Repainting my dresser

As I have said in a previous post I am head over heals for my dresser, its one of those sturdy heavy true wooden dressers that can take a major beating. It is rustic and corners are rounded and chipped and I cant even begin to imagine all of the things that this dresser has seen. It is probably every bit of 20+ years old.. I love furniture with a story, but I like to be able to have the furniture that needs love, I’m not really into the antique type of furniture mainly because you cant touch it, it will devalue it. But after tonight, after talking about redoing my dresser and posting the things I posted on here, I felt the need to at least start the process. And needless to say I HATE sanding down furniture, I promise if you do it by hand you WILL find muscles you didn’t even know you had. I had mentioned in a previous post that maybe I would do color this time, as it has been neutral colors every time that I have painted it. So I went to the store tonight and I decided on a color, it isn’t exactly in anything in my room but I think that it will all work cohesively together.

Before, but ignore all the mess around it..

So I have started sanding, and sadly it is taking me forever.. BUT It will be worth it in the end.

I know that this looks VERY VERY purple but I promise its the flash. This is more of a deep purple like eggplant. I know this color is not in my room BUT I love yellow purple and gray together I have colors all over my room BUT I think that they all work very well together..


The basic colors I have going on in my bedroom are;

I’m hoping the weather will be good and that I wont be exhausted tomorrow (I’m taking my sisters fiance to the Airport so I have to get up at 5:30 and drive about 1.5 each way..) If everything goes in my favor tomorrow Ill hopefully finish my dresser.. But we will see!

My Sanctuary

I feel that everyone’s bedroom is their sanctuary, it is a place to cry to laugh to rest or play. I think that your bedroom should encompass who you are as a person and I would like to think that my bedroom does just that! I love shopping around online and this is what I have discovered; Frames, bedding, pillows and odds-an-ends that create my space. Here are a few of my favorite aspects of my sanctuary!

Frames are such great things because they are so different in size color and shape. I have always been envious of people who could throw a bunch of frames on a wall and it looked so cohesive while still seeming so different as it seems that each of them have their own story. I am a picture person I literally have 4000+ on my Macbook and since I think they are such a great way to relive special moments I love to put them on display all over the home. My frames on display here are all from various places, some are from walmart, Ikea, little boutiques and some I got for christmas and various other places. But take some frames choose your “moments” that you want to use and put them all over or on one wall like I did!

Bedding is a major weakness for me, I have so much from Pottery Barn, Urban Outfitters, Ikea and Now West Elm. The bedding you see above is from West Elm and if you have never visited their site then it is definitely a MUST SEE! I love some of the dainty items they have but it is all so beautiful and if you like Pottery Barn but it is a bit too pricey for you West Elm offers that same feel for a price that is not as steep! They have many things to look at and many things that you should take advantage of! My favorite of this new bedding besides the Monogram (Im a monogram freak) is the Amazing Euro Shams, which actually was not listed with my bedding it was meant to go with another set but I fell in love so I decided it was a must have as well!

I love little accents that you never thought would make a difference but it does. I consider my room rustic country and I am beyond in love with the Mason Jar craze and even though this isnt a “mason” jar (its a Kern) I painted it white added the blue sand and the little fake flower is from ikea. It is very cute in person and I have a few more all together in a vase.

This is a craft that I did to pass the time. There are a few ways you could achieve this and is was fairly inexpensive. I spent $5.00 total on the buttons I traced a large T on the paper and I glued the buttons around the T then I added the ribbon and framed it, the actual frame only cost $3.00. You could alsop use cloth instead of paper and sew the buttons on (much more time consuming!).

This is my dresser! I do love it like it is now but I will be sanding it down in the next month and re-painting it and hand painting some kind of new design. I really have to get my mind set on one design for my dresser. I absolutely adore this dresser I got it 5 years ago at a yard sale and it wasnt in the greatest condition, I love that it is chipped and knicked and looks old (totally up my ally). Of course once I re-paint this dresser it will be a post on here! Maybe ill be bold and do a bright color (it has always been Black, Brown or white.) Maybe Chartreuse! We will see! I cant wait to get started!