Take a dresser from ho-hum to wow with one of these easy DIY projects.
Who said all dressers have to be wood, black, or white?
To re-create the look,prep your dresserby sanding, cleaning, and priming.
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Coat it with semigloss enamel paint.
(We used Valspar’s Enchanted Forest.)
If you don’t want to do it freehand, follow a straightedge or applypainters tape.
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Choose decorative areas to show off the dresser’s curves.
Just double-check the drawers have a flat frontthe wallpaper won’t play well with a textured surface.
Attach with spray adhesive smoothing out any air bubbles.
Check a local flea market for cool vintage drawer knobs for your newly refreshed dresser.
Usingbrass hardwaregives it an extra glam touch.
Paint the dresser your desired colordon’t be afraid to be bold!
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Spray-paintthe hardware, too.
The L brackets easily screw into the corners of each dresser drawer.
Position each handle in the center of each drawer and secure with screws.
This easy DIY dresser makeover can be customized with stain and paint colors to match your decorating style.
First, paint the dresser beforecutting and installingfour wood panels to the edges.
Finish with updated pulls.
Striped DIY Dresser
We love the graphic splash these colorful stripes add against awhite background.
Replacing the original door pulls with sleek modern ones played to the linear patterns on the dresser.
Sand and prime the dresser, keeping in mind the primer color will show through.
Begincreating the stripesusing painters tape.
The stripes should have various widths and be spaced apart unevenly.
The colors and amount of stripes you use are then up to you.
see to it the paint is dry before placing painters tape over the design.
Textured Ombre DIY Dresser
Craft a whimsical dresser with a little bit of paint and wooden blocks.
This DIY dresser makeover is aperfect fit for a kid’s room.
Begin by priming your dresser a light, singular color.
Split the dresser into three sections and paint the top and middle sections with their corresponding colors.
Paint the blocks your desired color and set in place withwood glue.
Turn a basic IKEA dresser into a wow-worthy statement piece.
Start bypainting the drawers and bodyof the dresser (Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray).
Then install decorative accents, like a gold-spray-painted towel rack, chic overlays, and bold hardware.
Geometric Dresser
Three-sided motifs (aka triangles) andthree coordinating colorshit a DIY dresser-makeover home run.
Block off ageometric patternusing a straightedge, pencil, and painters tape.
Repeat the process on the drawers: spray with adhesive, apply art, and trim the edges.
Finally, attach new knobs to the dresser.
Stamped Dresser
To create abotanical-inspiredDIY dresser, cut crafts foam into different sizes of leaf shapes.
Use a thin brush topaint on the stems.
Allow the paint to dry at least 24 hours.
Mix and Match Dresser
Why stick to just one finish when multiple can look so fabulous?
Several wood stains create a one-of-a-kind look in this DIY dresser makeover.
Start with a basic, unfinished dresser.
Then apply stains in a variety of shades to each drawer.
Optfor oil-based stains; their long drying times let you stain large pieces without overlapping dry marks.
Prep the dresser by removing knobs and cleaning the dresser.
We chose three teal hues in enamel semigloss paint.
When dry, outline images in the lightest paint color using an artist’s brush or a paint marker.
Finish with clear polyurethane.
Luxurious Dresser
Would you believe thischic blue dresserused to be knotty pine?
A fresh coat of paint turns a thrift store staple into a beautiful, sophisticated piece.
Paint the dresser in a rich color, then apply a glaze to the corners for alightly distressed look.
Brass hardware completes the makeover.
This update can bedone in a weekend.
Here, aglossy bluehugs the dresser’s curves, and the drawers pop in semigloss white.
Match new hardware to the frame color, and your makeover is complete.
Buffet Update
Repurpose anold dresser as a buffetwith paint and pretty paper.
Remove the top drawers, and cover the cubbies with plywood.
Paint the entire piece, and cover the remaining drawer fronts with paper, securing in place withwallpaper paste.
