Hello all, thanks for stopping by as always. So I’m doing this post because Kah “kindly” pointed out that my name has been missing from the last few posts. The change in seasons and temperature affected me more than I thought I would. One day it was 80 degrees the next day it was 50 degrees and raining so I kept getting sick. My body and immune system was confused!
Anyway as some of you may know we’ve been working on a girl’s room, but we’ve also been working on a little boy’s room at the same time. We purchased this dresser and nightstand set for $30. You can see it here below:
It was brown, ugly, and laminate, but otherwise it was in pretty good shape. The style of this dresser is shall I say…plain. It has no ornate details or fancy handles. However, it was perfect for a boy. So first we painted it Gloss Navy Blue by Rustoleum and we hated it. It was dark and it did not photograph well.
See. What do you guys think? It needed something bold right? Yeah, we thought so too. So number stencils to the rescue. We stenciled his date of birth in the left corners of the drawer fronts. The stencils were purchased from A.C. Moore with a coupon of course.
Talk about instant upgrade! We love the look of bold graphics. And the little boy is only four, but he’ll never forget his birthday that’s for sure. We extended the bold look inside the drawers by adding red striped wrapping paper from Ikea.
I love the look the red wrapping paper adds. He’ll get a nice surprise every time he opens up this dresser. The wrapping paper is $4.99 and it’s a giant roll. Oh we plan to add these vintage brass handles once they are shipped. What do you all think?
We will be linking up at these lovely parties:
SUNDAY
Under the Table & Dreaming- Sunday Showcase Party
Flamingo Toes-Think Pink Sundays
Sundae Scoop @ I Heart Nap Time
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things
Creative Bloggers Party Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
Strut Your Stuff Sunday @ J and M’s Eye Candy
DIY Showoff – DIY Project Parade
Sisters of the Wild West – Sister Sunday Link Party
My 1929 Charmer- Sunday’s Best
J&M’s Eye Candy-Strut Your Stuff Sunday
MONDAY
Between Naps on the Porch – Metamophosis Monday
Mod Vintage Life- Mod Mix Monday
You are Talking Too Much – Monday Link Party
Everything Under the Moon-Bedazzle Me Monday
The Southern Institute:Creative Me Monday
Skip to My Lou-Made My Your Monday
DebbieDoos Monday Newbie Party
Erin of Home Savvy’s Homemade Monday
TUESDAY
A Bowl Full of Lemons – One Project at a Time
Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
House of Grace – Twice Owned Tuesday
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia – Tuesday’s Treasures
Type A Decorating – Anything Goes Party
Mommy By Day Crafter By Night-Ta-Da Tuesday
Southern Lovely- Show & Share Tuesday
Not Just a Housewife- Show Me What You Got Tuesdays
Today’s Creative Blog – Get Your Craft on
Organize and Decorate Everything
WEDNESDAY
A Beach Cottage – Good Life Wednesday
Beyond the Picket Fence – Under $100 Linky Party
DIY by Design – Fall into Fall
Domestically Speaking – Power of Paint Party
Handy Man Crafty Woman – Wicked Awesome Wednesday
No Minimalist Here – Open House Party
Primitive and Proper – Piece of Work Wednesday
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday Link Party
Restore Interiors – Restored It Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style – Wow Us Wednesday
The Girl Creative- Just Something Whipped Up
Someday Crafts-Whatever Goes Wednesday
Night Owl Crafting-Hoo’s Got Talent
Organize and Decorate Everything
Free Pretty Things for You-Whatever You Want Wednesday
Creative Share Wednesdays – Trendy Treehouse
Idea Sharing Wednesday – Women Who Do It All
Blue Cricket Designs
Wow Me Wednesday @ Gingersnap Crafts
Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims
Look What I Made @ Creations By Kara
What I Made Wednesday @ Sweet Peas and Bumble Bees
THURSDAY
House of Hepworths – Hookin Up with HOH
Perfectly Imperfect
Saved by Suzy – House Party
The 36th Avenue
