What to do with 1970ish furniture??

Byljanning@dukemanorfarm.com

My girlfriend tapped into my love of restoring and painting furniture, and asked if I would help makeover a bedroom suite of furniture that she had. Gladly, I obliged. 
She had a love for my Drab to Fab table and wanted to do everything in the ASCP Old White .
 She was a beauty in her time, but it was time for some serious updating.
First thing was to wipe down all the furniture as it had been stored for quite a while. I removed all of the original hardware.  I started with the drawers first and applied two coats of paint. Then, I used medium grit sandblock and distressed the edges.
For the dresser, I applied two coats of paint. I distressed all of the edges with my sand block and applied wax to the top and sides of the dresser.

 

Since my hand surgery a few weeks ago, I have learned how to do a lot, including painting, sanding and waxing with my left hand.  In this photo, I still had the stitches in my right hand. Not bad for a lefty.



Now it was time to put the hardware back on, problem was some of the hardware was missing ( I think my dog ate it- seriously!) This was the original hardware that I painted a satin nickel finish before I realized some of the pulls were missing.


So off to Lowes to find replacements. Convincing my friend that the pulls were a little outdated anyways, I chose some satin nickel knobs and pulls that I thought would work well with the style of her bedroom.
 
 
 
  No more 1970’s look for her. I’d say she’s quite the trend setter.

And remember the night stand before I started the project

Well, he ain’t looking so bad either!

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21 Comments

  1. Laura I really need to have you come to my house!! I would love to do something with my white washed oak kitchen cabinets besides replace them for 26K.
    Your talent amazes me! Lisa

  6. Nice job Laura, I'll never get tired of dresser transformations as they remind me to buy every dresser I see at garage sales!

    Hope your dog purged himself of his hardware.

    ~Bliss~

  14. Nice Job Laura. I love how you updated the knobs. I recently did a green dresser with those same handles. I'd love it if you came by and took a look. I'm just starting my blog and only have a few pieces. But I'd love to get "linked". Still trying to learn my way around. Beth….Makemeprettyagain.blogspotcom…..

  15. I have a great bedroom suite just like this that I'd like to do, but I am honestly afraid. I'm not into big pieces. I can redo anything small. Any hints that you can share on how you paint, spray, brush, kind of paint. All the rave about Annie Sloan's paint and I was terribly dissapointed. The no sand didn't work.

  17. HI LOVE YOUR WORK! WHAT WAX ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SO I'LL KNOW WHAT KIND TO GET??

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