And yep, as eluded to earlier, the stencil is from Plaid's line of Martha Stewart Craft paints that I was able to review. It is packaged like this:
I love how the stencil is in a continuous line, so you can make it as long as you want by using it over and over, but also provided is "end caps" so the line can end and have a corner, etc.
So anyways, I didn't take a before of my girls' room because I forgot and was too excited to move the new dresser in, but picture a chest-of-drawers type of taller dresser in brown. It was alright, a garage sale find, but it's for my 4 year old and she couldn't see in to the top 3 drawers, plus it was pretty boy-ish. So when I saw this short dresser on the side of the road, I made a quick Uturn and grabbed it!
Can you believe someone was throwing away that dresser? It's real wood, and in pretty good shape. I love those 4 top smaller drawers - perfect for socks, etc, that get jumbled in large drawers. I don't even mind the color, except for I knew it was going in the girls' room, so it needed a little makeover.
So I painted the base white and the drawer fronts the same color as their wall - purple.
So now this is the view looking into their room. Maybe one day I'll pick up the other half (I cant' be the only one that shoves junk from one side of the room to the other just to take pictures) and show off the rest of it. But first I need to get them some curtains and spruce up a few more things. Maybe even paint the other dresser (see it peeking in the corner) to match this new one.
14 Fabulous Comments:
that giant photo is stunning! can't wait to see the tute. great job on the dresser!!! it is so sweet with a little bit of cool :)
Beautiful new dresser, and I LOVE that photo! The daughter on the left is your mini!
Gorgeous! I love the photo. I mod podged an 11x14 onto canvas and it turned out great. My next job is a 16x20 for my parents for Christmas. I have a tutorial if you want to check it out.
Oh! That is so pretty!!!
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I love the dresser and the photo above it!
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It is sooo pretty, and looks amazing. What a fantastic job. It totally transforms the space.
Jenny
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P.S. I am super excited about a throw pillow giveaway I have going on. If you'd like, come by and enter!
xo
So pretty! I did a dresser for my girls over the summer (with stenciling on top) and I know how much work it is. Good job!
And yeah, I strategically placed items in their room while I was taking pictures ;)
LOVE the dresser and I can't wait for the photo tutorial!
I can't believe someone was throwing this away! So glad you were able to save it and give it a good home.
It looks great, and sometimes I don't even take pictures because it involves moving too much junk from one spot to another!
featured this!
perfect makeover!
It turned out great!! Would love for you to share this and othe projects at our Shine on Friday party.
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This is SO cute!! Thank you for sharing!