Theme Furniture Day...The Inspired By Dresser

I'm so happy to be sharing this fun dresser that was inspired by a couple pieces I found on Pinterest.  Best part is I'm joining a group of SUPER talented blog friends who are all doing the same thing, sharing a themed furniture makeover.  This month theme is inspired by, so the project is either inspired by something on Pinterest, a magazine or another blogger.    

A quick snippet about this dresser.  I bought this cute solid pine 4 drawer dresser about 2 years ago on a Facebook sale page.  I was told by the person I purchased it from that it's 100 years old.  It had seen better days and needed some work to give it a new lease on life.

Here it is before:

This is how it looked when I bought it...all beat up and needing some TLC.  

My inspiration came from a couple of different sources.  First, this gorgeous piece from Thistlewood Farms was part of my inspiration.  I loved how KariAnne used metal house numbers on the front of this night stand.  I knew I wanted to use numbers as well.  Also, I love her navy blue stripes.  My plan was to use navy blue on my dresser.

Thistlewood Farms

My biggest inspiration came from a piece I did a few years ago.  It's still my favorite transformation ever.  I love the stained top and the deep navy blue with the cut crystal knobs.  This is one piece I totally regret selling!   I thought this dresser would be perfect painted navy blue with some fun numbers on the front.

My Passion For Decor Feeling Navy Blue

For this piece, I used General Finishes Milk Paint in Coastal Blue.  The color is a beautiful deep navy and it goes on like butter.  It's now one of my favorite paints.  For the top of this old pine dresser I decided to strip and sand it down to the bare wood.  Once I had that done, I stained the top in a dark walnut stain.  For the top, I sealed the stain with General Finishes matte finish.  I'm not a huge fan of any type of sealer, but this stuff changed my mind.  I love it!!  It went on so nicely and didn't streak or bubble at all.

To finish off the piece, I added unfinished wood numbers from Hobby Lobby.  I stained them in the same dark walnut stain and sealed them with General Finishes matte finish sealer.  I attached the numbers to the front of the dresser with a construction adhesive, added new drawer hardware and I was done!  

Here's the finished inspired by piece.

I absolutely adore the top of this dresser.  The matte finish is perfect, not too shiny and not too dull.

I had intended to sell this piece, but Hunter decided he wanted to keep it instead.  I told him he could keep it, but he had to part with another dresser in his play room.  So, now I have another dresser to sell instead!  It always makes me happy when he falls in love with furniture I makeover!  

I'm excited to see what everyone else has been inspired by too!!  This is a group of very talented and creative bloggers so I'm sure their projects will be fabulous!

Thank you for reading!!!

Melody

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