You guys I am so excited to be working with The Fab Furniture Flippin’ Contest for another incredible furniture makeover contest. Last month I gave my office desk a much-needed makeover with beautiful chalk paint. You can see that post HERE. Preparing for this months contest I already knew which piece I wanted to work on if I was selected before the contest was even announced. When the theme “Bling Bling” was announced I had to put my brain to work, since the piece I wanted to refinish was a boys dresser. Bling Bling and teenage boys don’t exactly go together, but I think I managed to pull it off. Here is how I took this curbside rescue from plain to insane! Perfect for any teen boys room, with just enough Bling to make it shine.
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A special thank you to County Chic Paint for sponsoring this exciting contest. The participants were given 1 pint of metallic cream (I chose Trigger), 1 pint of all in one decor paint (I chose Bliss), and a fabulous Country Chic short handle paint brush to use for this months contest.
Country Chic Paint is manufactured by a trusted paint supplier with over 80 years of experience, so you can rest assured that their product quality is top-notch. Country Chic Paint products are eco-friendly, very easy to work with, there’s little to no prep work and they are fabulous for creating that popular shabby chic look.
Although this is a sponsored post all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
I have had this not so pretty dresser in the boys room as it sits in this photo for about 2 years. A neighbor down the road was setting it out on the curb for trash one afternoon and I just knew I had to scoop it up. He was even nice enough to toss it in his truck and drive it down the road to our front door. He did tell me they had every intention to refinish it, just didn’t have the time to do so. Luckily for me, I also didn’t have time to get it finished.. Until now that is. It sat in the boys room for extra storage for almost 2 years. When we moved into the new house, this curbside rescue was on the top of my project list.
Most of the sanding was already done from the previous owner. I just gave the top and sides a quick swipe with a hand sander, then a good wipe down to get off any dust.
My initial plan was to coat the dresser in County Chic Bliss all in one decor paint then wash it with the Trigger metallic cream. I did a small test spot on the side and as gorgeous as it was, I wasn’t crazy about the look for a boys bedroom. On to plan B….
Let’s paint the whole thing black and cover it with the metallic cream as a top coat. To give it the pewter look the cream is capable of. Yes! This was exactly what I would do. I had a can of black paint in the basement I can just use that. After slathering on one coat of the black paint from my personal stash, I realized what I had just used was an oil based paint with a horrible strong odor…what was I thinking. After the teens and I rushed to move this heavy all wood piece outside to air out, we could breathe again! Thankfully! Wow, that was strong. Tip for the day… Be sure to do your projects outside if your paint is smelly (getting technical here).
Once the solid black paint was completely dry, it was time to get our bling on! I used a large sponge brush to apply the metallic cream over the entire dresser (seriously!! Just LOOK at that shine!) and on all the drawer fronts. It went on like butter! Even though it was very thick, the cream was super easy to work with. This is only ONE coat of the metallic cream applied evenly over solid black.
I knew I wanted to add some color, and what better way than to give this beauty some stripes. One thick stripe in “Bliss” blue and a thinner stripe in a white chalk paint I had left over from an earlier project. It really made it come to life with the stripes, but I think it still needed a bit more. So I also added the “Bliss” blue to the inside of the drawers. I know you can only see it when they are opened, but let’s be real here these are teenage boys, they never close the drawers completely anyway.
The teens loved it! Now I have to find a matching piece so they will have a pair! I am on the lookout for sure!
I had so much fun working with Country Chic Paint and The Fab Furniture Flippin’ Contest (TM) for this project. To see all of the contest pieces for this month be sure to stop by
Carrie’s blog at Thirty Eighth Street
Thea’s Blog at Sweet Tea Refinishing
If you are a blogger and are interested in joining in on the furniture flippin’ fun, just drop an email to info@fabfurnitureflippincontest.com
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This little dresser landed the right hands, it didn’t even look the same! I love your colors 😉 and that surprising pop of Bliss on the sides of the drawers is perfect.
Thanks so much Toni! It was such a fun project, and the colors were a dream. We had lots of fun with this one.
This dresser really did go from plain to insane! I love the bling outer layer. It really packed the perfect amount of punch to make this dresser come alive. No wonder the boys love it! Those strips are amazing. They add the perfect pop of color but not too much. I think you are right, finding another one just like so you have a pair for them would be perfection! Great work. One of your most artist for sure. Love love love it GF!
Thank you thank you!! Your opinion means alot to me! We are all very happy with the way this one turned out. I have already been on the lookout for another that is similar. Fingers crossed.
Wow wow wow you did a fabulous job on this piece. Home run i tell ya. Love everything about it and that pop of color when drawers are open I swoon. Great job Heather.
Thank you so much Anj! Means a lot to me that you think so 🙂
As I was reading I was amazed with your ideas. You went the extra mile too with painting the inside drawers. I love, love the look of the boys dresser. It has a sporty look with the stripes.
Thank you Sue! I was very pleased with how it came out.
Love that color combo and the stripes add and extra Bling! Perfect for any room!!
Thanks so much Sue!
Love your design Heather, the offset racing stripes in my favorite color really sets off the bling perfectly! Great piece!
Thanks Brenda! At first I was afraid it would be too girly for the teen boys. They love it and it goes nicely with the black.
I love this transformation. Great job and thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you Denise! It was so much fun to do. The boys loved it.
This is one of my favorite Heather makeovers. It’s such a fun and unqiue way to refresh a chest for any age or gender. The stripes really set it off. Also love your attention to detail by painting the sldes of the drawers. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Friday’s Furniture Fix. Susie from The Chelsea Project
Thank you so much Susie!! That means a lot to me. It was a fun project to work on.