I decided to paint the bulk of the dresser in a shade of white since I am going with white furniture throughout the room eventually. This was for all the detailing on the dresser, the top, sides and back.
The top drawer is actually a really light shade of blue/green, even though it looks white. In person you can tell the contrast between the base and that drawer better.
For the drawers, I just grabbed a paint sample sheet that was in the color scheme I wanted and asked for a sample size of each of the colors! I used probably about 1/8 of the jar in each color so I wish I could have gotten an even smaller size, but this worked well and was really cheap.
I primed everything first, then did two coats in each color, and voila!
My girls' bedding is shades of teal and purple, and they already have a purple nightstand, so I knew I wanted this color scheme for the dresser. I think it goes really well with their bedding and I love that it's not too childish or something they will outgrow in a year or two. You can see it from the hallway going into the room and it is so unique and fun and just perfect for them! It makes me happy every time I go in there!
I decided to leave the same knobs because they are in good shape, and I like how they look just fine. I think it would be really fun to get some faux crystal knobs and make it super girly, but when you need 10 knobs it adds up quickly so I may do that sometime in the future. For now, this was a really budget friendly DIY project, coming in under $15 or so!
Because I love a good before & after, here it is one more time...
Have you been bitten by the ombre bug? I just love the way it looks and it adds such a fun pop of color to things!

So cute. The sample size was such a good idea!
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! Love the paint sample sheet idea and the sample sizes idea. Have you thought about painting the knobs white? Also, Hobby Lobby sometimes has their knobs/pulls 50% off! And one more thing I'm wondering- we call this a chest/chest of drawers and a
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It looks so cool! What a fun idea!
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