The Jackman's first "real" dresser

I refinished my first piece of furniture.  It isn't perfect, but I am very happy with the way it turned out.  I bought a wood dresser on craigslist and then painted it.  After much debate, and a lot of conflicting opinions on HOW to paint it, I just decided to go with the ol' paintbrush.  I was really patient and did at least three super thin coats (besides the primer).  There are brush strokes, but it is better than I thought I could do.

While I was putting it back together in the girl's room, I thought about how fun it would be to line the drawers with some paper (I've seen this done all over blogland).  I ran downstairs and got some green wrapping paper and began cutting and mod-podging it to the inside of the drawers.  About 1/2 way through, I was not really in love with the results.  I wanted something more durable than paper.  Then, I remembered that I had some fabric left over from when we had a cushion made for their window seat.  I ran and got it, measured twice, cut once, and hot-glued the fabric to the bottoms of the drawers.  This whole scenario happened during naptime.  Here is a picture of the process.

  

Do you see the green paper and then MUCH cuter pink fabric?

I was so excited by the way the drawers were turning out, that I decided to use some fabric in a drawer for this table which sits at the foot of Emma's bed.  The top has a glass cutout so you can see directly into the drawer and the fabric there makes the table really punch.  Plus, it ties it into the room more. (I am already on the lookout for the perfect fabric to put in Aiden's dresser).











I spent too much on these knobs (from Amazon), but by then, I just wanted to be down with it.  So, Brent installed them for me, and I sat and stared at their dresser in all it's glory.

I finished about a week ago, and I don't even want to talk about the scratches or pen marks that have appeared in that time.....Such is life with my kids.  It was perfect for about two whole days.