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Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

Hello! Debby from Pretty Healthy House again, and I’m excited to share this ‘chippy with a little glam’ dresser makeover that I did for my daughter’s toddler room. This piece needed some love and I’m really happy with how it turned out and ties in with her vintage glam room. It’s the first time I’ve added some gold details to furniture, and I will show you how easy it is to get this look!

 Darling girls room gallery wall decor! Love the chippy glam dresser makeover! So easy to paint, cute girls room decor ideas!

This dresser used to be in our master. My hubby gave it a gel stain, which I now see needed some touch up work, lol! And I never got new hardware so it was never really finished.

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

I loved the curves and detail, though, and I knew it would be perfect as a dresser/changing table after a makeover.

Supplies

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

I started with the chalk painting (didn’t have to sand, yay!) and because it was so dark, it needed three coats. I used a brush, although if I were doing it over again, I would have used a sprayer.

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

I was tempted to leave it as is, but it needed a little more of chippy/vintage look to match her room. Notice the new hardware? I got them at Hobby Lobby and painted them with the metallic gold paint.

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

And trimmed the top with metallic gold as well.

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

Next I added a teaspoon of the gold dust to 8 ounces of paint and brushed it on the top and the drawers, just to give it a slight shimmer. It’s debatable whether this step is necessary, but I always like a little shimmer. 😉 

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

To make it chippy, I used a wet rag to rub off the paint on all the edges.  

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

Then I used a small paintbrush to fill it in with the metallic gold. And the benefit of chippy/vintage is that it doesn’t have to be perfect!

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

To finish it off and seal it, I gave it two coats of clear wax.

Chippy Glam Dresser Makeover

And now it’s perfect for her vintage glam room!

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Darling girls room gallery wall decor! Love the chippy glam dresser makeover! So easy to paint, cute girls room decor ideas!

 Darling girls room gallery wall decor! Love the chippy glam dresser makeover! So easy to paint, cute girls room decor ideas!

 Darling girls room gallery wall decor! Love the chippy glam dresser makeover! So easy to paint, cute girls room decor ideas!

Check out other chalk paint projects like my craft closet pink desk makeover,

Cute Pink Desk Makeover!

an industrial kids table I converted from a train table for my son’s room,

Awesome Ikea Hack, great makeover for kids room!

and my craft room bookcase makeover. 🙂

DIY Bookcase

And until next time you can follow along on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter for more DIY home decor ideas!

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43 Comments

  1. Hi! What finish was the benjamin moore paint that you bought before mixing the chalk paint powder?

  2. Did you paint the shelf brackets, frames, etc with gold paint? Can you come decorate my house? 🙂

      1. Thanks! Do you remember where you got the shelf brackets? I’ve been looking around and havent fount any that cute. If you’re ever in the mood for some home decorating projects, I think I live in the same town as you. 😉 Or maybe you can recommend someone??

  3. Love that little doll. Where is she from? The room looks beautiful. I have an old French provincial wood set I refinished as well. You can’t go wrong if the dresser has curves. Oh yeah where did you get those shelves from too? Great job

  4. Where did you get the various accessories that at above the dresser specifically the be kind? Thanks!

  5. That looks wonderful, love the detail you added to it. So glad you shared it with us over at the DI & DI Link PArty and hope it brought you some new traffic and new friends! Have a great week.

  6. Very well done Debby. I especially love the gold details you have added to where it was originally distressed. It gives it a certain french richness that is perfect for your little princess. Pinning and sharing.

  7. This turned out so beautiful! Love the makeover, great job 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing with us over at Dishing It & Digging It.

  8. Hi Kristi & Kelli. How lovely to meet you both. Thank you so much for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays last week. What an absolutely gorgeous makeover. Right up my alley. I love all of your makeover projects. Just beautiful. I’m featuring this post at tomorrow’s party. Hope to see more of your beautiful work. Thanks again.

    Anne @ Domesblissity (Australia)

  9. Wow! Thanks an amazing change 🙂 Thanks for sharing it with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg I gave it lots of social media love!

  10. You could tell what a labor of love this project was! Absolutely beautiful!!

    I’m going to show my daughter this because your little one’s room theme is a similar theme to what my daughter used for my granddaughter’s first birthday. I think my daughter will love it!

    Thanks for sharing.

    1. We love it too.

      Hey, YOU CAN DO IT!! That’s the whole point of our blog, to encourage women to GO FOR IT!! It doesn’t take talent, just patience through trial and error!! Promise!!

      XO

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