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Girls Bedroom Dresser Makeover

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This furniture project sat on my to-do list for a LONG time! Last year I decided to upgrade my daughter’s small single wardrobe, to a much better storage solution, a large pine chest of drawers.

The original plan was to paint them white.   A few months back I started painting them with several coats of primer and then matt white wall paint.  I just used what I had on hand at the time.  It was a half painted dresser.

But then ripping up the bedroom carpet and laying laminate wood floorboards for this tween girl’s room makeover, was the incentive I needed to finish the dresser.

Of course, by then I had changed my mind about how I wanted to refurbish it.   I decided to go with a raw pine and white look, rather than an all white bedroom dresser.

What I Started With… A Cheap Dresser

I happened to find a dark brown, wood chest of drawers or dresser while out second hand shopping one time.  

Can you believe that someone once paid $699 AUD for this dresser (it had the original price sticker on it) and I picked it up for $150 AUD?  

However, because of some damage to the top, the dresser needed either sanding back and re-staining, or painting.

Click here for more Painted Dresser Ideas For Kids.

How to Paint A Girls Dresser

1. Sanding

sanding pine drawer of refurbished girls dresser

First, I took my orbital sander to the drawer fronts and completely sanded back the areas I had previously painted.  (OK it is better when you don’t change your mind about what you want to do.)  I had to make sure that I not only removed the paint but all of the brown stain underneath. 

2.  Paint for Bedroom Furniture

I chose to repaint the  top of the dresser rather than sand it back to the wood.  It had some damage which would have been tricky to completely sand out.

I then used painters tape to make a line across the drawers.  Yes, for some unknown reason I decided to vary the size of the sections that would be white.  

This time, instead of matt wall paint I painted the dresser with 2 coats of Dulux Semi-Gloss Aqua Enamel paint in Antique White.  

Aqua enamel is a water based paint which has a much tougher finish than wall paint.  Since these drawers would get a lot of use in my daughter’s room I wanted the finish to be really durable.  

I know there are a lot of chalk type furniture paints you can use and sometimes for my furniture projects I do go with a speciality furniture paint.  Either way is fine I reckon!

3.  Dresser Handles

When the paint was dry (read- I left them for a few days on the back verandah and forgot about them), I removed the tape and fixed up any areas I felt needed  a bit more paint.

Since I was on to other projects by then, and my daughter wanted it finished, she got the job of applying a beeswax furniture polish to protect the raw pine wood.  We used l’essentiel Beeswax Polish.

Next I re-attached the original brass handles, which my daughter and I both loved the look of.  Plus, they went well with the other bits of gold colour I was using in her room.

brass handles for a painted girls dresser

You can find similar gold brass drawer pulls here…

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The End Result… A Beautiful Painted Girls Dresser

Update (4 Years Later):

We recently changed around my daughter’s bedroom again! Now in her mid teens, she had out grown her current set up and needed a wardrobe and study desk. However, the girls dresser above is one thing we did keep. The paint had chipped a bit on the top but overall it has held up well!

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About Jane

Follower of Jesus. Wife to Daniel. Mum to three energetic Aussie Indian kids. Loves reading, trying new things and pottering at home. Inspired by nature, Pinterest, vintage finds and paint colours. Believes that we flourish best when our homes are uncluttered and organised, as well as when we are surrounded by what we find beautiful. Here you will find simple ideas, inspiration and encouragement to help you let go of the clutter and makeover your home.

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