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Monday, September 3, 2012

Refinished dresser

This is my latest project: refinishing an old dresser that I got at a DI 3 years ago when I moved here from Virginia. It sat out on my little porch all winter long waiting for the weather to get warm enough to work on it. The spring never was warm enough, so I started on it in July and finished it a couple of weeks ago. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I got all the ideas and how to's off of Pinterest! I used de-glosser instead of sanding it, I primed it with a premium Kilz primer, used a french antique glaze method inspired by something from I saw on Pinterest and did the finish detailing (the tree branches and vintage clip art decoupage) like a chest I pinned recently.  I did the branches and leaves freehand with acrylic paint, and added new handles. I had to wood putty over the old handle holes and drill new ones. This now will have a place of honor in my bedroom instead of being relegated to the back of a closet.


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I love to create-by drawing, painting, sewing, crocheting, crafting, whatever I can get my hands on. I am currently working on a B.A. in graphic design at the University of Utah. I am a single mother of 6 fantastic children aged 32 to 21 years, and 5 adorable grandchildren.
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