Perk up an old dresser with these creative step-by-step makeovers for storage pieces. If you’re ready to buy new bedroom furniture, use these smart shopping tips to make the best choice.
Freshen Your Bathroom with Low-Cost Updates
Wake up a tired bathroom with these quick and easy bathroom updates that won't break the bank.
"… creating a sink vanity out of an antique dresser . A cabinetmaker can cut a hole in the top of the dresser to fit a drop-in sink. Coat the remaining … permits, you can incorporate a matching chest of drawers for storage. Swap outdated light fixtures …"
Articles
… dragging a squeegee comb over the paint. Unfinished dresser Primer White latex enamel paint in semigloss … Remove any knobs or pulls from the unfinished dresser . Remove drawers. Prime the dresser and drawers. Do not paint the interior sides …
Chest or dresser Sherwin-Williams 6593 Coral Bells Satin Paint 1-1/4-inch low … Wood filler Tape measure Decorative hardware Clean and sand the chest or dresser of your choice. Remove the hardware and fill any holes (you'll re …
Furniture Makeovers: 1 Chest, 3 Ways
An unfinished Bombay chest of drawers becomes a focal point when painted with a sage green base coat and adorned with cream initials in French script. We inverted a …
Videos
Reimagine the furniture you already own. Stephen Saint-Onge shows you how to use paint to unify pieces from different styles.
Mon, 19 May 2008|More from Home & Garden
|Dresserfound at1:16
Organizing expert Ellen Damaschino the solution to keeping your teen's room clear of clutter.
Mon, 16 Mar 2009|More from Home & Garden
|Dresserfound at0:49
When you’re redoing a room, what should stay and what should go? Stephen Saint-Onge points out the strongpoints of a master bedroom ‘before’.
Mon, 19 May 2008|More from Home & Garden
|dressersfound at1:02
Slide Shows
… upholstered the walls with the fabric and incorporated antiqued pine wainscoting and a coffered ceiling. A faux-bamboo chest of drawers works for the vanity. When they remodeled their kitchen, the owners of this home reduced the size of the adjacent powder …
Custom hardware doesn't have to be expensive and it definitely doesn't have to be bland. These unique knobs give your cabinets, chests, and dressers instant style.
… a laminate floor. Use an appliance dolly or air pad when resetting the refrigerator, and ask friends to help move sofas, dressers , and other large pieces of furniture. Plastic furniture casters seem deceptively safe for laminate floors. Small pieces …
… inches above the floor. Placing the bottom of the window about 36 inches above the floor allows wall space to accommodate dressers and other furniture. For aesthetic and practical reasons (that is, to accommodate the width of a structural header over …
… bedroom and the living room. Crisp white millwork mingles with shades of blue in a master bedroom that features built-in dressers , French doors, and a fireplace. Recessed lighting keeps the ceiling clear in the small room. A headboard niche with recessed …
… Old wallpaper covers a box filled with makeup and essentials on the bedroom dresser . A tray keeps jewelry and other items from rolling off. On the bedroom dresser , tins that once held chocolate and a powder puff now hide toiletries. Old suitcases …
ShareMy Content
