{"id":18453,"date":"2011-08-17T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=18453"},"modified":"2011-08-17T21:23:08","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T01:23:08","slug":"dresser-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/dresser-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Dresser Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen a nice solid wood dresser at a yard sale or thrift store and passed it up because it looked so dated?<\/p>\n<p>It is amazing what a little paint and new handles can do&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2011\/08\/192899_10150753726920220_763545219_20008245_8268166_o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18454\" title=\"dresser makeover\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2011\/08\/192899_10150753726920220_763545219_20008245_8268166_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My uncle is painting their bedroom furniture that is over 20 years old. It looks great doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Paint is one of the least expensive ways to makeover a room, piece of furniture or even a picture frame! So before you throw out that dated chair or dresser consider giving it a makeover with paint!<\/p>\n<p>Update: My aunt emailed me and shared the process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First sand the dresser. (almost down to bare wood)<\/li>\n<li>Apply 2 coats of KILZ.<\/li>\n<li>Sand again.<\/li>\n<li>Apply another coat of KILZ.<\/li>\n<li>Then apply 3 coats of Dutch Boy interior latex satin paint Black # F16-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>She said it was a lot of work but well worth it! I agree! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen a nice solid wood dresser at a yard sale or thrift store and passed it up because it looked so dated? It is amazing what a little paint and new handles can do&#8230;. My uncle is painting their bedroom furniture that is over 20 years old. It looks great doesn&#8217;t it? 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