As I’ve stated in the past, I’m crazy about all things French. From French Fashion to French Decor, those Frenchies just get it right. I’ve been trying to bring a little essence of France to each area of my home and my latest adventure has been to create a shabby chic inspired dresser for our bedroom. I bought a really sad dresser + mirror set at a thrift store for $40 that looked like it was destined for the junk yard. I saved it from the drum and with a little LOT of paint and hours of hand detailing, I finally finished the beut. What do you think of my French Dresser redo?
Pretty crazy what some paint and a little elbow grease can do to transform a piece!
I just removed the hardware, taped off the mirror, and sprayed the wood with several layers of gray spray paint from Home Depot (I went through 2 cans). That took a few days to do with drying times. Next I individually painted each drawer’s curves by hand with a can of white paint and an ultra small paintbrush (excruciating I tell ya). I did about 4 coats of white paint to fully cover the gray. 9 drawers + 4 coats of paint + hours of hand painting = one crazy lady hyped up on paint fumes. Once that was all dry, I finished the wood off with a coat of clear polyurethane to protect the piece from scratching. Last, I spray painted the hardware with a high gloss white paint (3 coats).
We moved the dresser up to the bedroom.. which was an adventure in itself.. then came the fun part – accessorizing! I started off by placing my 2 favorite vintage scones I picked up at a flea market for $2 (bargain shopper for the win!) on either side of the dresser.
Then I sprinkled in some goodies.
To create different layers and height, I used a couple of my vintage Reader’s Digest books topped with a (faux) IKEA plant. I included a pic of Jesse and I (aww), some jewelry trinkets, and a little teacup!
I have a perfume problem. I love to collect perfumes even if it’s just for the beautiful bottles. Here are a few of my prettiest ones displayed on a silver tray (Salvage Army score – $1). I just have to be careful the perfume doesn’t leak on the paint as the alcohol will destroy the finish (read that in a super intense voice.. DE-STROYYY).
So what do you guys think? I’m pretty happy with the whole shindig. Even though it took weeks to finish, I think the outcome was worth it! Plus now I have oodles of room for more clothes. Yay for shopping!!
