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Dresser: Brown to Black & Gold

11 years ago
I found this 76" Bassett dresser on CL and intention was to paint and keep it, but realized it's just too large for daughter's bedroom. Sooo...I'll probably end up parting with it. The inner drawers are 27" wide which is really huge, so lots of storage in this baby!

Before: brown
After: black & gold

Comments (15)

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Love the new look! How much and where? :)
    wisneb thanked Shakuff
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Looks great!
    wisneb thanked OTM Designs & Remodeling Inc.
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Much cooler, is the hardware patina? Antique looking and much more suave with the black!
    wisneb thanked Arrowtown Construction | General Contractors, Inc.
  • 11 years ago
    very nice, would look good in a dining room also
    wisneb thanked Sandy Castell
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago
    Thank you everyone. I knew it wouldn't work for just anyone, but she did find a home in Lincoln, NE, and they are using her for their media center. They had to get it down their basement stairs too. All the hardware is 100% original as far as I can tell (didn't paint any of it myself). I can't believe the cost of furniture these days, which is why so many are choosing vintage and applying their own style.

    I still need to find something similar in a 50" to 60" max for daughter. She is thinking of a peacock green color or something along those lines. With winter coming and having cats in the house it's kind of difficult to paint, so probably will wait until warm spring days.
  • 11 years ago
    Nice job. You really transformed it.
    wisneb thanked judygilpin
  • 11 years ago
    Awesome job.
    wisneb thanked Patti St. John Martin
  • 11 years ago
    You did an excellent job transforming the dresser.
    wisneb thanked jasamgroupinc
  • 11 years ago
    Looks fantastic! Good furniture is worth saving!
    wisneb thanked Jolene
  • 11 years ago
    Great transformation
    wisneb thanked meora
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Great job- it looks like a completely new piece!
    wisneb thanked Custom Design & Construction
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Good job making it look really luxe and spendy. Transformed!
    wisneb thanked Jarret Yoshida Design
  • 11 years ago
    I love that idea. I used a dresser that my son had in college. Looking bad was an understatement. It looked awful! We took the top off of it, and put new Aspen lumber on top at 28 in. wide and stained it. Then covered the back and sides with bead board, and a couple of coats of paint, it began to come back to life. The hardware on it was so unusual I kept it, cleaned it up, and gave it a good coat of nickle paint. It was originally a "Quail Unlimited" dresser by Lane. The pulls had quail embossed into them. Sort of a 3D effect. It is now an island in my kitchen. all 64 inches of it. My friends and family have just loved it. There is life after being a dresser.
    wisneb thanked pampadgett
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    Its completely new! I love the colors you decided to go with.
    wisneb thanked SoCal Contractor
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