Below are the results from the first ever Campos furniture makeover. We did three dressers. One is not pictured because I forgot to snap a shot of it :) I'd like to thank Jenn at Livin' the Simple Life Blog for the inspiration and directions for this project. I would also like to thank my husband, who was constantly wonderful, and for our brother Matt Hicks who happened to be at our house every time these dressers needed moved. Also, Jan and Ty who donated the bedroom dressers to us and my Mom who provided the makeover $$ as my birthday gift :) And of course, thank the Lord for good is he!
Dresser 1: For the Bedroom - the other dresser is a smaller, three-drawer version of this one with slightly different handles
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Dreser 2: Affectionately crowned 'Lucille Ball', she will house our art supplies
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Some simple directions for a distressed furniture makeover:
Supplies:
1 quart primer
1 quart paint
1 quart polyurethane sealant
1 can spray paint for handles
60 grit sandpaper (the sheets worked better than the hand-held squares for me)
rollers, roller brushes and roller pans (3 of each)
thick handheld brushes
plastic covering for ground
optional 1 quart of gel stain for sanded areas
optional small brush for painting sanded areas with gel stain
optional new handles
Directions:
(for painting I applied large areas with rollers and details with brushes)
1) clean furniture of all dust and stains
2) coat with primer, let dry, apply second coat, let dry
3) paint, let dry, apply second coat, let dry
4) sand raised edges; if you do not like the color of the previous color that shows through, you can paint the sanded areas with gel stain and a small brush (we didn't)
5) coat whole dresser with polyurethane - do not shake can of polyurethane!
6) spray paint handles with selected color, fasten once dry
7) enjoy and give thanks :)
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This project was very fun. I am officially hooked.
Love,
A
P.S. Look at how hard my husband works! Also, that is the other dresser!
