I've always admired those people who could turn a item of junk into an piece of beauty. It seemed fun, but daunting and difficult. Moving away from home, with just my car for packing space, eliminated all furniture from my life. With prices on the rise I wasn't left with many options. Spend some good money on furniture... or try my hand and the whole DIY thing.
My new friend and I stopped by the bargain bin Goodwill and scored big on a dresser and desk. (Desk will be featured in a post of its own)
I spammed up my good friend over at DIY In Real Life for instructions and advice and bought this beauty for a total of $6.97.
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I had to invest in a paint brush and sandpaper, and the paint, and primer. But thankfully there is plenty left for numorous other projects I've got cooking in the back of my mind.
Found the dresser handles for $1.28/each.
With a little bit of work... here we are!
If I can do it... you can too!
Now I can go unpack my suitcase.
It looks beautiful, Anna! My grandparents were giving away an old (pretty ugly) desk and I ended up sanding it down, spray-painting it glossy white, and replacing the handles/knobs with silver ones. Love how it turned out + it was a fun (almost free) project! <3 Thanks for the inspiration!
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Cute!! :) Love your find for $6.97 and the final color that you chose!
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