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DIY Furniture Flip: Refinished Solid Maple Dresser in Classic White

In this tutorial, I’m sharing how I completely transformed a   solid maple, Canadian-made dresser   into a fresh, modern piece that’s both timeless and functional. Originally a tired chest of drawers, this sturdy maple beauty got a full makeover — from sanding and priming to a   crisp classic white finish   and   new stainless steel bar and knob hardware . The result? A clean, elegant dresser with   five easy-glide drawers   that looks right at home in any bedroom, guest room, or entryway. Follow along to see each step of the refinishing process and how a little paint and hardware can give solid wood furniture a brand-new life.
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Vintage Round Wood Tray Makeover


After and before for this solid wood tray; I am loving the classic  distressed warm white update with pretty stencil. How about you?


The vintage tray was chosen out of my stock to paint by a customer who purchased this lovely warm white bread box. She wanted the tray painted similar to serve and display fruit on her kitchen counter.



To start, the hardware was removed and the tray lightly sanded to smooth the hand painted flowers then scrubbed well.

I applied two coats Fusion Mineral Paint in the color plaster, a warm white color. The edges were distressed to keep the vintage look and hints of wood visible. To further age it, I applied Fusion Mineral Paint black and ageing waxes to the edges front and back. The hardware was put back on.


From an assortment of stencils I have on hand, the customer chose this damask one from  The Stencil Warehouse.


Using a small stencil brush I applied Fusion Mineral Paint in coal black over the secured stencil. 


I love this stencil. Once it was dry I lightly sanded over it to distress a bit with a sanding block.


And to add a bit more durability seeing it will be used to display fruit and such on, I added two coats of Fusion Mineral Paints wipe on tough coat with a damp rag. A bit more dark wax was added over the edges and this beauty is ready to get to work.






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