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Kitchen dresser makeover

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Today I want to finally share my little kitchen dresser makeover. I have been wanting to paint this piece of furniture for the longest time. It was so beat up and it should have never been placed at this spot because there is a heating vent under it and this chunk of wood blocked the air flow. Well that’s a no-no isn’t it?

I had searched high and low for another version with nice legs that would fit this spot and serve as a little bar (like this one does) but I couldn’t find anything. It’s not the most common sized piece of furniture.

My next solution was to put legs under it and that’s exactly what I did.

Let’s see the before photos first ok? So you believe me when I tell you that it was in terrible shape. And I know there are folks out there who would tell me to just fix the wood and re-stain, but this old piece of Bombay Company furniture was the worst grade of wood composite and just not an option for restraining. Besides I was itching to paint it white.

So here are the before photos:

The brown piece right there that doesn’t look so bad from far away.
And then I bought these legs at Lowes to screw onto the bottom of the dresser:

I sanded and wiped the dresser down. Then I applied some Kilz Spray primer and after that Rustoleum gloss white oil based paint.

I did a combination of spray painting, rolling and brushing. I love to spray the corners and brush and roll the rest. I went with oil this time because this area is high traffic and everyone bumps into this dresser all the time. Lets hope it wears better than the finish before.
One thing I can say for sure though is that the dust doesn’t show anymore. Dark furniture drives me nuts because you have to clean it non stop and it ends up still looking like crap.

Here is the dresser after and I love it. And everyone who has told me not to paint it has loved it so far.
The finish turned out smooth and shiny just like I had hoped it would.

The doors still don’t line up perfectly even after adjusting the hinges a bit but I guess I can’t expect too much from a banged up old piece of furiture 😉
Oh and the knobs are from Hobby Lobby. I applied some Rub’n Buff to the metal parts to add a touch of gold. You know me 🙂 I couldn’t find the same knobs online anymore but maybe they still have them in the store.

There are hints of Christmas here and there so make sure you come and see the Blogger Stylin Home Tours next week.

I was slightly distracted last night so I hope I don’t have too many spelling errors 😉

What do you think? Better right? And now the heat can finally flow from under the dresser.

Since this post a lot has changed in the kitchen. Click HERE to see and read more!

Have a great weekend!

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

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  1. Simple Stylings says

    I love all your painted furniture! You do such a great job and I LOVE this gloss while. I am always a little scared to use oil based paint. Was the paint hard to work with? I have some stools in my kitchen that I want to use the white gloss oil based paint. Thanks Julia!

    • Sheryll And Critters. says

      Just thinking about how amazing your entire house is and I just LOVE your kitchen, it is so perfect. And how in the world you keep it so sparkle shiny clean. I always always have fur bunnies in corners. I only have three fur pups now that Galahad The Shih Tzu died and only four kitty kats now that Sugar The Maine Coon died, but I still have fur bunnies in corners every single day. Did you see me turn green with envy over your gorgeous house and kitchen?

  9. Khadija says

    Why do people always say “DON’T paint it”? It always looks better painted! You did a great job.

  10. Gabbi @ Retro Ranch Reno says

    Beauuuuutiful! I love the light finish of it…it makes such a nice statement, and blends perfectly with your kitchen. Adding the legs to it really lightened the piece too! I might have to try that with my file cabinet! 🙂

  14. Becky {This Is Happiness} says

    It looks amazing! And I’m new to your blog and love what I see! How cool is that kitchen shade and pendant light and the whole rest of your space. Gorgeous! Ok, I might be stalking your site for awhile 🙂

  17. Shavonda says

    LOOOVE this after Julia. You know I’m a sucker for oil based painted pieces…especially glossy white ones. I love the knobs. It looks amazing in the kitchen. Great job babes!

  21. itshappenstance.com says

    Love it! It really fits right in now, it is perfect in that space. I love how warm & personal you have made your kitchen. We are redoing our kitchen right now in our 1929 home and although all of the big decisions and choices have been made (counters and appliances etc) I have yet to start on all of the smaller touches that make a kitchen homey.

  27. [email protected] says

    great idea you had about adding those legs Julia! & you did a great job painting it in white (love white on everything) & your beautiful little dresser looks even more pretty with the deer head above it 😉 (love it too) the knobs are very pretty too! it’s very pretty how you styled it with gold and white touches and a bit of mint too
    wish you a beautiful weekend Julia 🙂

  28. Caroline Nolazco says

    It looks a million times better! You can’t go wrong with white. Ever. And by the way- I love the pottery you have on top of your cabinets. I usually hate anything up there but it looks really chic.

  35. Heidi says

    Love this! I like the way it blends so nicely now with the rest of your house. Where did you get that glorious deer head above it? I want one for my living room now! 🙂