I am fairly certain I have passed this dresser by at numerous thrift stores over the years. And I can almost swear I have passed by its ugly cousins as well. This transformation will certainly give me pause in the future.
Suzy from Saved by Suzy has a habit of breathing joyful new life into some pretty sad thrift store furniture. This $10 chest of drawers became a gem of a dresser with the addition of legs, a cool yellow paint job and the coup de grace, a bold stencil on the drawer fronts. The stencil is a pattern from Martha Stewart she purchased at Michael's. I appreciate the fact that she admits her first try at stenciling was a complete disaster--it makes me feel less alone in a blogosphere which sometimes feels like it is solely populated by highly skilled craftspeople.
See all of Suzy's furniture rehabs at Saved by Suzy.
(Images: Saved by Suzy. Via: Remodelaholic)
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Comments (16)
I've also passed on this dresser while thrifting... I won't do that again. Great Job!
Were the legs added too? I don't see them in the first photo, but they are a great addition!
Scratch my last post... I see she indeed add the legs. They are so cute!!
I have almost this exact dresser, and I've had it for (literally) my entire life. It isn't going to be replaced any time soon, but it could sure use a change; I'm definitely bookmarking this project!
Cute, but I wish the knobs where a different color - aqua or coral or something contrasty.
I'm getting ready to move across the country and will be taking no furniture with me. I plan to buy thrift store pieces when I get to Minnesota and this is great inspiration for fixing up my thrift store finds.
What a surprise to find my little dresser featured here! Thank you so much. This has become one of my favorite pieces and I appreciate the previous poster's comment about adding some colored knobs. I think turquoise knobs would be perfect!
really nice job but i'd be curious to see how it would look in the blue color of the dragon.
Excellent re-do! Some folks are just too enterprising!
cute as hell. thanks for sharing! xx
nicely done!
super cute!
Well...I just love it!! Nicely done!!
The icing on the cake to me: the tiny turned legs. Very unexpected, and elevates the piece (yes, also literally).
I love how the paint job looks like it's been around for a few decades, yet still fresh.
Whoa! Fancy schmancy!