Monday, September 20, 2010

Numbered Drawers

My sons' dresser got a little makeover this weekend.




Here's what it looked like before. I liked the existing color but it just needed a little something.

I wanted to add some number detail similar to what I found in an old Anthro catalog.

I used some letter stencils from my scrapbooking stash for the "st" etc. I used my homemade number stencils from this project but then realized the numbers were too small and getting lost in the whole look. I needed them bigger but was feeling too lazy to have to go make new ones.


I decided to just freehand some larger numbers in pencil first, then filled it in with black acrylic and a small paintbrush.

Once I got everything painted, I made sure it was completely dry and then went over everything with fine sandpaper.

The sanding gave it an aged feel and helped to conceal the boo boos I made when painting.

A little bit of paint and an hour's worth of time really added a lot of character to a room that just needed a litttle "something".

20 comments:

  1. What a great update to the dresser! I think it needed that last little touch with the numbers!

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  2. Great job! I like the rustic look that the sandpapering did! Looks 'lovely' to me!

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  3. Yep...that's cuteness right there. Good on ya!

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  4. I love it! You took a plain dresser and turned it into something very special. It would be perfect for my son. When he tells me he has no clean socks, I could say, "Yes you do. Go look in drawer No. 1.

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  5. This is a great extra touch to an already cute dresser. Good job!

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  6. This was a wonderful update. So simplebut what a difference!

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  8. I love the update! I actually have a small nightstand that I have the exact same plans to update that way with. Nice to see it worked out so well!

    Great job!

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  9. looks great! it's funny because i saw the thumbnail and wondered if it was anthro inspired! i love that anthro dresser, too. :)
    great job, and congrats on csi top ten!

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  10. What a fun idea! If you get a chance, I'd love for you to link to this on Not "Baaad" Sundays with LambAround :)

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  11. Love it! The numbers just totally changed the look. :)

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  12. Looks great!
    The numbers turned out fantastic

    Jenny
    www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

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  13. VERY cool. :) What a difference just those bit of graphics made. You certainly got the swing of the numbers thing!

    Donna
    http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

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  14. Love the numbers! They make a quick and easy difference!

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