The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Vintage Farmhouse-Creative Things Thursday
Craft Junkie Too-TGIF
The Brambleberry Cottage-Time Travel Thursday
Creative Juice Link Up @ Momnivores-Dilemma
Everything But The Kitchen Sink @ A Little Knick Knack
Show Off Your Stuff Party @ Fireflies and Jellybeans
Fab Friday Link Par-Tay @ Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust
Delightfully Inspiring Thursday @ Delightful Order
Strut Your Stuff Link Party @ Some What Simple
It’s a Party @ Creative Princess
Thrifty Thursday Blog Hop @ Saved By Love Creations
Thrifty Thursday Link Party @ Thrifty and Fabuless
Open House Linky Party @ No Minimalist Here
Thrifty Thursday @ Thrifty Decorating with Nikki
FRIDAY
2805 – Potpourri Friday
Addicted to Decorating – Addicts (not so) Anonymous Party
At the Picket Fence – Inspiration Friday
Chic On A Shoestring – Flaunt It Friday
Common Ground – Vintage Inspiration Friday
Faith, Trust and a Little Pixie Dust – Fabulous Friday Linky Party
Finding Fabulous – Frugalicious Friday
French Country Cottage – Feathered Nest Friday
Laurie Anna’s Vintage Home – Farmhouse Friday
Miss Mustard Seed - Furniture Feature Friday
Modern Country Style – Paint Please Link Party
My Repurposed Life – Catch as Catch Can Party
My Romantic Home – Show And Tell Friday
Redoux – What Have You Redone?
Remodelaholic – Anonymous
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Wrap Up Party
The Charm of Home – Home Sweet Home
The Shabby Nest – Frugal Friday
Through a Photographer’s Eyes – Favorite Photo of the Week
SATURDAY
Funky Junk Interiors
Home
RSS Feed
E-Mail
Del.icio.us
Digg
Technorati
Magnolia
Newsvine
Reddit
53 Responses
That dresser looks great! Fantastic job.
Deanna
Thanks a lot Deanna.
You two are amazing & I’m so thrilled that I found you! I have so much stuff like this & can hardly wait to tackle all of them. Thank you for the amazing inspiration…
I’ve been writing a humor blog for 4 years but now that I’ve become obsessed with spray painting everything I own, it’s apparently no longer a humor blog, so I went with one of my *someday* blogs to reveal all my projects, good or bad.
Liz Chancellor recently posted..Hello Beautiful!
stopping in from TT&J, The dresser is really cute, I love the Navy blue color and how you personalized it with the birthdate. Great job.
Jennifer recently posted..Friday Finds- Recipes
Ok wow Liz! Thanks for all of the compliments. It’s funny how DIY starts to take over your life right? I will have to go.check out your blog. Thanks for visiting.
Thanks very much Jennifer. It desperately needed the stencils
This is fabulous! My son has a similar boring dresser that I’ve been wanting to do in navy, but I knew it needed a little something extra. This is it! Very well done!
Stephanie recently posted..Cookie Week Finale / Peanut Butter Nummies
Thanks for visiting Stephanie. Glad we could inspire you
Wow! I love what you did with the dresser. Its amazing how a simple idea and some paint can change what was once a “fuddy duddy” piece of furniture into a piece of art. Way to go
Connie @ Penny for Penny recently posted..Winner of YAVA Glass Upcycled Drinkware
I think this turned out really nice! I’ve been into the whole numbers-on-furniture thing lately & using his birthday was a great idea!
Sarah recently posted..Painted TV Trays = Awesome!
hey, i have the cousin of this piece hangin’ in my basement! love that mid-century style right now. i haven’t blogged about it but it’s on my website under portfolio, if you care to peek at another interpretation of it.
love what you’ve done!
amy
I’m going to go take a look right now!
This is wonderful, love the dark base with the white numbers, great job!! thanks for linking up with VIF!
Oh no thanks for having us Debra! We’ll be linking up more frequently. I have one chair makeover from August I think I want to link up.
We showed him a picture and he loved it!
Your navy dresser is gorgeous now! The idea of stenciling white numbers was genius.
Hugs, Cindy
Aww thanks Cindy! We really appreciate your comment and thanks for the hugs!
