How To Plough An Erstwhile Dresser Into A Vintage Inspired Map Cabinet

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A dated dresser gets a vintage map cabinet inspired makeover alongside fresh novel stain too hardware!

Remember the other calendar week when I said I was busy working on a few article of furniture makeovers? Do y'all equally good recall when I said I would non live on refinishing closed to other dresser anytime soon? Well, that's because today's makeover totally kicked my butt. It wasn't necessarily hard, only fourth dimension consuming too stone oil working inwards a garage inwards ninety flat heat. So, this one's for all y'all forest lovers out at that topographic point who would rather encounter a slice of article of furniture refinished than painted. I've mentioned earlier that y'all only know when a slice needs to live on painted or refinished too this was ane of those pieces that was worth the endeavour of refinishing.

This dated dresser transformed into such a gorgeous vintage inspired map cabinet that I decided to choke along it for myself. That's the ane downfalls of buying too refinishing/restoring article of furniture to sell, y'all desire to choke along everything!

A dated dresser gets a vintage map cabinet inspired makeover alongside fresh novel stain too difficult How to Turn an Old Dresser into a Vintage Inspired Map Cabinet

SUPPLIES USED TO REFINISH AN OLD DRESSER

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- Dewalt Orbital Sander

- Ryobi Corner Cat Sander

- 100 too 120 grit sanding pads

- Simple Green

- Paper towels

- Minwax Classic Gray too Espresso Stain

- Minwax Waterbased Poly inwards satin

- Foam brush (for applying stain)

- Inexpensive pigment brush (for applying clear coat)

- 10 minor antique brass label holders

- Small drawer pulls

- Screwdriver

- Tape measure

As shortly equally I saw this dresser on Facebook Marketplace I knew it would live on the perfect slice to plough into a beautiful vintage inspired map cabinet. It already had the expect of multiple drawers, was corporation forest too the $25 toll tag made it super affordable. I was fifty-fifty able to instruct the matching nightstand that I'll live on updating soon.

The dresser was truly inwards truly expert condition. There weren't whatever major issues alongside the finish, BUT it had a horrible orange hue that was accented alongside tiny dark specks. It totally aged the slice too had to go.

I started off sanding the plough over alongside my Ryobi Corner Cat, but it only wasn't powerful plenty for the job. I ended upward running to Home Depot too buying a Dewalt orbital sander too wow what a deviation it made. I started alongside 100 grit sandpaper too thus in ane lawsuit the destination was removed I switched to 120 grit. The Corner Cat worked slap-up for getting inwards the corners too along the edges.

After many sweaty hours of sanding inwards a really hot too humid garage, I was happy to finally wipe the dresser build clean alongside Simple Green too start staining. I tested out a bunch of Minwax colors too ended upward using a combination of Classic Gray too Espresso. I applied Classic gray kickoff (in an endeavour to trim back whatever orangey hues) too thus added 2 lite layers of Espresso. The combination ended upward beingness perfect too truly brought out the beautiful grain inwards the wood, something the master copy stain failed to do.

After the stain was dry, I applied 2 coats of Minwax waterbased Poly too thus finished it off alongside beautiful novel hardware. The label holders are from D.Lawless Hardware too the small knobs are from AliExpress.

I moved the dresser into my component too I only honey the additional storage that it offers. The kickoff 2 drawers concur a lot of my ETSY shop inventory, the 3rd drawer holds pigment too brushes too the bottom 2 drawers concur transportation supplies (boxes, tissue paper, tape, etc.)

I may eventually add together larger knobs too label holders, but for now, they operate only fine too I'm happy alongside how they helped transform the dresser.

I nevertheless receive got closed to updates to brand inwards this space, including finding a novel carpet too adding to a greater extent than wall decor, but it's coming along thank y'all to the novel dresser makeover AND an amazing novel notice I picked upward finally week!

How awesome are these vintage theater chairs????

I've been on the hunt for a laid to create total the long wall that leads from our mudroom to my component too these are PERFECT! It's a laid of 5 chairs too I'm absolutely inwards honey alongside them. My hubby is trying to convince me to sell them, but these babies aren't going anywhere. I nevertheless receive got closed to decorating to practise on the wall to a higher identify them, thus equally shortly equally I figure that out I'll part the total view. Until then, here's a trivial sneak peek.

The thrifted DIY vintage inspired map cabinet too vintage theater chairs completely transformed the expect too experience of my office. It's instantly a identify I honey spending fourth dimension too I've truly been sitting at my desk too keeping it neat. Crazy, I know. The best component nearly my entire component is that all of the large items were either free, thrifted or a DIY project. It proves that y'all don't receive got to pass a lot of coin to create a infinite y'all love. Decorating too creating a domicile takes fourth dimension too it takes fourth dimension to notice the correct pieces at the correct price. Just live on patient too they volition come.

If y'all are interested inwards sources used inwards my component y'all tin notice them here:

- Dark wall pigment color: Sherwin-Williams Iron Ore

- Floor: Peel too Stick Vinyl from Lowe's

- Lockers: Free from my neighbor

- Rug: HomeGoods

- Fiddle Leaf: Michaels

- Baskets: HomeGoods

- Gray Storage Cart: IKEA (See how I organized it HERE)

- Work Hard too Be Nice to People print: Schoolhouse Electric

- Flat weave baskets: Goodwill

- Schoolhouse Light: Lowe's (similar)

- Desk chair: HomeGoods