Mid-Century Modern Dresser Makeover For My 9-Year-Old

Painted furniture is popular, but there's something magical about the way stain soaks into freshly sanded wood, isn't there? I had found this $20 thrifted dresser and it sat in my garage for over a year. I finally decided to make it over for my 9-year-old who moved into a new room apart from his two younger brothers. He's now got this handsome MCM dresser to store his clothes!
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BEFORE: When I saw this dresser, it was too cheap NOT to buy! Plus, it was in good condition. It was missing a knob, but I didn't care. As much as I love painted furniture, I knew that the outside body should have been stained!





AFTER: I love how it turned out! I used two different stains to create a slightly rustic look. I painted the drawers white because I wanted a nice contrast between the wood and the bright white. I was missing 1 knob, so I decided to only use 4 and just remove the second row, filling those holes with wood filler. I used left over kitchen pulls for the bottom!





But first, I sanded the entire dresser down.





Then I applied the first layer of stain.





It soaked up really nice! Use gloves because it gets nasty on your hands!





Then I added a layer of gray stain and wiped it off. The gray stain soaked into the grain giving it a weathered look.





The result was sooo pretty!! I love how you can see the grain of the wood better.





I absolutely love how it turned out! I asked my son if he liked it and he said, "Why WOULDN'T I like it??" :) He's so sweet!





I also removed the bottom drawer and moved it up so that it looked more balanced. It doesn't look quite so funny now.





I painted these cute thrifted book ends to hold up my son's books on top of his dresser! He's an avid reader. My little bookworm :).






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