My New Dresser is Finished!

Are you ready?

Ta-da!!!

Here she is, my new dresser. I love it!

I actually finished it Thursday, two days ahead of what I thought it would be. Overall, not a hard project.

Here is a dresser mirror I bought a year and a half ago. I got it for $10 at a furniture store that was closing. I didn't have a use for it at the time, but it was such a good deal, I couldn't pass it up. I knew I would one day use it. It's a nice, sturdy, heavy mirror. I actually lifted it up on the dresser the other day, just to see how it looked. Then, later regretted it when the knots in my back starting hurting. Eh-heh. :) It looked so nice though. Hopefully this weekend, we'll get around to attaching it to the dresser. We have to figure out a way to do so, but I don't think it will be that difficult.

Here is a close-up of the knobs I got for it. Ironically, the knobs altogether cost more than I paid for the dresser!!! Knobs are expensive! I got these at Lowes and they were on clearance, $3 for one. I almost didn't get them because I thought they were too expensive, then decided I might not find them cheaper, so I bought them. I went to Walmart yesterday, hoping they would have cheaper ones. They did, but not in the right finish. So, I got impatient and just decided to keep them.

Here are some pictures of the process. I meant to take a picture of it all sanded, but forgot. Here, I started priming the top and the front is sanded. Sanding this baby was so easy! I had to do some by hand, but even then it wasn't that bad.

Priming in the garage (We're still working on that mess in the corner).

I always paint furniture in the kitchen. I don't like to do it outside because of the wind and all the dirt in our backyard. If I ever drip, it's tile and cleans up easily.

Before

After
Dresser-$20

Knobs-$24

Primer-$12

Paint- $2??? I bought a gallon and

barely made a dent in it.

Total cost-$58

Not too shabby for a dresser. I'm still kind of disappointed in how much I spent on knobs, but oh well. They look nice! I have really enjoyed buying furniture for cheap and making it look nice. As much as I would love to buy new furniture, I just can't bring myself to spend that much money. It's really amazing how much money you can save by redoing furniture yourself. When I was pregnant, we bought a really nice dresser for Anna. In hindsight, I almost wish we had waited. However, we lived in an apartment and the concept of buying cheap and redoing stuff hadn't entered my head yet. So, she actually has a nicer dresser than us. :)

Just when you think you're done sanding for a while, another project pops up. I got this night stand at Goodwill for $10! Dan really needs a new one. His is very ugly. This should be a simple project. Not too much to sand or paint. I'm just so happy I found it. Our bedroom furniture is finally coming together!