Quick Dresser Makeover

This was a quick, easy and cheap project!

My kind of project...

We have an old Bombay dresser that is about 6 years old. And when we purchased it, it was in the "as is" section because it had some dings. That didn't matter to us. It was a good quality... the right size for what we needed... and... CHEAP!

Who knew I would get so much use out of this thing!

About a year ago, when I spruced up our old bedroom, I spray painted the pulls a satin nickel. This helped to lighten up the piece and really worked well with what I was doing in that room... at that house.

{Note: The bottom 3 pulls are the original pulls spray painted satin nickel.}

When we moved to the DWITS {Double-Wide in the Sky}, the wood color didn't really fit into our space anymore. So, I thought I would start with changing out the hardware.

I ventured on over to Anthropologie.... headed straight to the clearance section.... found a cool mix/match assortment of knobs. Jackpot!

Tada!

I couldn't believe how much that helped!

BUT, it still didn't quite do it for me.

So, I decided to paint it.

BLACK.

Simple.  Plain.  BLACK.

But, a glossy black!

So, I ventured on over to Home Depot. Found a paint + primer.... told ya it was quick and easy. I couldn't get a high gloss, but the satin gloss still has a nice sheen to it. It takes a little longer to dry, but I just slapped paint right on over the dresser.

Of course, I dismantled first.

Minus the drive and dry time, this project took all of 1 hour. And that was with 3 coats {2 would've been fine.... but I went with 3 just for grins}.

What do you think?

It really works nicely in the room!

Now the knobs really jazz up the piece! 

BEFORE

AFTER

I'm LOVIN' it!