Hope you are having a wonderful day!....How is your week going?
Mine has hit a snag.....
Have you ever felt after a project is finished.....
"Wait, wait....this is just not the look I wanted"? Well, that's how I am feeling after painting my son's old dresser.......
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In addition to making him a pallet bed for his room, I was also working on updating his old dresser.
He has had this dresser since he was 4.....He is 16 now, it's been around our house for a few years!
I wanted to find a color very close to the color of his bedding..I used a Martha Stewart color called Zinc....You may remember Cassie @ Primitive and Proper using this color here on her mantle..Great color!
I sanded, primed and painted the dresser and then printed off numbers for the last 3 drawers..I used carbon paper to trace the numbers on the drawers and then painted them in with a the same white paint I used on my kitchen cabinets. You can find my tutorial on printing, tracing and painting numbers and letters here.
After the numbers were painted on. I then sanded heavy on the numbers to give them a worn look.
I added some knobs I already had......Then I enlisted Hubby to help me with the rope pulls we put on the top 2 drawers.
So here is the old dresser finished...AKA, the numbered gray dresser.......HOWEVER, as I said, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose!!!
While I really like the dresser, I don't think it fits his room....Maybe it feels a little too juvenile to me.
I even went to the trouble to drag it upstairs, knowing, I would not like it!.......So any opinions, I am sure you are thinking the same thing....."too juvenile for a 16 year old room".....So I am back to the drawing board, trying to find a dresser for his room.....Maybe a trip to the thrift store is in order...."oh, darn", wink, wink!
So wish me luck.....here's to hoping my thrift store is full of possibilities!
I think it turned out beautifully! If you don't like it in your son's room, I bet there are plenty of other places in your home that it would be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, I totally agree, using it somewhere else is a great idea!
DeleteHi Lisa, I think that dresser is TOTALLY fab...especially those rope pulls! But as a mom to 2 teen boys, I agree with you about it being too juvenile for a 16 year old. As awesome as the numbers are, have you thought about painting over them? I think the dresser would be more age appropriate but still AWESOME! Just my two cents. The rest of the room rocks too, BTW! Love your style.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, you are right, it just does not fit a teenager....I may paint over the numbers....my fingers are crossed, I'll find something else!
DeleteI love it! I think it turned out really great! I agree with you though, maybe a better fit for a younger child. Could you use it in another room? The painted numbers are really neat!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandi, good call on using it in a younger kids room, it may work in my daughters room in a different color.
DeleteLooks like you did an amazing job! I havent used many of Martha Stewarts colors, but this one I like.
ReplyDeleteThanks, MS colors are some of my favorite.
DeleteI think it came out really great!! But, yes, I do think it's a bit young looking for a teen. I think if you painted over the numbers, it would be clean and simple and work in the grown up space better. If you wanna scrap it, have fun thrifting :)
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DeleteSpot on ALi, it does need a cleaner look, I did go and look today, I might of found an option!
DeleteI love it, when I saw you didn't like it I thought "what the heck why??" Then I saw your son was 16 and I kinda get it now. I think the combo of the rope pulls {which I love} and the numbers {which I love too} is making it seem juvenile. Maybe get rid of one of the two. That would be tough because I do love them both. The numbers came out perfect and that color is gorgeous. What does your son think, his opinion matters most.
ReplyDeleteSo true one or the other needs to go, the combo, is what makes it seem like a 7 year old's room, haha!
Deleteok, i love it as is but for his age the thing that is throwing it off is the font- i think if the font were off center and more industrial looking it would be more age appropriate. or, like ali said, paint over the numbers.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, I picked the wrong font.....funny, how that can make such a difference in the look!
Deletei think its adorable and it looks like it matches the rest of the furniture you have in there. i do agree with cassie about the numbers maybe that would make it feel like it was more for a teenager. but i do think it turned out really cool!
ReplyDeleteI am going through the same thing with my 18 yr old. Just got rid of his captains bed(too juvenile) and aquired an ugly dresser that I am rehabbing.
DeleteI like that Zinc color, but the #'s are a bit juvenile. Maybe do an "ombre" affect just on the drawers. Can't wait to see what you end up doing.
Thanks Lauren!
DeleteI absolutely love the color and will be going to see your post on printing and painting numbers! I guess the consensus is that it's not a good fit for the room, but I'm sure you'll find another place for it! Have fun at the thrift store :)
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Dang, I love it, too! Yes, I've had my share of projects that didn't turn out how I expected. I think if you painted over the #s the color is perfect, I was trying to think of something else you could paint (any #s that are more significant to him, or letters? - EAT, ha! that's significant to my teenager! :)
ReplyDeleteThe dresser turned out awesome! I know that feeling though, and how if it's not what you're envisioning for the room it's just going to drive you nuts every time you see it. Been there! I also liked Cassie's idea of changing the font and moving it off center. Worth a shot before you throw in the towel!
ReplyDeleteI think it turned out great! I love the color! I think if you take off the numbers it will be great! You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteNever disappointed in any of your projects. They amaze me. I couldn't even tackle one! By-the-way. . . I'm not ignoring you just a little out of touch and my phone is very temperamental! Here's to catching up soon. We didn't go to Washington, DC. Headed cross country and in Nauvoo now.
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Love the bed and I don't hate the dresser. I like it, but it's a little young, but not horribly. If it's not what you had in mind or not quite reading as mature enough, then why not start over - it's just paint. Easier said than done, though, huh? I hate that feeling of things not looking how you thought - I beat myself up.
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