Dying For a Change
May 11, 2011
I may have told you before about how these dark, overly ornate chests remind me of coffins. It's like a vampire might pop out of there at any second, and not the hunky Cullen variety. Crreeepy.
But with a little two-tone turquoise on white action and some polishing up of the handles, this $20 Craigslist now makes for a great statement piece, a statement that no longer says, "Hey, you could store bodies in here!" Check it out on the blog My Beautiful Life.
16 comments:
Just darling!
Oh wow! That is gorgeous.
oh so much better! Looks beautiful now.
Forgive my language...but SHIT WOW! That is just amazing. I am so following this blog :)
wow that looks so awesome! And you're so right about the dark fancy wood looking like coffins, i hate it!
Oh, my! The details are so much more visible now! And not at all scary--as they were in their original condition! Kudos for your decorating vision!
Very nice! You are so creative. I think I would have just avoided the piece, thinking it would always be creepy.
Sandy
www.twelvemakesadozen.blogspot.com
Wow, that's a huge change! It looks fantstic now.
Love. That. What a change!!!
I have this exact dresser, and the matching headboard and vanity! (from my grandparents) I can't wait to spruce them up.
CUTE!!!!!!!!
This is awesome!
It looks positively pretty now - - - almost regal!
Oh my goodness! This totally cracked me up. I have been so busy this week with my two little boys. I thought it was time to check my neglected little blog, and saw almost 200 hits from your blog. Thank you so much for posting this! Oh, and in other news-getting it upstairs was a bear. While pulling out the drawers to help lighten the load the bottom handle just snapped in half like a twig. Can't really be too surprised since it was $20... nothing a little gorilla glue can't fix.
Thanks again Lindsey!!!
WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! This is just fabulous!!!
I like the ornate for this same type of makeover, but this one is far better than mine ever end up.
Perhaps I especially love it because this teal color is my new favorite.
I've been looking through a lot of the blog, and it's amazing how often ornate things like this look better in white, where you can actually appreciate all the details and shadows.
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