Happy Friday friends! As promised I’m back to share the makeover of the twin dresser. In case you missed it, earlier this week I shared how I turned this old dresser into a faux card catalog (post linked here)
I mentioned that I had also purchased a twin and I decided to do something totally different with this one!
Supplies Used:(Affiliate links may be provided for convenience. For more info, see my full disclosure here.)
- Citristrip
- Mineral Spirits
- Steel Wool
- Sander
- Bondo
- Hardboard
- Miter Saw
- Wood Glue
- Nail Gun
- Spackle
- Primer
- Enamel Paint
- Paint Sprayer
- White Burlap
- Modge Podge
- Staple Gun
- Trim
- Stain
- 2×2
- 1x3s
- Kreg Jig
- Ultra Flat Polyacrylic
- Pulls
- Contact Paper
The twin had been painted and I knew that I wanted the top of this one also to be all wood, so I applied Citristrip to start removing it.
While that was sitting I started scuff sanding the drawers. I focused on the edges since I knew that the faces were going to be covered up.
I went back to the base to start scraping and used mineral spirits and steel wool to remove the residue.
I used my sander to get what the scraping didn’t.
Although the other one was pretty good condition, this one had a bit more problem areas that needed to be repaired. I first had to secure a couple of 2x4s to fix the sagging top.
I also had quite a bit of Bondo repair to do throughout, especially along the bottom. Once that was all done I scuff sanded the entire thing to prep it for primer.
Before applying the primer, I added a piece of hardboard to the front of each one to cover the handle holes. I measured them out so that my trim that would later be added to the edges would sit in a good spot. I secured them with wood glue and my nail gun.
I filled the nail holes with spackle so that they wouldn’t be visible through the burlap, then sprayed a coat of primer.
I sprayed two coats of paint, then pulled the drawers out and started adding white burlap using Modge Podge and a staple gun.
I trimmed off the excess using then began attaching trim (that I had also previously painted with the sprayer) using my nail gun.
The hubby and I used the Kreg Jig, a 2×2 and a 1×3 to build a custom base.
I stained the base and the top with my new favorite stain, then sealed it all up with polyacrylic.
I feel like the color of the stain paired so nicely with the paint. Unfortunately, I can’t give you a color name since I mixed it up using what I had on hand! It’s primarily Behr Wheat Bread.
The burlap added such a cool texture and the pretty brass pulls stand out beautifully against it.
Although both dressers ended up with completely different looks, I honestly can’t choose a favorite–can you?
Have a happy weekend, I’ll catch up with you guys next week!
