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Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation

I’m finally having the chance to share with you this guest room dresser transformation that we did, and I am so excited for you to see it! One thing some of you may not know about me is that I love DIY’s. (I’m pretty much the queen!) Even more so, I love re-finishing furniture. One of my favorite things I use to do in Texas was go to flea markets with my momma and find the perfect pieces to bring back to life.

Thankfully, I married a man with the same passion, and together we’ve been building and re-finishing gorgeous pieces for our families, friends, and our own home. If you happened to see the teaser I put on my Instagram story the other day, you may have an idea of what big things are in store for us this year. While I can’t say much more right now, we are beyond excited for this next thing God has called us to pursue.

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Project Insights

You may be surprised, but this beauty of a dresser is actually the one that I grew up with. It was actually a gift from my grandparents about almost 15 years ago. Not only is it a great quality piece that still looks brand new. But, they also stained and finished it themselves. When Rob and I got married we inherited a much larger dresser for our rental’s master bedroom, so this dresser became the guest room dresser.

When it came time to move into our new home and design out the spaces, I knew it was time to give this dresser another life to work with our style. It’s been a great dresser that’s been lived with and loved on the past 14 years, and I couldn’t bear the idea of getting a new one. If there’s anything that you take from this blog post: it just goes to show what a little creativity and love can do to transform a piece to have a completely different look that can work with your home’s style.

Materials:

  • Sander
  • Valspar Furniture Paint – White
  • Mini Wax Wood Finish Stain – Provincial
  • Annie Sloan Wax – Dark
  • Farmhouse Drawer Pulls

Before

Here is what the dresser looked like before we started. Can you believe that it’s almost 15 years old? This is why you invest in high quality pieces (and take care of them!) To give this piece a new life in our modern farmhouse, we wanted to re-stain the top and paint the dresser itself white.

 

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

After Paint and Stain

The Stain:

Since it was already stained and sealed, we started off by sanding down the top to be able to give it a new stain. My favorite stain to use for projects is the Mini Wax Wood Finish Stain in the color Provincial. Keep in mind that a little will go a long way. One rule of thumb when it comes to stain is that you can always make it darker by adding additional coats, but you can’t go lighter. I find that Provincial is really the perfect brown stain that is gorgeous in a variety of different ‘shades’ (depending how many coats you do) and doesn’t cover up the characteristics of the wood itself too much. To get a rich dark brown color on top, I did probably about 3 or 4 light coats.

The Paint:

I’ve always been an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint kind of girl. I love how easy it is to paint furniture pieces with no sanding or prep work required. But, living out in the country, I don’t necessarily have quick access to pick it up when I need it. When Valspar came out with their new furniture paint, I heard such great things about it and knew I wanted to give it a try. Like chalk paint, it didn’t require any sanding or prep work, and it dried to a satin finish that didn’t need to be sealed.

However, I must say, I didn’t like it as much as my chalk paint. It took twice as many coats and I did have to fight brush marks throughout the process. It does require a higher quality paint brush than chalk paint, so that could have also been my problem. In the end, it didn’t really matter because I knew I wanted it to have a light distressed look.

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + AfterFarmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

Faux- Distressed Look with Annie Sloan Dark Wax

I’ll be the first to tell you that I absolutely love the shabby chic look. I’ve re-finished a lot of pieces by painting with chalk paint, distressing, and a wax finish. However, I really wanted to try something new with this piece and give it a more subtle distressed look. Rather than going back and distressing the piece again after the paint was finished, I went in with Annie Sloan Dark Wax and a small paint brush over edges and areas of the piece that I wanted to look worn and distressed. I applied the dark wax with one brush and blended it out with an additional small paint brush.  You can see below the subtle difference it added and how much character it added to the piece.

(Left: Faux Distressed ; Right: Just Paint)

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

Finishing Touches: Farmhouse Drawer Pulls

One great easy way to freshen up any space and give it a new look is to change out drawer pulls. Not to mention, it’s really inexpensive if you know where to find them. We actually got these off Amazon! While they can be almost $6 a piece at places like Home Depot, we found them for as cheap as $11.99 on Amazon for a pack of 10. You really can’t beat that kind of deal!

Drawer Pulls:

Rob ordered these drawer pulls for me as part of my Christmas gift to finish the dresser, so I can’t say if these are the exact ones linked below. But, they’re twins if they’re not. [AFFILIATE LINK]

Drawer Pulls 10pcs, XSHION Vintage Shell Shaped Knobs Decorative Kitchen Cabinet Furniture Dresser Handles Iron – – Dark Copper

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After / Farmhouse Drawer Pulls

After!

Here’s an after photo of the dresser all finished! It’s almost hard to believe that it’s the same piece. I am in love with how it came out, and it fits perfectly with our home’s style and design. It’s the perfect piece to start the putting together of our farmhouse guest room. I can’t wait to see the life it lives over its next 15 years!

