Finding a piece of furniture that still has a lot of potential but may need a little work or a makeover to make it amazing will never get old to me. Dressers are one of my favorite kinds of furniture and are fun to breathe new life into and make over. These 10 dresser makeovers are sure to inspire your next project and makeover.
10 Dresser Makeovers To Inspire Your Next Project
Bleached Wood Dresser Makeover
When I saw this dresser, I loved it so much about it.
It is an old dresser with simple lines.
The drawers are deep but the piece isn’t deep.
I also didn’t mind the finish on the dresser, but there was a darker stain on one of the drawers that really stood out and not in a good way.
I had to come up with a plan for the makeover. A bleaching and wax technique was the answer.
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Painted Black Dresser Makeover
This dresser was one of four I found at a thrift store on the same day.
That never happens. I had hit the jackpot.
You can see one of the other dressers I got that day and its makeover HERE.
It had been a long time since I had found any furniture pieces with rescuing and then to find four at the same time…… I WAS SHOCKED! Excited, but shocked!
This painted black dresser makeover is a step-by-step tutorial showing…
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Traditional Dresser Makeover DIY
This traditional dresser makeover DIY is a great way to transform a $20 piece into a money maker or beautiful piece for your home.
The first thing I did was give this piece a really good cleaning and vacuuming.
I always get asked what I use to clean my pieces.
I wrote an entire blog post about how to clean a piece of furniture before painting.
Once I removed the hardware…
Blue Painted Dresser Makeover
Making over furniture is so much fun.
I will always rescue pieces that have potential.
This piece was a yard sale find.
I knew it was the perfect candidate for a makeover.
I was able to try a paint color I have never tried before.
This blue painted dresser makeover…
DIY Painted Dresser In Buttercream
This DIY Painted Dresser is a great example of how you can save money decorating your home by flipping furniture to get the look for less.
To a lot of people, this dresser has no potential.
It is missing hardware, it is old, and the top drawer is a different color.
To get started on this makeover, I…
Dresser makeovers can be done in so many ways. The possibilities are endless!
DIY Neutral Dresser Makeover
This piece was beautiful.
It has some wear and it was missing a knob, but the drawers worked so well and the drawer fronts were in very good condition.
When I find a piece that has some good condition wood mixed with some “not so good” areas, I try to keep the integrity of the good parts and makeover the “not so good”.
There was a pretty good-sized stain…
DIY Tall Dresser Makeover With Painted Drawers
The finish on the top was not in good condition and there was veneer missing in a few areas on the dresser.
The veneer is an easy fix depending on what it needs.
I had to use two of my techniques on this dresser because the peeling veneer was worse in some areas than others.
Even though it had those issues…
Vintage Blue Dresser Makeover
Matt and I were on one of our Saturday morning coffee/tea dates and we saw a homemade “sale” sign.
It looked like a yard sale so we decided to check it out.
When we walked up the driveway, the people having the sale said everything was 90% off and there was more inside the house.
We were the only people there.
After walking through the house…
Gray And Wood Dresser Makeover
Always, and I mean ALWAYS, make sure you give a piece of furniture a thorough inspection before buying it.
After our inspection of this dresser, we found that there were a lot more issues than we initially thought.
The bottom piece in the lower drawer…
French Linen Dresser Makeover
This dresser came with the top portion as well.
It needed to be put back together, but the mirror was all there and there are so many details on this part of the dresser.
The first thing we noticed that needed fixed was the broken piece of marble on the top of the dresser.
It had a crack all the way…
Dresser makeovers come in all shapes and sizes. I hope these dresser makeovers gave you a ton of inspiration for your next project.
Dressers are functional and can be used in so many spaces. This makes them the perfect piece to flip for profit.
Do You Want To Make Money Flipping Furniture?
After twenty years of doing this, I am still picking up pieces when I can find them because I love the creative outlet, but I am now coaching other furniture flippers on how to make more money in their business. If you are someone who is looking to start and/or grow a furniture flipping business, I would love to help you. There are ways to make money in your business beyond painting a piece of furniture. Once I learned that, my business flourished. Don’t waste your time trying to figure it out on your own.
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