As you know, we are remodeling our bedroom… the “oak” colored dresser where nice for the last 10 years, but with our Bedroom makeover they just didn’t fit the part anymore. I had choices, either trash them and buy a new bedroom set or figure out how to make them over to fit the room.

There was nothing wrong with the dresser set, well, a few nicks and knacks… but nothing major and I kind of liked the set; hated to see it go and hated to toss it into the trash. I started to Google and Pinterest for some ideas.

To my surprise I found some tutorials n how to paint your dresser; I was actually a bit skeptical ( if you are a loyal reader, you know I’m pretty much skeptical of EVERYTHING if it’s worth to talk about it afterwards, you know it will make it into the blog.. otherwise I wasn’t too impressed with the product or outcome…well since  we are here… guess what)….

I decided I can paint the dressers, I know I can do that… a little worried, because back in the day anytime I painted something it looked like …Well a very bad paint job… but on the other hand, I had nothing to loose. If it wouldn’t work or turn out the way I want it to, I can still give it away and move on with choice number two.. buy a new set… right?

My dresser was mostly particleboard ( well, I call it cardboard..lol) and had some kind of laminate finish that looked like wood on it. I’m not a fan of sanding or prepping so I was super excited when I found a can of “Cover Stain –Primer” it is for Laminate and all kind of surfaces, however you don’t have to sand it down!! LOVE it… the can was I think $19 at Lowes but is a gallon and will last forever!!

this stuff is amazing….. I put 2 coats of the Cover Stain Primer on my dresser and waited for it to dry; I believe the back of the Primer stated 4 hours maybe it was 2.. But we are in Florida, I had the dresser on the back porch in the sun, so within 30 minutes or so I was able to add the 2nd coat…..

Once my primer was all dried I added a few coats of my paint of choice; Antique White would be fine for my bedroom. I did the same steps on the second dresser as well as on the mirror….. check out what a difference the freshly painted dresser looks in my finished remodeled bedroom….

Doesn’t it look amazing??? I’m totally surprised on how simple it was to paint the entire dresser set and I had no prep time at all. I really loved the Primer, it will not peel off my paint on the dresser at all!! it looks great….. Check out how the “new” dresser matches the room… I did add some new Hardware to pep it up a bit; I found all the Hardware at Hobby Lobby on their 50% sale; so the entire re-paint project including the hardware was … ohhh less then $20 since I had the white paint and the primer from prior projects and all I had to buy was the hardware…. Well.. that sure was worth a try and I saved a bundle by not replacing my bedroom furniture’s…WHOHOOOO

If you are in the mood to change up your bedroom, dinning room or any kind of room with a piece of furniture you like but won’t match your new color scheme, consider painting it.. it really will work and will look amazing with very little effort and money!!!!

Come check out all of our Bedroom & Kitchen remodel posts as well as the DIY posts to hopefully get you some ideas and tips …. Would love to hear how it worked out for you or what your plans are…..

Tagged as: bedroom, Budget friendly, DIY, Dresser, Painting, remodel