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

Farmhouse Guest Room Dresser Transformation / DIY Furniture Flip Before + After

I hope you loved seeing this farmhouse guest room dresser transformation. Not to mention, I hope it inspires you to give one of your home’s furniture pieces a new life. Make sure to pin the image below to save this project for later!

January 15, 2018

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Comments

  1. Angela Amores says

    January 15, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    You did a beautiful job on this. I wish I was handy at diys!!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:44 pm

      Thank you, Angela! It was definitely one of my favorite transformations to date!

      Reply
  2. Lisa says

    January 15, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    I love this! What a great transformation! And that mirror…….. 🙂

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:45 pm

      Thank you, Lisa! P.S. That mirror was an amazing flea market find. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Maya says

    January 16, 2018 at 6:51 am

    Love this project! Thanks for the posts, can’t wait to try my own!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:45 pm

      Thanks, Maya! I am so glad that you enjoyed the post. I can’t wait to hear how yours turns out!

      Reply
  4. Courtney says

    January 16, 2018 at 3:35 pm

    This is such a great idea, my furniture now looks exactly like this and I have been wanting a bedside table. I might have to go find one this weekend to transform!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      Thank you, Courtney! You go, girl! Sometimes I think giving pieces with character a new life makes your home so much more special!

      Reply
  5. Susannah says

    January 16, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    Oh wow!!! It looks SO GOOD!!! I need to do this with one of our dressers!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      Thank you, Susannah! 🙂 Go for it!

      Reply
  6. Kelsey says

    January 16, 2018 at 6:03 pm

    Ahhh I love the after 🙂 Now I want to tackle a DIY project!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      Thanks, Kelsey! Go for it, girl! DIYs are good for the soul. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Sandy says

    January 16, 2018 at 7:23 pm

    I love the transformation! Beautiful and so creative. I love the white and door pewter color drawer pulls. Inspired me to tackle more DYI projects like this in my own home!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks, Sandy! I am so glad that you love it too. It is definitely one of my favorite transformations to date!

      Reply
  8. Mary Leigh says

    January 16, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    Oh wow. You did such a great job on this; I love how it turned out! Now I want to redo some of the furniture in our house! I’m thinking of doing our coffee and side tables like this!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:48 pm

      Thank you for your such kind words, Mary Leigh! You should go for it! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Ashley says

    January 16, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    You miraculously transformed that dresser into an amazing (and functional) piece of art. It looks fantastic. I love the tutorial because I’d like to try this for a dresser we have. I love the creativity and the design elements you added at the end.

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:49 pm

      Thank you, Ashley! That is so kind of you! You should go for it. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Keating says

    January 16, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    This is so gorgeous!! I wish I was better at DIY projects. They always turn out like Pinterest fails hahaha thankfully my MIL is awesome at them so whenever I need something done, I send it her way lol

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:50 pm

      Haha! That’s okay, Keating! I am definitely on the side of Pinterest fails when it comes to some of my cooking. 😉

      Reply
  11. Leigh Suznovich says

    January 16, 2018 at 11:44 pm

    Oh I wish I was handy enough to do this. It’s absolutely gorgeous, I love the pulls especially!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:50 pm

      Thank you, Leigh! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Marissa says

    January 17, 2018 at 2:46 pm

    Wow you did an amazing job! This doesn’t even look like the same dresser.

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you, Marissa! I didn’t think it looked like the same piece either – definitely one of my favorite transformations to date! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Marie, Mamma's Cooking says

    January 17, 2018 at 2:51 pm

    I have a couple of dressers to refinish. The stain on top is beautiful! So dark and rich and a great contrast to the chalk paint. The pulls are beautiful too!

    Reply
    • cathynugentweddings says

      January 18, 2018 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you, Marie! I loved how the stain came out after a few coats. 🙂

      Reply
  14. Tanvi says

    January 19, 2018 at 12:06 am

    What a great transformation. Love the result. Love Annie Sloan products.

    ❥ tanvii.com

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      February 8, 2018 at 2:42 am

      Thanks, Tanvi! 🙂 I love them too!

      Reply
  15. Lauren says

    January 19, 2018 at 2:08 am

    This dresser looks amazing! Love the farmhouse look!

    Lauren

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      February 8, 2018 at 2:42 am

      Thank you so much, Lauren! 🙂

      Reply
  16. justine says

    January 19, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    oh my goodness! this new/old dresser looks so much better! I’m not crafty and i know this was super simple but I’d probably botch this! LOL you did an amazing job!

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      February 8, 2018 at 2:43 am

      Thank you so much, Justine! 🙂 You’re too kind!

      Reply

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Hi, friends! I'm Cathy, a nationally published award winning designer of spaces to gather and southern belle writer based out of a small(ish) town outside of Atlanta, Georgia. However, most people know me as the Monica Geller of my friend group – a coffee connoisseur and dog mom with a huge heart for hosting and an eye for design. The heart behind what I do is simple. I want to help you be intentional on creating spaces to gather and celebrating life's precious moments - whether that be weddings, parties, or something as simple as having loved ones in your home. Living Simply, Loving Generously, and Hosting with Heart.

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