Every once in a while, an opportunity presents itself when I'm between projects. I wasn't looking for anything in particular, but this little beauty stuck out on the drive home.
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| Oh, hai. |
This poor dresser was discarded on the side of the road in anticipation of trash day. Although it was missing the bottom three drawers, an idea came to mind that wouldn't require them. I called the husband and we hauled it on home.
This dingy, dirty, drawerless dresser had seen better days cosmetically, but had decent bones and a ton of personality in the decorative trim and scrolled front.
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| Real dressers have curves! |
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| She's got legs... she knows how to reuse them. |
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| Ooh, what have we here? |
I was relieved to find I could unscrew the handles in order to paint the remaining drawer, and even more pleased to discover a beautiful patina finish underneath the gooped-on paint. Who covers up this kind of hardware??
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| Bad pic, but these are a pretty greenish patina! |
After a thorough cleaning and a few coats of an off-white spray paint, I had a new entertainment unit for the basement! The missing drawers left room for electronics, and the fiber-board backing was easy to drill through for cords and such.
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| Small, medium and large. |
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| That's how you celebrate a completed project - with a LOtR marathon. |
