Redono Re-do

 

(Featured at Tip Junkie)

I blinked and it was February. Did that happen to anyone else? 

January seriously flew by. I’ve been working on fun stuff left & right!!

This lovely little dresser, another Craigslist find (of course)

I picked up the first week of January.

I had been hunting high and low for months for something JUST like it to paint for the school “Redono” auction!  I was beyond excited when I found it. 

It had great character.  It had nice lines.  It was the perfect size for lots of uses – dresser, buffet, foyer statement piece…..  Of course it needed some love. 

The top was in about 4 pieces and it was allll wonky!  Wonky in this case is defined as needing a wall to lean on or it quite possibly would fall down.  True story.

A few new corner blocks inside and a lotta glue and it was back upright and ready for paint!

Right after finding the dresser on Craigslist I started fabric shopping.

I picked up this fabric by Braemore on sale!  Score!!

 image VIA Online Fabric Store

 After the typical prep work came my FAVORITE part.  Sketching designs!!

I like to sketch a little on paper.  Then make a practice board to see how the sketch translates when it’s in color. 

Then in this case I cut out the flowers I sketched and laid them out in different combinations on the dresser til I couldn’t think about it anymore…. 

Then I started painting! 

After it was primed I decided the drawers needed more wood fill.  Which means more sanding.  And more priming.  But eventually I got to the base coat.

Because of all the layers of paint there was a lot of waiting for paint to dry….

Obviously you can’t paint a color on top of another color til the bottom color is dry. 

Slows everything down which is nice if you have things to do in between painting. 

BAD if you are in a hurry!!  But GOOD if you like to text friends non-stop while painting.

The flowers imitate the fabric.  Sorta.  I had done some sketches before I even found a dresser or fabric and came up with a flower I wanted to use.  So I did.  Even though technically it’s nowhere on the fabric!

I painted the drawer sides with a coordinating blue.

Sidenote: for the first time EVER I used ALLLLL matching Pulls!  WHOA!  How about that! 

Slapped a glaze on it.

And called it done.  4 days after I started.  24 hours before the auction.

Just call me Queen of Procrastination. 

Someday my tendency to procrastinate will most likely end badly. 

But boy O boy I hope I’m wrong!

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