends! Glad you love the color as much as I do!!

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  11. its amazing what a can of paint will do

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