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DIY Painted Geometric Dresser

September 13, 2012
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Ok, so remember in one of my earlier posts about painting a filing cabinet I talked about this wonderful furniture graveyard at my old work in Indiana? In that same furniture scavenge, I also found an old (heavy) office cabinet. I thought it might make a nice dresser with some little drawers for the New York apartment. πŸ™‚

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The dresser/cabinet with the beginning of my Instax collection on the door. πŸ™‚

This is what the cabinet looked like before:
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My dad helped me add a little base at the bottom so that the doors wouldn’t brush on the ground every time you openend them. I think this cabinet was hanging on the wall in one of the bank offices originally– and now it’s got a new life holding clothes.

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Here’s my dad painting some furniture. Heh. The table and chairs are my sister’s, so he just painted the cabinet while he was painting her stuff. πŸ™‚ Those paint sprayers like the one my dad is using are INCREDIBLE.

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And here’s what the cabinet looked like in my room of the apartment all white and sterile-looking. At this point I was totally regretting the paint job because it looks like a hospital cabinet or something. But then I saw this print on A Beautiful Mess and I knew that I had to try something on the dresser. πŸ™‚

You need:
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A sponge cut in an equilateral triangle, paint, a plate, and of course, the trusty, trusty Mod Podge. #AmIrightAmy? πŸ˜‰ I used the matte kind.

Optional for this project– a very kind boyfriend who helps you fill in the hundreds of triangles. Ha ha ha.

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While this project is not very difficult, it is a bit on the tedious/time-consuming side. The first thing that I did to the dresser was stamp all of the triangles on the dresser as a template. Then Sean and I filled in all of the triangles with black paint. I contemplated using a potato as a stamp because there wouldn’t be as many holes to fill in, but I’m glad that I used a sponge in the end because I didn’t have to refill on paint as much.

Also– Sean had never heard of a potato stamp. What person who grew up going to school in the United States of America doing finger paintings and art projects has never heard of a potato stamp?? πŸ™‚

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After you fill in all of the triangles, add a layer of Mod Podge on top so that your dresser is sealed. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a million times again, Mod Podge is the most incredible stuff for finishing projects!

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A closeup of the print. Not perfect, but still a lot better than the white cabinet.

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Some of my necklaces– including a few from the Styled by Tori Spelling post I did a while back. πŸ™‚

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Nothing makes a room more cheerful than some Christmas lights and pennant banners. πŸ™‚

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Polaroid.

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And we’ve definitely got a black and white + color theme going on in the apartment. Kind of feels like my wardrobe, now that I think of it. πŸ™‚

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  • Molly B. September 13, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    I absolutely LOVE THIS DRESSER! What a good guy Sean is for helping paint it πŸ™‚ Your place is amazing, Stacieebles!

  • Lydia September 13, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Very pretty!

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  • Sylvia September 15, 2012 at 12:48 am

    I'm impressed!! Looks stunning and so cool. I'm saving this in favorites πŸ˜‰

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  • mastura September 19, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Waaah.. nice idea, adore it…!

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  • Dagny Stefansdottir October 25, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    Looks lovely! Love everything geometric πŸ™‚

  • Craftbaby February 7, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    I'm loving this dresser! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby's Geometric Art Challenge :)http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/41/young-house-love-geometric-art

    Xo,
    Candie

  • Craftbaby February 7, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    I'm loving this dresser! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby's Geometric Art Challenge :)http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/41/young-house-love-geometric-art

    Xo,
    Candie

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