i don't know i it's there it doesn't
seem to matter where i
put myself today
i need new eyeballs
whatever deal with it
hey guys welcome or welcome back if you're new here
my name is katie i am the owner and artist behind salvaged by k
scott i make my living right here out of my home
painting and restyling found and thrifted furniture
i picked up this dresser on facebook marketplace for completely free this
past weekend and spent the last few days making it
pretty freaking cool again as you can see this is another
mid-century modern style piece with great lines
it's seen some better days so it's definitely in need of an update
it's in pretty good shape except for this bottom drawer that is falling apart
and has obviously been attacked by a cat or a puppy
at some point but we can fix that
first things first i'm going to put this drawer back together
i'm going to start by removing this old hardware although i love it
it is not going to lend itself to my new
design i'm just going to use a hammer and some
needle nose pliers to remove these old
staples
and now i have to line everything back up again the bottom of the drawer sits
in this track that runs around the exterior pieces
and then once i had everything lined up and put back together i used my brad
nailer to add a few new nails to the side where i had removed the previous
failing staples
next i'm going to remove the rest of the hardware
and as always the entire piece inside and outside
is going to get a really good scrub down with some tsp
it is so important to clean your furniture before you paint it
not only to remove any dust bunnies but also to remove
any grease or grime furniture polish residue
fingerprints all of that stuff can really
impact how your paint adheres to the
surface
i'm using some dry dex all-purpose wood filler here to fill in the old hardware
holes and also all of these nicks and
gouges
and i did the same thing to fill in the veneer damage on the top of the dresser
once the wood filler was dry i went back and sanded everything smooth with some
220 grit sandpaper
and i used the same 220 grit to go over all of the surfaces that i'm going to be
painting to scuff up the original finish and give
my paint something to stick to
i'm just using a damp rag to remove any sanding dust that i created
so that my next step primer will stick to the surface and not to the dust
since i'm going to be painting this dresser in a light color and i want to
seal in those porous hardware holes that i
filled i'm going to be using my favorite bin
shellac base primer and a four inch microfiber roller
i choose not to put this primer in my spray gun because it requires ammonia
for cleanup it's really sticky and messy to deal with
so my preference is a disposable roller
once i got the first two coats of primer on i noticed that i could still see the
outline of the original hardware holes sometimes this happens and you need to
work with a few layers so i went and filled in a few spots
again sanded the filler smooth and then went
back with another coat of primer over
top
i let all of my primer dry really well overnight and then went back with some
320 grit sandpaper just to smooth out any of the texture left behind by that
roller
i've been getting a lot of questions about this magical plastic that i use
to cover my drawers when i'm spraying to protect them from over spray
this is called easy mask it comes in a roll i get it at lowe's
basically it's painters tape with a plastic drop sheet attached
so i wrap it around all of my drawers and then pull it down
to protect from any messy splatter
to paint this dresser i'm going to be using country chic paint
in a 50 50 mix of cheesecake and vanilla frosting
i added about one quarter cup of water to my
quart of paint to get a nice spraying
consistency
i sprayed three full coats of paint over the entire piece
once my paint had had 12 hours to dry fully i went back
and protected my piece with two coats of country chic
clear coat since country chic is a porous
mineral paint it's really important to seal it up make it wipeable and durable
for the long term
the new hardware that i chose for this piece is made by richelieu i buy this at
lowe's i also picked up a handy reishilu
hardware template so that i could easily mark my new holes
so and to bring these little furniture feet
back to life i'm using some of my favorite gold gilding wax from michaels
and just applying it with my finger
to give these dried out wood drawers a little day at the spa
i'm applying some wise owl furniture salve
this is going to leave the drawers looking awesome
and smelling divine you stole my heart what is it that you do
my life was great till you added colors
like the moon needs the sun we don't care about the others
heart's desire i just wanna love you just wanna hold
you just wanna be with you till we grow old
please tell me you'll stay
well like all of my furniture flips i'm completely obsessed with how it turned
out it's got kind of a modern 80s vibe now i
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