The numbers are bold, crisp, and eye-catching! andrea@townandprairie
andrea recently posted..Isn’t It Romantic?
Thanks for visiting Andrea! Off to visit your site
I love your bold makeover. The color and numbers are very dramatic, as well as the interior. Nice job.
Rosemary recently posted..Hint of Blue
Thank you very much Rosemary. We love the bold look too
This is such a gorgeous dresser! You guys always do lovely work!
simple home life recently posted..Updated Utensil Holder
Aww thanks for always stopping by to check out our work
A love it! Numbers make everything a little better
That is so true! Thanks for visiting.
I LOVE this little dresser! Oh my goodness girl, you totally rocked it out! I love the color, the stencil, all of it really! Great job!
Lindsay recently posted..Show & Share #9 {features}
Fantastic job! I love the color too. thanks for sharing with the newbie party.
debbie recently posted..DIY drop cloth pillow {Lucy hates it}
Thank you for visiting as always Lindsay! We love having you!
Thanks for visiting Debbie! I just linked up one more project. That was my first time visiting your site
You turned this into a sleek and stylish piece! Good job!
Thanks for linking to Potpourri Friday. You are appreciated.
Honey recently posted..Cheap Thrills
I just painted a similar dresser in Rustoleum Blue. I love the shiny finish! But, I LOVE how you added the bday and the striped paper in the drawers really makes it special.
Suzy recently posted..Plate Walls
Thanks a lot for always visiting and leaving comments Honey.
Thanks a lot Suzy! I think the stencils makes it much better
another awesome makeover over here! LOVE the colro combo, the style, and the numbers- a grand slam!
cassie recently posted..Piece of Work Wednesday Furniture Link Party Number 58!
Hey Cassie! Thanks for the lovely comments as always! Did you use that fabric yet?
Hey cassie! Thanks for the sweet comments as always? Doing good?
Love the dresser, I might have passed by it when shopping because it was plain. But you turned it in to something that looks fresh and new like it came from Pottery Barn. Great job, Laura
Love the stencil look – and that you personalized it!
Jill recently posted..Art is the Key
Love the dresser! At first I wondered what the random numbers were, but I love that they’re his birthdate! What a fantastic personal piece! Thanks for sharing.
laxsupermom recently posted..Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays – Halloween
Love the color, turned out gorgeous. Thanks so much for linking up!
Karen recently posted..Would You Buy It Wednesday?
Thanks a lot for visiting!
Super cute! Great color palette with the dark blue, then the red/white stripes in the drawers. Love your stenciling too. I did a similar project on a file cabinet but haven’t shown it on my blog yet. Some day your son will appreciate all your hard work!
Hollie @ I’m Busy Procrastinating recently posted..Times, they are a changing
Lol thanks Hollie this is actually for our godson if we didn’t mention it. I would love to see what you project looks like. Thanks for visiting
The dresser turned out gorgeous! Thanks so much for dropping by and joining the Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.
Thanks for dropping by. And thanks for hosting
SO SO SO awesome!! Love the new look! Great job!
Featuring you and your cute blog tomorrow
Feel free to grab a featured button and get you brag on 
Thanks again so much for linkin up J&M’s Eye Candy Hope you come back and visit us and share more again soon
I featured your dresser on Everything Under the Moon! Feel free to stop by and grab a feature button
http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/10/you-dazzled_23.html
Visiting from POWW and I just had to click on this because 9-15-07 is my wedding anniversary! Love the makeover.
Jenna recently posted..31 Days of Anti-Laziness: Non-lazy day but nothing to show for it yet…
Very nice! Thank you for joining me at HSH Fall Open House! I’m late getting around, last week internet troubles.:)
Sherry
Happy Belated Anniversay!
. Thanks for your sweet comment 
No prob. I visit every week
Double the talent, how nice! I really like your blue dresser, clever with the birthday numbers and your knobs will look great. Also noticed you have a kitty helper as me!
Marilyn recently posted..Habitat Hero’s Linky Donation Party
Hi thanks for visiting! Aren’t kitty helpers great? And being able to put our talent together makes for some great projects too