Curbside Makeover

Middle E just finished an amazing makeover project.  We found this old dresser on the curb.  It looked like it had potential for a redo, but I had enough going on and didn't even need it.  She was interested, but did not want to get out of the car.  Her line from the front seat was, "Do you need help?"  I know I am Super Mom on occasion, but pretty sure I was not up to manhandling the thing into the back of the van unassisted.  She broke down and helped hoping all the while that no one she knew was watching.

Back home it was a different story.  Took some measurements and figured it could replace her dresser and then she was ready to take on the work.  Even sanding by hand.  A neighbor came over and cheered her on.  It was missing the bottom drawer, but had a board fastened down and a hole drilled in the back so we suspect it had been used for electronics.  She figured right away that she could put baskets down there.

After she sanded and her father put his two cents in with the power sander we got paint.  Turns out her cousin had leftover lavender paint from her own room redo a few years back.  It was perfect and right in our budget.  She painted the body lavender and the drawer fronts white.  Two coats each.  Not one single complaint about the work.

Then finding new hardware.  Struck out at Home Depot and Ace.  Their pulls were not the right length and super expensive.  The knobs were not very interesting.  Struck out at Target - only multi packs and still not the right size.  Joanns didn't have anything.  Hobby Lobby had a entire aisle of drawer pulls and knobs.  Who knew? And they were all 50% off.  She found something she liked and it was the right size.

She had originally planned to paint the middle of the drawer fronts lavender, but hadn't done it yet.  With these pulls it made a huge difference.  The lavender really shows them off.

Then the basket hunt.  Too tall, too short, too long, too plastic, too something.  Finally just right.  More than 50% off at Joanns this weekend.  Perfect.  There was some thought of painting them or not, making new liners or not.  For now she is very happy with them just like they are.

A huge success story.  Her first big "all by myself" project.  This is the crowning touch on her room makeover.

Congratulations, Sweetie!!