My final project for the nursery was redoing a $40 dresser I purchased off Craigslist into a dresser/changing table combo. I chose to remove the three top drawers because two were damaged beyond repair. Overall, it ended up being more expensive that I thought, but all fit in budget. I am very happy with it and can't find anything that I wished I had done differently. Currently, I am experimenting with the top middle opening. I can't decide whether to put books, a basket, or (currently shown) I have an antique Fisher Price block wagon on wheels in there to store misc. items in.....
**I didn't really set a budget specifically for this project, but here is my $ breakdown.
Dresser- $40
Paint- $7
Knobs Total-$24
Baskets- $42
Wallpaper/Drawer Liner- $1
TOTAL: $114
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| I achieved the "antique" look by using sandpaper. |
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| I lined inside each drawer with this wallpaper. |
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| Close-up of liner. Grey background with orange, dark grey, and white paisley print. |
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Did you use the sandpaper before you painted or after? Can you tell me we want to do some antique te
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I used the sandpaper after painting. The old paint (white) was oil based, so I didn't have to put an additional primer on. The grey is water based in a satin finishing. You want oil based primer for the base because the water base paint sticks so much better to sand off to "antique" it. I have used oil based for the top coat before and find it peels off when you try to sand it and will peel off on items you set on it too. It doesn't give you the antique look in the end as good as the water based paint did. I did two coats of the grey and let dry completely before sanding. I used GATOR brand angled corner sanding sponges (medium) instead of sandpaper. I was very happy how it turned out and I had no gauges in the wood that sandpaper can sometimes leave behind. The sponges allowed me to have more control over the pressure and areas to antique. Hope that helps!
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