Dishfunctional Designs: refinished furniture

What better way to recycle an old piece of furniture than to upcycle it into something brand new? Check out these great examples from some folks who have done just that with dressers and chests of drawers. With some paint, stencils, decoupage and a little imagination, you too can create your own custom furniture masterpiece!

Bibus vintage red upcycled dresser by LaRabotine via Etsy

Beautiful dresser makeover by Barb Blair

How to decoupage wallpaper onto dressers from Spoonflower blog

How to decoupage wallpaper onto dressers from Spoonflower blog

Contrasting drawers command attention and add interest

Turquoise dresser from Home Adore

Wash & dry dresser by Salvaged Inspirations

Recycled old dresser makeover by Spoonful of Imagination

Before & after dresser makeover (source)

Dresser makeover from kammyskorner.com

Colorful drawers on this little nightstand make it stand out for sure

Contrasting drawers makeover by The Crawford Clan

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94857135880668058/

Dripped paint on a dresser for a unique effect

Amazing dresser from the Modern Cottage Company

Drawers painted to look like suitcases

Rich colors on this unique dresser

Outstanding!:

Distressed & painted dresser

Old dresser drawers turned wall shelves by Stacey at Addison Meadows Lane

Decoupage French side table

Letter-top side table from hometalk.com

Like this post? You might also enjoy:

Upcycled Dressers (pt 1)

Fresh Ideas for Repurposing Dressers

Old Furniture Upcycled Into Dollhouses & Play Kitchens

What do you think?

Which is your favorite?

Have a great week!
Laura

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Lyrical Before & After: A Beatles Blackbird Makeover For A Vintage Credenza

I love before & after makeovers!

When I bought my first house it was an estate sale. That means everything inside of the
house came with it, whether I wanted it or not! There was lots of old dusty stuff inside,
(some was fun to go through, some, not so much) and among everything, was this
vintage credenza. I didn't have the heart to throw it away (of course, because I
save EVERYTHING!) so instead, I stashed it away in my basement thinking that
one day I will paint it or do something with it. Hence, this makeover. Enjoy.

"before" Poor, plain old boring credenza before I added my magic to it

and made it look super awesome.

After!

Ooo and aahh fancy painted finished credenza

Here's how I did it:
After cleaning the cabinet and then sanding it down lightly, I gave it a coat of green paint
to match my dining room walls (does not look green in photos, but it is green!) Once
the paint dried, it was time to add my lyrics, or my lettering. I knew I could not paint the
lettering freehand because well, I drink too much coffee. My secret weapon for near-perfect lettering?

Large unmounted rubber stamps!

To create the lettering I simply laid out all the words using the letter rubber stamps to give myself an idea of the spacing. Then I very lightly stamped them onto the cabinet with the rubber stamps and a regular ink pad. Once I had the words all stamped out, I simply painted over them freehand with acrylic paint. Check it out!

Tools of the trade: Folk Art shiny black acrylic paint and #4 & #6 synthetic brushes (the #4 worked better because it was closer to the size of my lines)

Easy as PIE!

Ok, so I was a little shaky at first but found that the quicker I worked and the longer, more decisive brush strokes I used, the better my result.

Please disregard the piles of dishes and stuff strewn about my
basement workshop.

Lookin' good

The final finished result. I love it.

I'm super happy with the final result and love this "new" little addition to my dining
room. Have you made over any old pieces of furniture lately? If so I'd love to hear
about it, so be sure to leave me a comment below!

Enjoy your day! ~ Laura