Do n’t replace — reuse ! Take a dresser from holmium - hum to wow with one of these easy DIY projects .
Who said all chest have to be wood , ignominious , or white ? We ’re here to share a few of our favoriteDIY dressing table makeoversthat are n’t afraid of a spot of colour . We used inexpensive material and easy proficiency to make dressers that add style to your home and wow your guests . examine these on an old or thrifted piece of article of furniture , or corrupt a canonic actor’s assistant to use as a blank slating .
Handpaint Dresser Details
A double dose of fashion — glossy paint and a nappy white outline — elevate this DIY dresser from dowdy to chicness . To re - create the look , prep your dresserby sanding , cleaning , and priming . Coat it with semigloss enamel paint . ( We used Valspar ’s Enchanted Forest . ) Use a pocket-sized paintbrush dip in white semigloss enamel paint for the freehand outline , or try a white paint marker . If you do n’t want to do it freehand , pursue a straightedge or applypainters tape . Choose decorative area to show off the dresser ’s curves .
Refresh Dresser with Wallpaper
Revive a trite dresserusing wallpaperwith a print , pattern , or texture you love . Just ensure the drawers have a matt front — the wallpaper wo n’t play well with a textured surface . The best part about using wallpaper on aDIY dresser makeoveris that an inexpensive sample distribution - size roll is just enough to update four small drawers !
Start with a solid fundament by sanding , priming , and painting the dresser . Measure and cutthe wallpaper to size using a utility tongue for redundant precision . Attach with atomizer adhesive smoothing out any air bubbles . determine a local flea market for coolheaded vintage drawer knobs for your fresh refreshed vanity .
DIY Campaign Dresser
do it for its practical elegance , the campaign dresser ’s timeless style is well achieved with blusher and hardware . Usingbrass hardwaregives it an supernumerary glam cutaneous senses . If you do n’t have place for it in your bedroom , think using this redone dresser to have linen and supernumerary dining band in the dining room .
Paint the bureau your desired color — don’t be afraid to be sheer ! Spray - paintthe computer hardware , too . The L bracket easy get laid into the corners of each dresser draftsman . place each hold in the center of each drawer and secure with nookie .
IKEA DIY Dresser
Give a basic 6 - drawer Malm pectus from IKEA a high - terminal look with fresh paint , new computer hardware , and tarnish Sir Henry Joseph Wood panels . This well-fixed DIY dressing table makeover can be customized with stain and paint colors to cope with your decorating style . First , paint the dresser beforecutting and installingfour wood panels to the edge . Finish with updated pull .
Striped DIY Dresser
We know the pictorial splash these colored stripes add against awhite setting . Replacing the original doorway attract with sleek modern ones played to the analogue patterns on the dresser .
Sand and prime the dresser , keeping in mind the ground color will show through . Begincreating the stripesusing painters tapeline . The band should have various widths and be spaced apart unequally . The color and amount of stripes you use are then up to you . verify the paint is dry before placing catamount tape over the pattern .
Textured Ombre DIY Dresser
Craft a capricious dresser with a small bit of paint and wooden block . This DIY dresser makeover is aperfect fit for a minor ’s room .
Begin by prim your dresser a light , odd color . Split the dresser into three section and paint the top and middle sections with their corresponding color . Where the lightest and middle color sports meeting , mix the two shadowiness and habituate that rouge mixture to blend the two subdivision . Repeat for the mediate and bottom sections . thin the wood blocksinto square and rectangles and position them onto the dresser drawer battlefront . Paint the block your desired color and coif in place withwood gum .
Repurposed Dresser
With plenteous drawers forlinens and extra glasses , plus a matt top , a dresser is perfect for becoming abar cart . ferment a basic IKEA toilet table into a wow - worthy statement piece . Start bypainting the drawers and bodyof the dressing table ( Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray ) . Then install decorative accents , like a gold - spray - painted towel rack , chic sheathing , and bold ironware .
Geometric Dresser
Three - sided motifs ( aka triangles ) andthree coordinate colorshit a DIY dresser - makeover home tally . To get the look , remove the drawers , then prime and paint them a basis colour ( we used ashen ) . jam off ageometric patternusing a straightedge , pencil , and painters taping . roleplay around with triangle form — substitute directions or sky the pattern upside down on the next draftsman . Three shades of coralapplied willy-nilly enhance the dynamic nature of the design .
Refurbished Dresser Top
Artful DIY Dresser
fine art is n’t just for wall — it ’s for your dresser , too . With a few introductory supply and a big poster , you may cover a canonic toilet table in a pretty figure that scream . Start bypriming the dresserand remove the drawers . Adhere artworkto the chest ’s frame with spray adhesive , then lop along the edges once the paper dries . Repeat the process on the drawers : spray with adhesive , apply art , and trim the edges . Finally , bond new knobs to the dresser .
Stamped Dresser
To create abotanical - inspiredDIY dresser , cut back crafts froth into different sizes of foliage bod . Dip the parting , lightly and one at a clip , in white latex blusher , blot them on cardboard , and stamp them on the dresser , vanity top , and wall in wind patterns . Use the steer of a small paintbrush handgrip to draw vein strain in the leaves while the paint is still soused . Use a tenuous brush topaint on the stems . Allow the key to dry at least 24 time of day .
Mix and Match Dresser
Why stick to just one conclusion when multiple can take care so fabulous ? Several wood stains create a one - of - a - kind look in this DIY dresser makeover . Start with a basic , unfinished dresser . Then apply stains in a variety of shades to each drawer . Optfor oil - free-base stigma ; their long dry out times let you stain large pieces without overlapping dry bull’s eye . A painted board attached to the top of the dresser impart the piece together and provide a flat , uniform surface .
Stenciled DIY Dresser
deliberate stenciling if you do n’t need to paint awood dresserentirely but still require to give it a petty oomph . Prep the bureau by removing knobs and cleaning the actor’s assistant . Spray stencils with stencil adhesive and align on the dresser , cutting the stencils or taping off sections you do n’t want . We choose three teal hue in enamel semigloss paint . Using a stipple brushwood , dip into pigment and dab off excess , thenapply lightheaded coats of paintusing a pounce apparent movement . When dry , schema persona in the lightest paint color using an creative person ’s brush or a pigment mark . Finish with clean polyurethane .
Luxurious Dresser
Would you believe thischic blue dresserused to be knotty true pine ? A fresh coating of paint turns a thrift store staple into a beautiful , advanced piece . Paint the dresser in a rich color , then apply a glaze to the corner for alightly distressed aspect . Brass hardware completes the makeover . The good part ? This update can bedone in a weekend .
Two-Tone Dresser
Highlight a curvy silhouette by painting the frame of a dresser one color and the drawer fronts in a contrast colour . Here , aglossy bluehugs the actor’s assistant ’s curves , and the drawers bulge out in semigloss clean . twin new hardware to the frame colour , and your makeover is complete .
Buffet Update
Repurpose anold dresser as a buffetwith blusher and pretty paper . Remove the top drawer , and cover the cubbyhole with plywood . Paint the intact piece , and cover the remain drawer fronts with theme , insure in place withwallpaper library paste . And before you pitch the absent draftsman to the check , moot this fillip labor : delineate the inside of a drawer with paper ( stick by with wallpaper paste ) andhang it for a cute ledge .
Credit: Brie Passano
Credit: Brie Passano
Credit: Brie Passano
