Trash to Treasure projects
Even if you aren’t interested in refinishing furniture, you have to read Karen’s advice for helping a dresser recover from a bad breakup at Redoux Interiors. It’s hilarious! The point is, Karen often finds dressers that have been kicked to the curb…without their drawers. Like this one.
At Mom 4 Real, Jessica tells us, “There I was, driving to Target when I spotted this beauty and a matching vanity. I pulled my car over so fast, I’m pretty sure I almost gave my daughter whiplash!”
When Deb of Lake Girl Paints found this nightstand, it was in the trash. It had a pretty badly chipped drawer, but she liked the boxy shape and knew it had potential.
Jaye from Just Tryin’ to Make Cents of It All tells us, “We needed a TV Console for our new TV and I just knew I could find something at my favorite thrift store.” She found a heavy-duty dresser (circa 1970)that probably came as a matching set with a groovy waterbed.
When Kelli of The Turquoise Piano married her husband, she just assumed that the old dresser he had was something special to him. Three years later, she asked about it and learned that it had belonged to his ex-girlfriend’s sister, and he couldn’t remember how it ended up at his house! Can you say makeover time?
Shanna from Restoration Redoux got this big, ugly brown dresser that was covered in melted wax and other unknown substances for only five dollars off of Craigslist. Yes, five buckaroos! After cleaning and airing it out, it was time for Shanna to work her magic!
This dresser makeover comes to us from Ahna of Easier Than I Thought. Ahna happened to hear her neighbor chatting about calling a charity to come pick up an unwanted dresser. Ahna quickly volunteered her house as a charitable cause, and took the dresser home.
Deb of Lake Girl Paints had been watching for a piece of furniture that she could use to try painting something she’d been imagining for a while: a nautical compass motif. So, when she spotted this big, green dresser on the side of the road, she felt like she’d been given a blank canvas!
