Featured Repurposed $10 Brown Furniture Dresser

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  1. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    chest3.jpg chest2.jpg chest1.jpg chest4.jpg Just finished stripping & painting this $10.00 1940's pine dresser. Gotta do something with all that unwanted brown furniture!
     
    vitry-le-francois, May 2, 2018
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  2. James Conrad

    James Conrad Well-Known Member

    I think you did very well, looks good and functional too.
     
    James Conrad, May 2, 2018
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  3. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    That really looks nice - great job! :singing:
     
    Rayo56, May 2, 2018
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Nice! I can see that in @verybrad 's shop.
     
    evelyb30, May 2, 2018
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  5. Rufus@frockstarvintage

    Rufus@frockstarvintage Well-Known Member

    Having found a savior, Brown furniture everywhere heave a sigh of relief :happy:
     
    Rufus@frockstarvintage, May 2, 2018
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  6. Huntingtreasure

    Huntingtreasure Well-Known Member

    I like it very much! Great job! ;)
     
    Huntingtreasure, May 2, 2018
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Big improvement, Vitry!
     
    Bakersgma, May 2, 2018
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  8. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Nice!
     
    pearlsnblume, May 2, 2018
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  9. janettekay

    janettekay Well-Known Member

    Very nice job!!!
     
    janettekay, May 2, 2018
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  10. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    thanks all :) there's more to come!
     
    vitry-le-francois, May 3, 2018
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  11. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    like it, nice contrast, tasteful
     
    charlie cheswick, May 3, 2018
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  12. AJefferson

    AJefferson Well-Known Member

    I am not usually a fan of painting wood furniture :eek:, but I REALLY like the look! :woot:
     
    AJefferson, May 3, 2018
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  13. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    That's a good look for that piece.
     
    LIbraryLady, May 3, 2018
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  14. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Thanks all :) I can't take credit for the design/paint scheme. I got the idea from this 1950's dresser. Not bragging, but I like mine better ;)

    dresser.jpg
     
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  15. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    You can come refurbish my old brown furniture any day
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, May 5, 2018
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