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A Bold Two-Tone Turquoise Dresser Makeover

I was lucky enough (?) to get a weird little dresser / nightstand on a local resale website for $10.  From the posted photos it looked really cute!  But once I actually got it home, I found that it had strange holes all over it, was missing trim from the right side, and was filled with cat hair and other strange substances.  Short story – it was gross.  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this two-tone turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

It sat in my garage until my sister mentioned that she needed a little nightstand next to her bed.  Perfect!  I told her she could have this one.  All she had to do was buy the paint and hardware and I would do the makeover for her.

Last weekend this dresser and I spent some quality time together on the patio, and now she’s a bold turquoise beauty!  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

This was a fun makeover because it involved a lot of troubleshooting and I got to use this brand of paint (affiliate link – see my disclosure statement here), which I had never tried before.  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

I didn’t plan for the dresser to be two-tone, but after I started painting, I knew I wouldn’t have enough paint to cover the entire dresser with the color my sister chose.  So, I added some of this paint (affiliate link), to the original and made a lighter version, which I used on the body of the dresser.  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

I think it was a happy accident to run out of paint, because I actually really like the subtle two-tone look!  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

We got the awesome hardware at Hobby Lobby, which I just LOVE.  The brass and acrylic really updates the piece, in my opinion!  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

I added some fun gold metallic paper as a drawer liner, and it helps bring the beauty inside the dresser as well!  Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

Now . . . I just hope my sister comes and picks up her new nightstand soon.  I need it out of my house!  My kids are determined to destroy it.  I found them blowing bubbles all over it the other day (insert mad face here).  Luckily they wiped right off.Give an outdated piece of furniture a bold new look! Get all the details on this painted turquoise dresser makeover right in this post!

What do you think of this dresser’s bold new look?  Too bright or just right?

-Bre

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    • Thanks, Amy! Yeah at first I was kind of freaking out because I bought the paint in Wisconsin, but then it all worked out in the end! Thanks so much, friend. 🙂

    • Thanks, Laura! You’re so sweet. The Hobby Lobby is in WISCONSIN! We were both up there over spring break. I know there’s one out in Lombard though . . . but I’ve never ventured out that way!

    • Thanks, Jenny! Ugh it was such a piece of junk – seriously. I am so glad my sister could use it!! 🙂

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