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Easy and Quick Dresser Redo

Kid Rooms· Master Bedroom

7 Apr
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Sometimes all you need to spice up any particular piece of furniture is paint. Check out my easy and quick dresser redo.
Easy and Quick Dresser Redo

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Before

This is the best “before” picture I could find at the moment. I know I have better ones, but I’m currently in the middle of transferring a lot of my work from my laptop to my new desktop.

With that said, if you look at the bottom of this picture, you’ll see that the dresser was a dark blue. I actually thought I was buying black paint, considering the paint color had “black” in its name. But anyway. You’ll notice the top isn’t painted. That’s kind of how I do things sometimes…. halfway. It’s not always something I want to admit, but it’s the truth sometimes. Anyway, this is what it looked like when I started repainting it a few days ago.

Black and White Farmhouse Nursery

Supplies Needed

  • Paint brush
  • Foam roller
  • Bonding Primer (for extra durability)
  • Paint (Behr Premium Paint and Primer in One is my favorite. You can find it at Home Depot)
  • Screw driver (to remove hardware)
  • New hardware (if applicable)

The Process

This dresser is wood, so most of it I just painted. However, the top is laminate so I decided to use a bonding primer first, just to be sure that it stuck and was durable.

Otherwise, I remove the drawers and hardware, wipe down surfaces and PAINT.

This dresser took 3 coats on the drawers to cover the dark blue. The body took 2 coats with the foam roller and the top took 1 primer coat, 2 paint coats.

After

Easy and Quick Dresser Redo
Easy and Quick Dresser Redo
Easy and Quick Dresser Redo

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Hi! I’m Alleigh. I’m a mom to my two sweet little boys, and wife to a very supportive husband. I’m so glad you’re here! Join me and my little family as we get our hands dirty and add life & personality to our home to create a place that we love.

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I feel like my house is just constantly a mess, no matter how hard I try. Anyone else? It feels like I’m always behind, and to be honest, it bothers me a lot. It overwhelms me and stresses me out. It keeps me from being content and present. Between things constantly being broken (hello middle child) and just too much stuff in general.
Here’s what I’m working on to simplify and calm the chaos.
1. I’ve been removing all toys that don’t get played with often. We currently have magnatiles, Duplos, and race cars out. The rest have been moved to storage in the basement for the moment. We’ll see what we keep as my kids do sometimes notice toys they’re missing and ask for them.
2. I’ve been ruthlessly getting rid of stuff - whether donate or trash. If we don’t absolutely love it, or we have multiples, or no one touches it, or we have a huge pile of random papers and crafts. Gone. 😂 it’s so relieving.
3. I often have artwork and decor laying around because I don’t fully know where it’s going yet. I’ve been removing anything that doesn’t serve a purpose and have been putting it in basement storage. No point having it sit there and clutter. I’ll go get it when I’m ready to hang the picture or use the decor.
4. I’ve been re-assessing where we need more storage. I replaced a dresser that didn’t functional well with a $50 homeschool cabinet from FB marketplace and it’s been so much better.
5. As I remove things from our every day view, I’m noticing the ability to better enjoy the everyday messes and real life, because it isn’t so out of control and overwhelming.

I hope this is encouraging for mamas in the same boat ✨
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