Before and After: Color Block Dresser

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Beth Callaghan
Beth Callaghan
Beth is a writer, crafter, DIYer and design enthusiast, living in L.A. with her husband, 2 young boys, and a large mutt named Caesar. She loves fonts, yoga, matcha lattes, and home-grown tomatoes and is not shy about being a consummate nerd.
updated May 4, 2019
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There are so many ways to bring color into a child’s room, we hardly need more. But this before and after dresser uses color so uniquely I couldn’t help myself. See what happened to this thrift store find…

(Image credit: Making of a Parent)

Mike of Making of a Parent made a hobby out of turning thrift shop finds into modern, color blocked beauties. He shows how he gets it done on his blog, where you can also see some other finds that he’s turned into colorful gems. It’s a great way to make a piece of furniture unique and to incorporate whatever your color scheme is into your furniture.

  • Read more: Making of a Parent, here and here

(Images: Mike G, Making of a Parent; via Design*Sponge)