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Bedroom Dresser Makeover

March 28, 2013 By Erin Spain 21 Comments

Note: Part 3 (The “final reveal”) of the boys’ bedroom makeover will air on HLN this Friday (March 29) at 5pm EST & Saturday (March 30) at 8am EST.

The blog may be relatively quiet this week since I have family in town visiting, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been a busy little bee lately. Last weekend I officially started “project master bedroom makeover” by refinishing our large dresser. Just to recap, I’m making over our (soon-to-be) sitting area first, then moving onto the other side of the room. I have had our bedroom furniture since I was a senior in high school. For years I have wanted new furniture, but it just wasn’t at the top of our priority list (or within our budget). Looking back now, I’m so happy we didn’t get rid of this furniture and decided to give it a new life instead. It’s very good quality, heavy, solid construction furniture. I just wasn’t crazy about the finish. I decided to go white and add some pretty new hardware. Ready to see a before and after?? Here is my Bedroom Dresser Makeover!

Dresser Makeover via DIYOntheCheap.com

Dear dresser, I’m so sorry that I have given you the stink eye for so long. Please forgive me. I have fallen back in love with you.

Before I talk about the specifics of refinishing the dresser, let’s talk about that mirror and lamp. I mentioned before that our old mirror (which actually had been sitting on the floor, leaning against a wall for months) found a new home downstairs in our family room. This left us needing a new mirror for the bedroom. I spotted a mirror that looked exactly like this new one online, but it was a few hundred bucks and therefore well out of our price range. I wanted it, but I didn’t want to break the bank. I decided I would stop dreaming about that mirror and find a suitable alternative, hopefully at HomeGoods since I had a store credit from returning some unused stuff from the boys’ room makeover. So, I’m in HomeGoods, strolling along, pining over this rustic-yet-modern octagon mirror that I would never be able to afford, when BAM, I ran straight into it! The same exact mirror I had seen online and envisioned for above our dresser!

Octagon Mirror

Those of you who are my Instagram buddies helped confirm that I should most definitely without a doubt snatch it up.

Octagon Mirror from HomeGoods

And since oversharing is what blogging is basically all about, I’m totally going to tell you that after my store credit, I spent under $40 out of pocket on this. What the what?!?! I was so happy I might’ve done a little jig in the aisle. Or not. I’m not telling. It was a match made in home decorating heaven.

And the lamp? A clearance find from Target. As for the other stuff on the dresser, I brought the white handled vase upstairs from the kitchen (a clearance find last year from Home Decorators Collection). The little navy frame came from Michaels and I made the super easy metallic monogram art inside it. I grabbed a couple of blue books (one of which is “Inspired You” by Miss Mustard Seed) to fit in with the navy color scheme I’m going for in here, and voilà!

Ok, now let’s talk details.

Bedroom Dresser Makeover via DIYOntheCheap.com

I followed the same process I used in my Furniture Painting 101 Tutorial. I used Sherwin-Williams paint in their Harmony formula (zero-VOC, low odor since I was painting indoors) in a semi-gloss finish in Alabaster.

I replaced the wooden knobs with mismatched antiqued brass hardware, all found at Hobby Lobby. I love that they don’t all match but the finish is the same so they coordinate well with each other.

Mismatched (but coordinating finish) hardware for dresser

Ok, let’s just look at it one more time.

Dresser makeover via DIYOntheCheap.com

Next up for the sitting area will be seating, curtains, pillows and artwork. Then onto the other side of the room where I will have to paint the armoire (it came in a set with the dresser), as well as get some night stands and figure out bedding/pillows as well as maybe make a headboard. It will take several months to finish all of this, but I’m happy to have finally gotten started.

Have you refinished any furniture lately? Any room updates or makeovers? Please share!

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Furniture, Furniture Makeovers, Home & DIY Blog, Master Bedroom

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Comments

  1. Tyesha Turner says

    March 28, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    This looks great! I have been wanting to paint my entire bedroom set white…I think I need to get on that already! 😉

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks Tyesha! Yes, you’ll be glad you did! I’m loving the white so far.

      Reply
  2. Sarah Riedl says

    March 28, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Fantastic! I just bought a big, kinda hideous buffet on Craigslist that I’m planning to greatly improve with white paint (you can see pictures here ). Your pics give me extra motivation!
    -Sarah

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      Love that buffet! I have a smaller version in my dining room that looks exactly like it! I painted it white and spray painted the handles silver and I love it. Yours will look amazing!

      Reply
  3. Marie @ Lemondrop Vintage says

    March 28, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    Beautiful & inspiring!

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      Thank you Marie! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Laurie @ House of 34 says

    March 28, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    Beautiful dresser makeover! I love the mix and match knobs!

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      Thanks so much Laurie!

      Reply
  5. Sally says

    March 28, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Beautiful!!! I love how the white makes the details stand out!

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you Sally!

      Reply
  6. Erica Deuel says

    March 28, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    Looks amazing!! Great job!!!

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      March 28, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Christina says

    March 30, 2013 at 1:40 am

    this looks amazing, Erin!! Yes, I would be so glad I hung on to that dresser too. So glad you decided to keep it and paint it. Love the knobs and LOVE the mirror too. That rustic look and the wood really help balance it all.

    Can’t wait to see it all done! I have got a master bedroom makeover I need to be working on too.

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      April 1, 2013 at 11:12 pm

      Thanks so much Christina! Can’t wait to see your bedroom makeover when you finish too!

      Reply
  8. Dria @ Dio says

    April 3, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Love all of it, the white dresser, the mirror and that wooden lamp! You did a fantastic job (I found your site via hometalk)

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      April 15, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks so much! I appreciate that! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Sherry says

    April 11, 2013 at 2:33 am

    It looks great! I have the same furniture and have been wanting to do something with it. I have a question – how did you get the drawers out?! I can’t figure it out!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Hi Erin, This is wonderful! And I love your blog. I started painting my furniture white after reading your blog, but I can see the brush strokes. I tried with a foam roller too, but it looks a bit weird. Do you have any suggestions for me? Am I doing something wrong? My husband thinks it’s the brush and we are going to get a new one, but any suggestions would be great. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Erin Spain says

      June 12, 2013 at 1:49 pm

      Hello! First of all, I would definitely use a roller and only use a brush in the small crevices where a roller won’t fit. Apply very thin coats, sanding between coats. It’s better to have several thin coats than just a couple of thick coats. Also, there is a product called Floetrol which eliminates brush strokes which you may want to try.

      Also, a good brush is key! I love Purdy brushes personally. Make sure the roller you are using is for smooth surfaces. Hope this helps! Good luck!

      Reply
  11. Lucretia says

    June 25, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    This blog was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I’ve found something that helped
    me. Thank you!

    Reply

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