Before & After: Unfinished Dresser Gets Colorful New Look

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Dabney Frake
Dabney Frake
Dabney is a Southern-born, New England-raised, current Midwesterner. Her dog Grim is part terrier, part basset hound, part dust mop.
published Apr 1, 2014
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Sometimes it’s the small changes you make that make a difference in a room. When Diane’s knitting class let out early one day, she decided to put her extra hour to good use and finally tackle that IKEA dresser in her garage. See what a difference a little bit of paint makes….

(Image credit: Dabney Frake)

Diane removed each of the knobs, sanded them with a medium grit paper, then applied purple chalk paint as a final touch. Three coats later, and she had a brand new dresser for her bedroom…

Nice job Diane, and thanks for sharing this great idea!