My good buddy Fudge tipped me off that the Glenwood apartment complex (Glen-hood, to you locals) was giving away their old dressers (chests of drawers?) for free-ninety-nine because they were outfitting the place with new ones. So I managed to pick up two and wrestle them into the back of the Landcruiser. The first problem was that they were u-g-l-y. It was no wonder they were getting rid of them. And the second problem was that they were brown, and wouldn’t have fit with the style of our bedroom. So we took a trip to Home Depot and bought 7 cans of black semi-gloss spray paint, figuring that if it still didn’t look good after a few coats, we’d only be out a few bucks.
So after unscrewing all the drawer handles, dusting profusely and removing 3-year-old balled up socks from the neither-regions of the dressers, we got our paint on. It took all seven cans, but the results were beautiful. Here are a few pictures of the work in progress:
And here they are once we placed them in the room:
Oh and a bit of advice: If you try this at home, please know just because the spray paint is dry, doesn’t mean it won’t fill your place with potent, noxious fumes. Leave it outside for a day, I wish I had.
FLASHBACK!!! Like 5 years ago, Robert and I did the exact same thing. We got our dressers at the Glenwood sale, bought some paint at Home Depot, and painted them black. We still have them. Great buy … They look awesome in your room!
You know you enjoyed the fumes…huffer! I have been meaning to call you (honestly) to see how the married life is treating you guys. The blogs definitely are a great way to keep every one “involved” in our lives. Looks like you guys had a nice vaca on the cruise! Maybe in a few uyears we’ll have to take one together…Miss you guys and Happy Opening Day tomorrow at 6 am! You better be wearing the proper attire tomorrow!!!
That’s awesome! Way to go!
Hi Tommy, Best wishes and congratulations to you and Kristie. Are you registered anywhere? What size is your bed? What colors do you like???
See you next Thursday. Can’t wait. Jill