hello furniture friends katie here from salvaged by k scott i am out in my very
cold garage just getting ready to bring you along on the thrift flip
of a cute little dresser that is getting an apothecary twist
i scooped up this 70s dresser from the thrift store on a 50
off furniture day for 28 it's already got these fun divided drawer fronts so it's going to be
the perfect canvas for a classic apothecary style thrift flip with some industrial vibes if i take a
look at the back i can see that the frame of the dresser is made from particle board and veneer
and the drawers look like they're all made of plywood i'm starting off this flip by pulling
out all the drawers removing the hardware and giving the entire dresser a really good clean
the original manufacturer was pretty messy with their tinted lacquer application so i
used some 180 grit sandpaper on my little surf prep sander to clean up the sides of the drawers
i really wanted to change up the base of this piece and give it more of a modern feel so i
flipped the dresser onto its back and measured out some straighter lines onto the kick plate
then i used my jigsaw with a clean cut blade to cut some new angles
this is a really easy way to update the look of a piece without having to build an entirely new base
or the added expense of buying new feet i think i want to leave this piece of wood on the front of
the dresser natural so i sanded back the old finish and smoothed out all of my fresh cuts
i also went ahead and filled in the hardware holes because i'm going to be adding some
new apothecary bin pulls to these drawers instead
two of the drawers on this dresser have four sections and the other four drawers have three
sections but i want them all to match so i'm going to be using my brand new compact router for the
very first time i asked my husband to help me measure things out because i am terrible at that
so he found the center point of these drawers and then measured out the center point of the
router bit and clamped a metal guide up for me i really wish that i had
gotten a few more angles and shots of this but this quarter inch cove fit cut a matching groove
into the original design so now all six drawers have the same four sections next i used that same
180 grit sandpaper to scuff up the entire dresser and smooth out a few minor scratches on the top
when i was all finished with my sanding and cutting i wiped away the dust with a damp
microfiber cloth and then i wrapped my drawers in some of this pre-taped masking plastic
i also masked off the bare wood kick plate so that i didn't make a mess of it
to paint this dresser i'm going to be using the wagner flexio 590 with the detailed finish nozzle
this is an electric turbine sprayer that i am just getting to know i'm also getting to know
this kills restoration primer i usually use a shellac base primer but that's not safe to
spray in this kind of gun and it's just kind of a messy pain to work with so i'm pretty
hopeful that this claim of an oil and shellac performance in a water-based formula lives up
i gave the primer a thorough stir loaded up the sprayer and sprayed a quick coat over the whole
dresser once that was dry i smoothed it out with some 400 grit sandpaper and again wiped up my dust
the color that i want to use on this dresser is called underground and it's by house in canvas
i love this paint and i especially love this moody gray green house in canvas is a very thick paint
all on its own so i mixed up about 500 cc's of paint with a hundred cc's of water to thin it out
you should absolutely filter or strain your paint whenever you are adding it into a sprayer
but i hate doing it and i never remember and i'm just willing to take the risk of clogs
once i was satisfied with the paint consistency i sprayed on my first coat
so
this is what my first coat of paint looked like once it was dry
i sprayed on a second coat and that gave me really nice full coverage so
i emptied and cleaned my gun again and a few hours later i was ready for top coat
my favourite liquid top coat is a varathane diamond wood finish in a satin sheen and when
i'm working with darker colours like this i like to add a teaspoon or two of the paint right into
the poly to tint it a little this really helps the colours stay consistent and prevent any streaking
or hazing that can happen since this top coat is such a thin material i adjusted my sprayer and
turned the x boost down to between a two and a three and i also tightened up the flow dial on
my trigger so that not as much product would come out i sprayed the top coat keeping my arm
as straight as i could with the gun a consistent distance away and overlapping my passes by about
40 to 50 percent and i thought it was looking good until i went back to the side where i had started
apparently i didn't turn things down enough and i sprayed way too much poly it was dripping
and sagging which is extremely frustrating but it happens i like to deal with this specific mistake
by not touching it at all i let everything dry all the way and then i came back and sanded all
of these drip marks smooth with some 400 grit sandpaper then everything got another light
coat of paint and once that was dry another try the poly i ended up spraying three coats waiting
two hours in between the next day i was ready to install all of my new poles i think the best way
to get all of these pulls lined up and keep them looking consistent across the drawers is to make
myself a template i grabbed a scrap of wrapping paper a ruler and a pencil and mapped out the
first drawer i found the centre of each section placed the pulls where i wanted them to sit and
then i could mark out where i needed the holes to be taped my template onto the drawer and drill
so
the last thing that i need to look after is this kick plate i want to stain it in a warm
color so i pulled bear's water-based stain in the color chestnut out of my stash and brushed it on
as soon as i got about half of this stain on i knew it was not the right choice it's way
too red it's way too dark and i'm just not a fan so i waited for that to dry and then
i broke out my sander again and sanded it all the way back to bare wood
luckily i also have a pot of this water-based stain in the color early american which is a
lighter brown so i brushed that on and liked the color much better once i had the entire
cake plate covered i came back with a clean microfiber rag and wiped away the excess steam
to seal up this stain really quick and easily i rubbed on some of wise owl's white tea furniture
stav this is a hemp oil and beeswax product that will protect the wood and keep it looking nice
after all of my shenanigans with staining and sanding and staining again
i did come back with a small artist brush just to touch up the paint on this tiny little lip
this dresser is now a little bit military a little bit library a little bit apothecary
and i don't know if it's just the time of year but i could totally see this
sitting in the corner of santa's office as he writes his naughty or nice list
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