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.
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16 Comments
toadinaboat.com
May 11, 2011 at 6:58 PMWow, that’s a huge change! It looks fantstic now.
BluBabesCreate
May 11, 2011 at 4:01 PMJust darling!
Amie
May 11, 2011 at 11:07 PMThis is awesome!
Belinda
May 11, 2011 at 4:26 PMOh wow! That is gorgeous.
Prudently Painted Vintage
May 11, 2011 at 4:38 PMoh so much better! Looks beautiful now.
Hellohello baby
May 11, 2011 at 5:11 PMForgive my language…but SHIT WOW! That is just amazing. I am so following this blog 🙂
Stephanie
May 11, 2011 at 5:17 PMwow that looks so awesome! And you’re so right about the dark fancy wood looking like coffins, i hate it!
Martha
May 11, 2011 at 6:26 PMOh, 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!
Mom of 12
May 11, 2011 at 6:52 PMVery nice! You are so creative. I think I would have just avoided the piece, thinking it would always be creepy.
Sandy
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Lindsay @ Tails to Tell
May 11, 2011 at 7:15 PMLove. That. What a change!!!
Kat
May 11, 2011 at 7:58 PMI have this exact dresser, and the matching headboard and vanity! (from my grandparents) I can’t wait to spruce them up.
Chandra Chinnis
May 11, 2011 at 10:01 PMCUTE!!!!!!!!
Lynda
May 12, 2011 at 2:08 AMIt looks positively pretty now – – – almost regal!
My Beautiful Life
May 12, 2011 at 4:38 AMOh 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!!!
Deborah Raymond
May 13, 2011 at 9:15 PMWHAT? 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.
crabofdoom
September 2, 2011 at 5:39 AMI’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.