Sunday, August 28, 2011

girls dresser with fabric pulls

Here is the dresser I gave a sneak peek of in my girls room makeover.


Here's what it looked like before:


I painted the dresser with "swiss coffee", and the knobs a flat black.


I loved the top knobs, but when I went to  put the longer, regular pulls back on, they just didn't look right.


Inspired by A Simply Klassic Home I used some fabric left over from a thrifted sheet to add my own pulls.



I like the combination of the vintage black knobs with the modern fabric pulls.


The pink flowers in the fabric coordinate with the pink headboard and other accents in the room.  Go here to see the entire room.


Now I just need to figure out how to add some feet to the bottom so it doesn't sit so flat on the carpet, or maybe some vintage castors--what do you think?

I distressed it quite a bit so that all the details would pop.


It's the perfect size to hold all my daughter's clothes and stuff.


I love what a little paint and primping can do, don't you?


keep primping,






























22 comments:

  1. The little dresser turned out wonderful. I love the fabric pulls, especially for a girls room. It gives it a sweet, soft touch.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  2. Beautiful. The fabric pulls definitely soften the entire piece making it so much girlier. Great idea!

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  3. I found your blog through Whipperberry. I love everything I have seen here and I am now a new follower.

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  4. A wonderful transformation and love the fabric pulls, great idea x

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  5. turned out BEAUTIFUL! love all the little details...great work.

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  6. LOVE this! We're getting ready to re-do our kiddos rooms and this idea would work great for both the boys' room AND my little girls!

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  7. I just saw a dresser like this at the thrift store. I'm 100% inspired to take it home and do something like this!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Very cute, love the use of the fabric. I've used grosgrain before and love it.

    Thanks for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment.
    Tami @ A Girls Gotta Nest

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  9. Very nice Michele. It turned out lovely. The fabric handles are a great touch. I'll bet your daughter loves it. : )
    ~ Catie

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  10. It's a funny thing...Almost every week when I look at the different links on the different blogs, I click on one of your pieces! I am obviously drawn to your creativity! Plus, we spell our names the same way. Anyway, great idea on the fabric pulls. I just acquired a desk without hardware and think I might try out that idea. www.knottooshabbyfurnishings.com

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  11. Just visiting from Beach Cottage. Oh my, that dresser looks AMAZING. Love what you've done with it. xx

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  12. it looks so sweet! emmy has a cabinet -or had i should say since i don't know if it will fit in our next house- that has fabric pulls because it had original plastic pulls that had odd spacing. the fabric kept it girly and soft- love the difference it makes on this dresser!

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  13. I love it! What a beautiful dresser. I would be so happy if you shared this project on my Inspiration Board {link party}. I know my readers would really enjoy it.
    http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-board-link-party-13.html
    Hope to see you there.
    carolyn | homework

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  14. This is the cutest dresser, and I love the look of the fabric drawer pulls. Adorable!

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  15. Michelle I love this dresser and the idea to add ribbon!

    katie from Sew Woodsy

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  16. That looks so nice :) Great idea with the fabric pulls. They totally work! Thanks for dropping by Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.

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  17. Love it in white and love how the fabric pulls lightened it up, made it more feminine. Thanks for sharing at Beyond the Picket Fence.

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  18. I love this make-over! The piece now looks sweet and charming... perfect for your girl's room. The pulls are perfect complement. :)

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  19. Cute dresser! Love the idea of fabric pulls. Love the look of casters!

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  20. Really like this--have a cabinet that has missing drawer pulls that are 4 inches apart--such a hard size to find. I may try this--thanks for the inspiration!

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  21. So cute, I have been thinking of doing something like this. Love it!

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