ReStored Dresser with Matching Decor
- By Habitat for Humanity Riverside
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- 01 Jan, 2017
Furnishing a kitchen with DIY projects purchased at multiple Habitat for Humanity ReStores.
Our DIY Guru Fern is a huge supporter of Habitat for Humanity ReStores! Although she normally shops at the Riverside location, she does visit other local ReStores from time to time. These particular projects used products purchased at both the Riverside ReStore and the Redlands ReStore, supporting both Habitat for Humanity Riverside and the San Bernardino Area Habitat for Humanity.
Fern found a tall dresser and a single long cabinet door and was inspired to create a matching set! Perfect for a display in a kitchen or for a party! The pair is just beautiful together.
Supplies:
- General Purpose Paint (Red and White)
- Wax paste
- Stain
- Dark Stain (Fern used Dark Walnut by Minwax)
- (Supplies for additional supplies details)
- Oil Paint Pen
- Wire
- Needle Nose Pliers
Directions:
- Depending on the surface of your piece, you may
want to start by sandpapering the surface and adding a primer (Fern did not do
this step for either piece)
- Water down the red paint so that it is a lighter
consistency. Paint the surface with 2 coats of paint, paint should be lightly
coated and show detail of the wood underneath. (Fern painted everything but the
door front and top)
- Once paint is dry (wait about a day), add wax
paste to the surface of the piece. Let sit then buff it out.
- Apply stain to the surface of the red painted
area then quickly wipe it off to keep the red from losing it’s bright color.
- For area not covered with red, add the dark
stain with Minwax (for the sign, first paint the center with white, then once
it dries apply the dark stain)
For the Dresser:
- New knobs were added to complete the project.
For the Sign:
- “Sweet Tea Served
Here” written with oil paint pen
- Curl Wire with Needle Nose Pliers
- Drill 2 holes into corners of
the sign
- String wire through the holes
to hang the sign on a wall.
If you try this process at home, we want to see the results! Post your projects and tag us using #RiversideReStore. Your creation might get featured in our blog!
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Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to call home. We know decent, affordable housing can create transformational change for individuals, families and communities. But in our own backyards here in the U.S., decent and affordable housing is unreachable for far too many families. In April, Habitat is working to spread the word about decent and affordable shelter and what we are doing at the local level to help families gain strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
This month, sharing your support of Habitat for Humanity Riverside will have greater impact because of brand awareness movement being sponsored at the national level. It is our goal to increase community awareness both at home and throughout the nation.
You can join the movement by sharing our social media posts using the hashtag #HomeIsTheKey. Also, you can go shopping at your neighborhood ReStore and when you’re there purchase a key adding a tax deductible donation to your purchase (donate online Here ). Through these actions you will be helping to unlock the future of families in your community and around the world. You will be part of our efforts to help families eliminate the barriers they face to opportunity, success, stability and health by assuring everyone has a decent place to call home.
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