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Mint to be

August 13, 2013 ·

Emerald may have been declared the color of the year but it was clear as soon as spring and summer fashions hit the shelf that mint might edge out emerald as the favored green.  I absolutely love pale minty greens so I was thrilled to find coordinating outfits for the whole family for our spring photo…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: dresser, mint, paint, refinish, white

Steamer Trunk Dresser

August 1, 2013 ·

In short.  Here’s the story! Start with one hideous but FREE dresser. Make a plan and let the hideous dresser sit in your basement for let’s say, a year+. Hide hideous dresser beneath paint and several yards of burlap. Order some Case Clamps and Corners from Rockler to bring out hideous dresser’s inner trunk. Decide…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: belt pulls, burlap, DIY, dresser, refinish, steamer trunk, The DIY Club

White Empire Dresser

March 6, 2013 ·

This unique empire came to us via a friend of a friend.  Old, beautiful, but in sore need of some TLC. I don’t know how old this big beauty is but her knobs were attached with wood screws! As per a custom order we painted the entire piece including the wood knobs in ASCP Pure…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Annie Sloan clear wax, Annie Sloan Pure White, antique, dresser, empire dresser, glass knobs, Hobby Lobby, white dresser

Petite Dresser Rescue

March 1, 2013 ·

We picked up this dresser from Craigslist intending to refinish it for our son’s room.  Plans changed and we ended up refinishing  a different dresser with a little woodland whimsy.  So this one sat and sat, and became a catch all for all our refinishing supplies.  That was until my sister and her husband told…

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Filed In: Make + DIY / Tagged: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, dresser, Old White, small white dresser, Soy Gel, white dresser, wood top

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