these super chunky extra ornate 1970s style pieces of furniture can seem a little bit hopeless when
it comes to modern furniture makeovers but i'm going to show you guys how i gave
this guy a little bit of a tweak to make it perfect for today's bohemian inspired designs
with maybe even a little bit of a moroccan style twist perfect for 20 21. hello my name is katie
i am the owner and artist behind salvaged by k scott i am a full-time furniture painter
running my own little furniture empire right here out of my home if you're interested in
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this week i'm going to be flipping a super dated dresser that i picked up from facebook marketplace
for forty dollars this guy is in really good shape it doesn't need much repair
work so i think just a fresh coat of paint will bring it right back on trend
as soon as i saw this hardware i had visions of this dresser in a really
modern bohemian or moroccan inspired bedroom like one of these anyways this flip is going to start
the same way that all of my flips do with a really thorough cleaning i pulled out all of the drawers
vacuumed up the dust bunnies removed the hardware and then i went ahead and gave everything a really
good scrub down with some tsp alternative this is a good degreaser that is going to clean up any
dirt or grime but especially any old furniture polish residue that's built up over the years
there were just a couple of scratches and dings that needed a little bit of wood filler i always
leave a full list of the products that i use on each project down in the description box just
in case you need to reference that once that was dry i sanded those spots smooth with some 220 grit
sandpaper and then i gave the rest of this slick laminate dresser a really good scuff up as well
and then i used one of my foam sanding pads to help me get down
into all these ornate details on the drawer fronts
i know this dresser looks like it's got a lot of really intricate carpentry involved but all of
these details on the drawer fronts are actually just molded plastic made to look like wood
i used a microfiber cloth to remove any of the sanding dust that i had created
i'm going to be skipping primer on this piece because i'm painting with a really dark color
and not working with real wood so i'm not worried about bleed through but i am going to spray a
quick spritz of shellac over the wood filler areas so that my paint lies evenly across that surface
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to work i'm going to be using house and canvas furniture paint in the color shadow this chalk
style paint is pretty thick so once i added some paint to my sprayer hopper i poured a little water
into you should thin your paint with water in a separate container before you add it to your gun
but i like to live on the edge and just shake it together while it's in there
after i sprayed my first coat i noticed that i had some dripping and sagging on one side i
haven't done this for a while but it happens it could be too much water too much air pressure
i was spraying too close to the dresser a little bit of all of the above
as tempting as it is to start fussing with this mess i like to let these drips dry all the way
i came back a few hours later when everything was good and dry and used some 320 grit sandpaper to
gently sand down those drips and marks and smooth out that side of the dresser
a few more light coats of paint and no one will ever know except for all of you of course
once i was happy with my paint i got myself ready to seal it up i'm using house and
canvas's new matte finish varnish whenever i'm top coating darker colors like this i
like to add a dollop of paint into the top coat to tint it a little bit this helps the top coat
from getting the hazy or streaky look that is super common when using liquid sealers over dark
colors
i applied two coats of this varnish waiting two hours
in between and it laid down really nicely so i didn't sand in between coats
i washed off all of the hardware with some hot water and vinegar just to get rid of any grime
that was on the surface and once that was dry i sprayed all of the hardware with a combination
of two rust-oleum metallic paints one in a coppery color and another one in sort of an antique brass
just a super light misting of both colors until i was happy with the finish i got
here's a reminder of the moroccan or bohemian bedroom vibe that inspired this dresser
let me know if you think i made it work down in the comment section
and for those of you who are always curious about the numbers
i bought this dresser off of facebook marketplace for forty dollars
i spent about forty five dollars in materials and sold it again to one of my local instagram
followers for four hundred dollars that's a profit of three hundred and fifteen dollars on this one
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