Vintage Dresser DIY
info • January 1, 2017
Restoring a dresser to highlight its vintage look and to show off it’s gorgeous hardware.
ReStored Furniture Extraordinaire, Beth, created this piece as a custom order. She restored the piece to highlight its vintage look and to show off it’s gorgeous hardware.
To distress and create a vintage look to your ReStore furniture, you will need:
- Sandpaper
- Primer
- General
Purpose Paint (Beth used Limousine Black)
- Paint
brushes or rollers
- Wax
- Furniture
Piece (Check out your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore for your vintage
furniture needs)
Directions:
- Take off all hardware to avoid accidental spills
- Sand down the entire surface to get rid of any
paint or stainer on the piece.
- Paint the entire surface of the piece with
primer, then with paint
- After the paint has completely dried, sand down
the edges to create a distressed, vintage look.
- Seal the piece and the distressed edges with wax
- Reattach the hardware and admire your finished
product!
If you use this process to distress your ReStore furniture, we want to see the results! Post your projects and tag us with #RiversideReStore, your creation might get featured in our blog!
About our DIYer:
Local entrepreneur, Beth Eckstrom, creator of Custom Furnishings , has taken what began as a project of necessity and turned it into a thriving business breathing new life into old furnishings. As a mother of two young children she began looking for a way to make the money that would allow her to stay at home with them. Beth has a knack for seeing beyond the worn and dated to create a look that is completely unique, decorative, one-of-a-kind and functional.
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