Gurly Dresser

I refinished/painted a dresser for my little girl.  That's why it has pink.

Sometimes i wish i was better at taking pictures.  Then i remember how few people actually see my pictures, and i go back to blissful apathy.

Experimenting with projects is great, because then if anything goes wrong i can tell people, "It was just an experiment, i'll do something awesome next time."  Then i hide it in my kid's room.  I'm still waiting to do something awesome...

LESSONS LEARNED from this project:  

1.  Painting different parts of the same piece with different colors really doesn't look as awesome as it may sound.  Not even sure if i like the bare wood paired with painted wood.

2.  Seriously woman, use tape!  A painted edge never looks as good as it could if you tape it first! It's a good thing this picture isn't better, or you might see the white primer peaking out next to the teal paint.  It's worse than underwear showing.

3.  It's amazing what mere shellac can do for wood.  Those drawers practically glow.  I almost wish i had taken the time to sand down the entire dresser instead of painting over the previous bad paint job.