Brenna's Dresser

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This is my most favorite dresser transformation to date. 

I had the sweetest client ever call and ask if I could take a look 

at this antique dresser and quote a custom refinish:

Do the gorgeous lines grab you like it did me?

This dresser had me at Hello.

She said she bought it a few years ago, never intending to paint it.

But, her friends would come over and say, "Oh! Are you going to paint it?"

So, she thought, "oh...should I paint it?"

Then she called me to take a look.

"Would you paint it?"

"Yep, and you will LOVE it."

So we went ahead.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on it.

 

First, there was some business to take care of in the way of a lot of chipping veneer. 

That had to be secured and the chipped areas filled before I started.

This is a step that I highly recommend not skipping. 

(I do not take shortcuts on my prep work, and it pays off.)

Brenna will have a sound dresser that will last for years & years.

 

Excuse the driveway shots. It was too heavy to bring inside for it's photo op.

I had to find a color that matched her current white furniture, and chose SW Creamy.

My client let me decide what direction to go with the hardware.

I cleaned the original pulls, then primed and painted them
Rustoleum's Satin Nickel, and sealed them.

I replaced the two knobs with crystal ones, and I also brought over a pink option.

We chose the pink once it was in the room.

It was perfect!
(I forgot my camera when I delivered it. Bad blogger etiquette, bad.)

It is the most gratifying feeling to have a client be so thrilled with the outcome.

They LOVED the transformation. If I could do this for free, I would.

The best part was that we made a new friend. Brenna and my Little Women got along so well,
and I'm sure a play date is in their future.
"L," if you are reading this, it was an absolute pleasure and privilege to meet your precious family.

 

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Until next time, my friends,