Karen scored this dresser when it was left behind in a friend of a friend's garage. She took that dresser with its one green painted drawer home and painted it white and cream to match her bedroom, and there it has lived for the last seven years. She and her husband are working to update their master bedroom, and Karen decided this dresser was just asking for a makeover.
Karen stripped the dresser she painted all those years ago, leaving slight traces of the white paint in the fine detail work. She then sanded and treated the dresser with a prestain wood conditioner. When Karen stained the dresser, she deliberately created an aged effect by wiping stain on and then off until she achieved exactly the look she desired. Adding glass knobs from Anthropologie and old metal casters helped finalize the vintage look she craved for this piece.
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Beautiful job. Congratulations!
love this
Love the casters although not sure if this piece is exactly the place for them. But I salute the creativity and hard work that went into this.
lovely wood finish and the knobs. The casters are fun but I would bang my toes on them if this was in my room.
Beautiful! I can't say I get the casters on the carpet, but the piece looks great.
Love the old world feel of the piece now and really like those casters! Well done!
WOW! Gorgeous!
some people are so talented...beautiful job!
I salute her for her hard work, and it certainly looks better without the paint. I just can't get with this style of staining, is this supposed to be shabby chic or something? As someone who refinishes antiques in their spare time this just looks like a hasty or sloppy stain job. Dig the casters.
@jess13 - I admit this isn't my look at all. I don't like shabby chic looking pieces or anything like that, but I think that is what she was going for. At least, she was going for an antiqued and distressed look.
Beautiful job! I couldn't imagine what you could do with that piece of junk in the before picture - it looked like it was ready for the garbage pile. You are a true artist!!
Beautiful!!
love!
Removing paint from furniture is another level of torture so I bow to her for this absolutely wonderful job!
Well done!
For me, the glass knobs don't really work w/the vintage casters.
I think knobs made from old gears would look cool, though.
I just can't get into the industrial wheel thing. I do like the staining and the knobs so I did a WOW when I saw the after.
And I echo kudos for removing paint and restaining. Lots of love, sweat and hardwork went into this.
sooo cool
Wow! Looks like an expensive piece from restoration hardware!
Lovely! Agree with @rustypatina on the knobs, but I love the stain treatment.
This looks like a piece right out of a pottery barn catalog. Good job! Love the castors.
I like the finished piece: quirky with the pulley wheel casters, a lovely wood feel without feeling brand new.
Especially since I don't take on paint removal. I would have painted it some needed color and used it in the kitchen/dining zone.
So, far more creative that I would have been!
Wow, so many opinions...I have to say you did an amazing job. And I wouldn't change a thing. Love.
Wow, night & day.. absolutely gorgeous. It made me even more giddy when I found out it was free! Stunning.
Skylarkmelody - In the original post she said she got them at: http://shop.retro.net/?page_id=595 .
Does anyone else see the problem with the casters, given that the mirror is precariously balanced against the wall?
Cate G - I thought the same thing!
but I give it a "like"
Lovely, wish i was more creative!
well done. cheers.
Great job, the wheels make a big difference!
I would stub my foot on the casters several times a week if my dresser had them. But, despite that, I think this is an impressive transformation and really achieves an interesting, weathered look.
The casters look so cool though! Esp with the hardware. I tried stripping some west elm overlapping squares chairs, and for the most part it was a disaster-- I'd love to hear more about her experience stripping lots of layers.
Good job but I preferred the original legs/feet over the casters....
excellent job
The makeover was a success on its own. They didn't need to rig our response to the "before" by putting the drawers in at funny angles and pulling them out to random degrees. This is the equivalent of a fashion makeover where part of the big reveal is saying "See? NOW her fly isn't open anymore! And there's no toilet paper stuck to her shoe!"
Thank you so much for featuring my dresser. Thanks for the compliments and the constructive criticism. Not being a designer/decorator and learning as I go, I applaud the comments where improvements could have been made. Note, the mirror leaning on the wall instead of secured.
You can buy the casters from us here: http://shop.retro.net/?page_id=595
Greg
Vintage Industrial
I love the opposition of the crystal knobs with the industrial casters. The combination makes the piece that much more interesting. Great job on the stain, too!
Amazing transformation - love the stain variations and the fabulous casters!
I love this!! The castors are a great addition, they definatley make it different to your usual run of the mill dresser.
I love the wood finish and the fact she added wheels. They make this piece so modern and convenient if it ever needs to get moved. I am in the process of trying to redo my bedroom and this piece has given me so many ideas I would like to try.
This looks amazing, nice job! :)
LOVE this. Love the casters, too.
This is definitely a case where some editing would work wonders. On such a simple piece you don't need antiqued stain AND casters AND crystal knobs. All three things together are just too much. It's like someone with too many accessories.
@Bee for Brian brings up an interesting point - was there any problem with the unit other than cosmetic. If not, why make the before picture look like it needed major rehabbing.
I love the castors, but I'd never put them on my own furniture. I'd be too afraid of stubbing my toes on them or running into them.
The feet before were sort of pudgy and dowdy. I like the casters. I think it's possible that, sometime in the future, you might decide to change the crystal knobs out to something more like the casters. It's hard to predict what might work; it will likely be something unexpected. I'm betting you'll see some knobs by chance and think "Those are perfect!" The crystal ones work fine in the meantime.
B L I S S ! ! !
I think the castors add a modernity that less imaginative souls try to achieve with paint... bless you, you've done a good thing there!
like it a lot, the way it was stained , the knobs , the casters -- all good! this is a piece you'd really notice and admire in an eclectic home .
Question: How long did this take?
LOVE this. love the stain job, what did you use to strip it? I have not had good luck with the citri strip so I am wondering what worked for others.
This is stunning!