I thought I'd share this dresser that I did for a friend's wedding exactly a month ago today. Her then fiance found this baby in the TRASH. Most of the drawers were broken and the paint was pretty badly stained. When I heard the news of this rescued "first" dresser I thought that in addition to buying a traditional wedding gift I would fix up the dresser for the bride and groom as a housewarming gift. I have to admit I've never repaired broken drawers before, but I knew I was up to the task. Plus it was a Broyhill Dresser, which I thought would be worth repairing.
Here is a glimpse of the broken drawers
I decided to prime the dresser first before I tackled the mess with the drawers.
I have to admit I didn't even own clamps. I found these amazing band clamps at Home Depot that wrapped around and adjusted to any size. I glued the drawers together and wrapped them in these band clamps and let each of them sit for 24 hours. Then off to primer.
I used a silver metallic spray paint by Valspar and covered the dresser with two coats, then I used wipe on poly to seal. The bride got some amazing knobs at Hobby Lobby that finished off the look. I love how it came out.
xo,
mONICa
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Love this, it's GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing at the Weekend Warrior Link Party.
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Really neat, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletelove that color. A bit out of the box and that is always fun. I have a piece that I swapped out with a friend that needs a fresh look but also has broken drawers. I like your idea of at least getting it painted. :) Thanks for linking up to Motivated Monday at beColorful. So glad you came by.
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