
Martha of Martha Leone Designs says, “This dresser is a keeper. It’s a bit too fancy for my taste but sturdy and has lots of storage potential. Would you believe me if I told you I got this piece FREE off Craigslist?”
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Martha of Martha Leone Designs says, “This dresser is a keeper. It’s a bit too fancy for my taste but sturdy and has lots of storage potential. Would you believe me if I told you I got this piece FREE off Craigslist?”

Over at Fab Rehab Creations, Allison had been on the lookout for a good dresser she could put in her son’s new bedroom. ”Now, am I the only one who feels like thrift shops and Craigslist have become overrun with people who want to paint furniture? I mean, I love that people want to do this, but it is making it difficult to find decent pieces for cheap,” Allison laughs.

Karen of Redoux Interiors got a phone call from a friend letting her know there was an old dresser sitting in the middle of said friend’s road. Karen ran off to pick it up, and discovered a dresser that was in pretty sad shape–just the way she likes to find them, since Karen loves dramatic makeovers!

Meredith & Gwyneth, the New Yorkie, literally rescued this dresser from the jaws of the NYC sanitation truck that was getting a dumpster of trash. Can you imagine that scene?

Sarah from Renewed Upon a Dream got an old dresser that had been in her parent’s basement for as long as she can remember. Her dad actually says he remembers it being used by her grandparents in their bedroom when he was a kid if that hints at its age. Sarah had the perfect job {…Read More…}

Leslie from Sweet Sweet Simplicity had been eyeballing the Anthropologie Ordinal Dresser and knew she could make a very similar one. When she found a dresser for thirty dollars at Goodwill, she snatched it up and got right to work! Leslie sanded down the whole shebang and then used a template to cut the drawers {…Read More…}

Jennifer from Monkey See, Monkey Do scored a new dresser when her parent’s upgraded their bedroom furniture. It was very 1970s, and Jennifer had always disliked it. This was her chance to give it a much-needed makeover. Jennifer and her husband worked together on this project, building new legs, refinishing the drawers, and painting the {…Read More…}
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