Time for some furniture makeovers! Ready? Click the link to visit the DIY Show Off behind the masterpiece!
Copy Cat Creations
From Shannon: I wanted to show off my dresser. I needed a dresser for my 2 year old who is obsessed with cars. It was gonna be like 200 dollars for a cheap 5 drawer particle board dresser from Target and I wanted something of quality…but couldn’t afford it. I bought this dresser off craigslist for 30 dollars. Its solid wood. I painted it black and then sealed it….I wish I would have primed it first….but what are you gonna do…it was my first DIY project. I then bought new knobs at Home Depot…if I had to do that again…I hear you can get a better deal at ikea online…anyways, I taped off the lines for the road on top and painted that white white acrylic paint (only b/c that’s all I had on hand) I then cut out whole cars from car magazines and decoupaged them onto the fronts of the drawers. I think it turned out sooo great. He loves it and so do I! So, in total for the dresser, new knobs, paint, sealer, magazines and decoupage, It cost a total of $80. Not too shabby for a solid wood 6 drawer dresser.
Yoga Gal
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From Misty
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From Barbara: (The before picture is from WICKER WAREHOUSE; I did not take a before picture.) I used a mahogany gel stain to darken the dresser. I bought the drawer pulls and legs on ebay. It still looked too plain to me so I bought copper sheeting online. I sprayed it with an ammonia/salt/vinegar solution and left it outside for a week to give it an aged patina. Then I cut a piece for the top and for each drawer and used copper tacks to attach. Finally, I outlined the piece in copper liquid leaf. It turned out so much better than I had imagined. Before:
Yoga Gal
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From Misty
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From Barbara: (The before picture is from WICKER WAREHOUSE; I did not take a before picture.) I used a mahogany gel stain to darken the dresser. I bought the drawer pulls and legs on ebay. It still looked too plain to me so I bought copper sheeting online. I sprayed it with an ammonia/salt/vinegar solution and left it outside for a week to give it an aged patina. Then I cut a piece for the top and for each drawer and used copper tacks to attach. Finally, I outlined the piece in copper liquid leaf. It turned out so much better than I had imagined. Before: 
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Classic Campbell
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Home Sweet Home
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Living in the Moment
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Now…it’s your turn. Link an old post or create a quick recap showcasing your hard work again…perhaps new readers haven’t seen it! Show it off!
In either case – please post the button/link back to The DIY Show Off. Share the link in a quick note on your post today so everyone can enjoy the DIY Show & Tell!
What is it? It’s always a surprise with a different theme and no specific date planned…just pops up out of the blue. I just knew you were looking for something to blog about today.
Show it off!
If you’d like to link YOUR DIY FURNITURE post to the party:
- You must use the button above and link to this post to share the linky love.
- Add your permalink (not your blog url, but your Show & Tell post url). Feel free to link a Past Post, just invite your readers in a current post with a quick note.
- Or email your link to thediyshowoff@gmail.com and I will add it for you.
- The party will run for a few days…so showing up fashionably late is acceptable. I will probably take tomorrow off from blogging so keep checking back for more links!
- If you notice your link has disappeared – please add the link back to The DIY Show Off to your post today with a quick note to your readers about the party and try again! I love when everyone participates and readers check out everyone’s links, but I think the return favor of linking back is the nice thing to do so everyone plays fair and enjoys all of the projects and links. Also – this Show & Tell is for FURNITURE makeovers and DIY ONLY. Links not related to DIY furniture will be deleted.
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Seeing all of these furniture makeovers makes me want to make over something. Thanks for sharing the inspiration.
Love the recap of all the great transformations! I can't wait to get good enough at it (and have the space to do it) so I can share one of my own!
Thanks for stopping by the other day!
Those are all fabulous makeovers! I've seen some, but others are new to me…I love watching what we women (and men) can do with a bit of elbow grease and some paint and hardware :o)
Wow! These are all great make-overs! Gives me hope that I can do a simple paint job on a coffee table.
Oh my goodness! What did we do before blogging to get inspiration?! There is something that I love about every single one of these makeovers!! Beautiful work.
XO*Tricia
Show and Tell Furniture Roundups are one of my favorite things about The DIY Showoff! I have gotten NOTHING done at work this morning because I was so inspired by all these makeovers and I am scouring all of my local craigslists for the perfect piece!
These are all so awesome! I wish I was more adventurous to try out painting furniture!
Amazing! This gives me more motivation to start my own refinishing project!
Love all of the makeovers, and I'm excited that I finally have something to link to one of your parties! YIPPEE!!! 🙂 Hope you're having a good day. Thanks for hosting the party.
pk @ Room Remix
Love these furniture makeovers! I could look at hundreds, and I think I'll start my next project tonight.
Those are all amazing! I especially was taken away by Misty's dresser with the birds on it. What a creative idea! It's gorgeous!
WOW Shannons dresser Transformation is amazing! What a creative and Cheap way to fix up a dresser especially for a boy. I bet your little boy is the happiest boy on earth! I think i might try something on my sons dresser!
What great makeovers! I love the Rocky Bella pieces at the top! Makes me want to go thrifting!! have a great day and as always, thanks for sharing!!
Wow that is some amazing makeovers! I love them all…especially the green dresser with the tv on top.
Wow, these are some fabulous makeovers. I've been toying with the idea of giving the headboard in our guestroom a makeover . . . I'll have to build up the courage one of these days!
Hugs,
Marsha
Shannon, what an adorable idea for your son's bedroom. It was very creative and economical! Great job!!