Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Dresser
We had a man in our ward who retired and decided to move. He had lived in this house in Newport for about 500 years. He was getting rid of a bunch of stuff and we needed a dresser, so we got it from him. I figured it was free and I always wanted to try to re-do a piece, so why not a free one? My first attempt wasn't the greatest and David kept asking me over and over again if I was sure I wanted to paint this old, old dresser. Well, I did want to paint it but mainly because it had that VERY old dresser smell. I thought the paint would help. Well, the paint looks okay but the dresser still has that smell. I have cleaned it and cleaned it and sprayed it and sprayed it, and it still smells. I even left it in the garage for 4 months. Now it's in the boys' room and the drawers aren't full of clothes, but full of cedar chips. I'm determined to lower the smell before I put the boys' clothes in it. Anyway, here's the before and after pictures!
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4 comments:
That is amazing! It looks beautiful. Hope that smell problem gets figured out, but it is just amazing.
You really did a great job here, I'm very impressed. I wish I could land a free dresser like that! Maybe I need to look around at some second-hand furniture places here.
I found this info on a website, I hope it helps:
White Vinegar & Water: spray/wipe/air dry
Lemon Oil: wipe down/pat dry
Pure Vanilla w/ water: spray/wipe/ pat dry
Baking soda: sprinkle/vacuum/air dry
A lot of salt and sunlight
Crumpled Newspapers, absorb the smell, replace daily
Dried Lavender
Hope this helps!
looks awesome! Isn't amazing what a little paint can do? I too enjoy doing projects--next up and coming is this awesome chair and ottaman and matching sofa i got at a garage sale for 45 for both. i'll post pics when i'm done
hey, at least the dresser doesn't smell like a rotton can of tuna fish! LOL
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