This white dresser is definitely one of my favorites. It surprisingly took about the least amount of time to refurbish and paint, and has a great story behind it.
My cousin’s old room is now a guest room in my aunt and uncle’s house, and it desperately needed some rearranging. The sled bed used to be on the wall in between the two dormer windows, and the wing chair and black chair used to be on the right side of the bed near the one window wall. The tall dresser was on the left wall right when you walked in, and the small cabinet is what used to rest the television in between the closet and bathroom doors. The small cabinet is a great piece of furniture and it was just too small for the size of the television and was not getting the attention that it deserved.
THE SOLUTION:
We moved the bed to wall with one window so you would see it right when you walk into the room. This opened up the room so much that it no longer felt cluttered and cramped. Next I moved the tall dresser in between the two dormer windows, and the small cabinet in its old place. I then positioned the two chairs around the small cabinet, and came up with an arrangement for their diplomas as artwork for that wall. But we no longer had anything to set the television on, and we could not figure out a solution from any furniture in the rest of their house to use. Luckily, there is this great little dive out in Ashland that sells antique and old furniture for amazing deals, so we ventured out there to find a piece. We struck gold- this great French inspired dresser that was in great shape except for missing one drawer pull- for only, get ready, $48. Yes, only $48. Sold. We then went to Anthropologie to find two great pulls to use for the top two drawers and re-used the existing pulls for the remaining drawers. I did my standard painting technique for this piece but also added a different detail finish that I had not done before. After “shabbing” the freshly painted white, I took a paper towel dabbed in ebony wood stain and rubbed it onto the edges and beat up areas. Very quickly after that I took a dry paint brush to blend in the ebony stain so it would not be so harsh. I think the finish added the right amount of softness and depth to the piece and in addition to the unique hardware, this turned out to look much more expensive than $48!
