April 22, 2016 by Bre

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.

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!

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.

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.

I think it was a happy accident to run out of paint, because I actually really like the subtle two-tone look!

We got the awesome hardware at Hobby Lobby, which I just LOVE. The brass and acrylic really updates the piece, in my opinion!

I added some fun gold metallic paper as a drawer liner, and it helps bring the beauty inside the dresser as well!

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.