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Jan,2018 By Sujata Leave a Comment

Two tone Mid Century Modern Dresser – a makeover

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coralI am attracted towards clean straight lines of mid century modern furniture. I came across this piece (for free on Kijiji), when I was looking for a MCM dresser for my younger daughter’s room. The owner gave me a confused look, when I told her that my daughter wanted a dresser like that for her room, and I don’t blame her given the condition and look of the dresser at that time. Take a look for yourself.Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

My younger daughter wanted the dresser to be two toned with stained wood and coral paint.  While sanding the drawer fronts for staining, I just sanded through the too thin veneer to MDF base. Not a pretty sight.Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coralTo achieve the vision of my daughter, I just refaced the drawer fronts with 1/4 inch oak plywood with contact cement. It looks like it was part of the dresser for always.
Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Then I stained the drawers with Minwax special walnut stain.Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

I painted the legs and the dresser body with  coral paint (a mix of 2-3 mistint paints, I had on hand). I painted the handles with dusty gold paint. I taped and painted a small border on dresser top and legs with the same dusty gold paint and the drawer fronts and handles got some coral paint touch ups.

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Drawer sides got some painted and stenciled treatment. I simply lined the drawers with adhesive liners.

 

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Here is the final reveal.

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

Who does  not like a side by side before and after.

Mid century modern dresser makeover, hand painted coral

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Hi there! I am Sujata.
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