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Repainting an Old White Dresser; Awesome Craig’s List Find

Written by Cassity

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Erin at 3 Meadow Lake Cottage has made a wonderful change to an old white dresser.


I FINALLY finished the rehab project on my Craigslist dresser.
It was hard work.
But it only took me 3 months 🙂

Here’s a reminder of how it looked when I bought it…


It was in such sad shape: peeling paint, missing knobs, red stains from an unknown substance, and drawers that didn’t work. 

But it had great bones. 

So I scraped
and scraped
and scraped.

Then I sanded
and sanded
and sanded.

  
Then I painted two coats of primer and three coats of semi-gloss white paint on it.


I managed to fix almost all of the drawers glides by using a screw driver to some WD-40.
I only had to replace one of the glides because it was beyond repair. 
Thank goodness because they run about $5.00/each for new glides!

After scrubbing the heck out of the insides of the drawers to get them clean, 
I added some contact paper {from Target} to the bottoms to make them look super crisp and clean.


I picked out and ordered some classic oil rubbed bronze knobs and handles off of Ebay 
{Ebay has GREAT deals on cabinet hardware if you are ever in the market for some!}.

I chose hardware that looks really simple and classic since there are a lot of details on the dresser itself.

And after ALL of that hard work, here is how the dresser turned out…


Here is a before and after for comparison…



Oh and here’s my old piece-o-junk that it replaced…

 

Much better, don’t ya think??
{Hopefully I can get someone to buy that old thing!}


I am so in love with how it turned out.
Thank goodness I didn’t toss in the towel half way through the project.
In the future, however, if I see a piece of furniture that needs massive rehab like this one did, 

I probably will run the other direction!

Here’s the cost breakdown:
Dresser: $20
Stripping Supplies: $36
Paint Supplies: $37
Knobs/Pulls: $20 {included shipping}
Contact Paper: $5
Drawer Glide: $5
TOTAL: $123

My new dresser kinda reminds me of the one of been drooling over at Pottery Barn… 

 Except that one is priced at $1,199.

I think I like mine better anyways.


Wow I can’t believe the savings!  Wait, I can!  
Great job on the white dresser rehab!
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Published: October 6, 2010Filed Under: Furniture Building Projects and Plans, Guest Bloggers Tagged: dresser, Dressers, Furniture, Guest Bloggers, new

About Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three homes from top to bottom and are working on their fourth. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.


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Comments

  1. Jocelyn says

    October 6, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    >Oh I adore this!!! It turned out PERFECT and look at that deal!!!

    Reply
  2. Jane, Naples, Florida says

    October 6, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    >It looks very much like the Pottery Barn dresser!
    So much infact, I thought there was one last
    picture of your refinished one! Beautiful job!

    Jane
    Flora Doora

    Reply
  3. oops! says

    October 6, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    >Really Really Nice!! I love the style, color, knobs – pretty much everything!

    Reply
  4. Serendipity Chic Decor says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    >I've got to be totally honest. I like the dresser you refinished better than the Pottery Barn one….

    Great job!

    Reply
  5. Letherton says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    >I love it…thanks for the inspiration 🙂

    Reply
  6. Traci at ThreeDogsAtHome says

    October 6, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    >I think your dresser looks better than the PB one. Much more character. Thanks for sharing.
    Traci

    Reply
  7. * Nancy * says

    October 6, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    >Your dresser looks A-MA-ZING! Way to go! Thanks for the inspiration and where to buy good deals on hardware. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Simply LKJ says

    October 7, 2010 at 6:04 am

    >Love it! What a great transformation!!

    Reply
  9. Sherri says

    October 7, 2010 at 7:45 am

    >What a great job you did on the dresser!! What an awesome makeover-fantastic job!! Enjoy!

    Reply
  10. Ashley says

    October 7, 2010 at 8:10 am

    >Great job!! This looks phenomenal!

    Reply
  11. Paige (Final Clothes-Out) says

    October 7, 2010 at 9:24 am

    >So cute! I'm on the prowl for a new dresser in our bedroom and this is great.

    Reply
  12. Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House says

    October 7, 2010 at 9:25 am

    >This is certainly beautiful, but part of me would like to see a light glaze over the white paint to bring out all those pretty dimensional details on the top drawers. Still, it's an improvement over what it used to be!

    Reply
  13. Erin Zacharda says

    October 7, 2010 at 10:22 am

    >WU HOO! Thanks for featuring my project – I SO appreciate it 🙂

    Reply
  14. Meg and Mum's says

    December 20, 2010 at 6:59 am

    >Wow you've done a terrific job! It really was in a sorry state of affairs to begin with. It looks gorgeous now, and soooo expensive.
    Megs 🙂

    Reply

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