Baby Dresser

 

This dresser was a hot mess when I found it in the Thrift Store for $40. It had a beautiful waterfall front, but was  covered in scratches and scrapes and had grimy handles.  I wish I had taken a picture of the top.  You could tell it was used in a garage or workshop  for quite some time.

 

Even with all the mess,  I knew I had to rescue it and find it a good home.

 

 

I gave it a good cleaning with some TSP to remove any grease and grime.  Then it got a new paint job with a pretty green version of my own chalky paint.  There was no real damage on this piece, just a lot of wear and tear, so painting it was easy peasy. 

 

 

I painted the drawer fronts the same colour and even the back. (I'm not sure why I did the back but I was on a roll so it got done).

 

I couldn't find any new handles that were a nicer shape than these ones. I love how the curve mimics the waterfall shape on the front of the dresser. And they were a very heavy metal, so finding a set of the same quality would have cost a pretty penny.

You can tell from the ones on the left how absolutely grimy they were.  I scrubbed them really well with a paste I made of baking soda and peroxide to get the actual grease off them then I polished them by hand with a very fine sandpaper until they were smooth and had a satin like shine. By the time I was done they looked like  brushed brass.

 

 

 

I applied some clear paste wax to the dresser and drawer fronts and polished until I was happy with the finish. Then I used a sanding block to distress corners, edges and spots I thought would show natural wear.  I wanted this to have a bit of a shabby look. 

 

 

 

When I thought it had enough distressing,  I waxed it  one more time and added the hardware. 

 

Then  I was finished, but now I was madly in love with it, and didn't want to sell it. The dresser was the perfect height for a diaper changing station, so I knew it would make a great piece in a little girls room. Something that would carry her from baby to teen. 

 

 

 

Here's the dresser in it's forever home (the new owner sent me the picture) and I am so happy knowing this little girl will have this piece for years to come, and it didn't  end up hidden away in someone's garage.

 

 

 

 

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