Liar, Liar, Drawers on Fire

Have you ever wanted to try a furniture makeover but been put-off by the things that paint CAN’T solve? Like the faux drawers on this dresser? No matter how many coats of paint you slap on this baby, the top drawer is still going to try and convince people that it is actually made up of three smaller drawers. Not only is that look a bit outdated, it’s also dishonest! Stop lying to us, dresser!

And can we talk about the random keyhole? I love keyholes as much as the next guy, but that one has wandered really far from home.

Fear not, there is a cure for these ailments. No, not wood filler. That was my first guess too.  It’s actually …

Bondo! If you had tried to fill those big gaps with wood filler, you would have been at it all day and then some. Bondo dries much faster and harder, though it takes more effort to sand than wood filler. Doesn’t it look fantastic now? And that hardware is mmmmhmmmm.

Give it a try sometime.  Jennifer walks you through the whole process over on her blog Dimples and Tangles.

And for those of you who like your dresser makeovers dark and mysterious, check out this highboy that Vicki found at a thriftstore. It came with a mud-toned finish that she wasn’t wild about, so she sanded through it to the bare wood underneath.

Then she mixed up a custom stain using walnut and ebony, for a not-quite-all-the-way-black-but-just-a-hint-of-wood-grain-showing-through shine. Like it just slipped into a pair of black pantyhose. So risque! See it up close on her blog EntriWays.

Haha, I am laughing at the idea of furniture slipping into pantyhose. Oh my gosh, have you ever seen the pictures of dogs in pantyhose? Here, I googled it for you. You’re welcome.