When I found this dresser and saw the price I thought maybe it was a mistake. The owner was asking $35 for this beauty!
The size was perfect and the drawers all glided nicely. The veneer was in excellent shape with some minor dents and scratches but nothing that a little sanding wouldn't take care of. Since I wanted it done before Passover I had to get going with the rehab weeks before.
I usually replace old knobs and pulls but I loved the original hardware--it just needed some sprucing up...
First I tried soaking them in some Tarn-X. Bad move. The brass became discolored and looked awful!
So it was plan B: spray paint...
For the dresser, the first step was sanding...it's not necessary to sand down to the bare wood, but just enough to get the glossy finish off so the paint will adhere.
After the sanding it's time to paint. The guy at the paint store told me that orange is one of the hardest colors to cover and he suggested a tinted primer.

Even using a tinted primer it took about four coats of paint to cover!
The top coat is Benjamin Moore's Festive Orange in a high gloss oil paint. When my husband came home and saw the color he thought I was crazy! But with all the gray tones in the dining room and kitchen I wanted a pop of color and I've been obsessed with orange lately.
The drawers are great for storing napkins, tablecloths, shabbos candles and more...
The orange looks great against the gray walls.
Was I hesitant painting this orange? Oh yeah. But sometimes you have to go outside your comfort zone and do something a bit daring to get that wow factor!
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That's perfection! I've been looking for an old dresser for a tv stand in my living room. I haven't found anything for the right price!
ReplyDeleteThe price was too good to be true! Thanks Rhonda.
DeleteThis is great! Love the color.
ReplyDeleteI be sure to tell my husband this!
DeleteComing over from Finding Fabulous and this is totally fabulous! I love the color.
ReplyDeleteThank you Julia--I'm loving it too!
DeleteNicely done, Rita! I LOVE the orange! Bold and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Lisa
Thank you so much!
DeleteI love this wonderful bold color! It looks fabulous!!! GREAT job. Sharon
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! what a awesome find and even more awesome transformation. I am having my first linky party on sunday, I would love if you would come share this.
ReplyDeleteI will share it Sunday...
DeleteWow is right! What a great piece and beautiful color!!!
ReplyDeleteWe did an orange wall and used a tinted primer as well. Worst idea ever. We ended up discovering that the grey primers are best. And that covered so much easier!
ReplyDeleteWish I knew this before I started painting! Next time I paint anything orange I'll use a grey primer...
DeleteVisiting from Suburbs Mama... I LOVE this piece! What a fabulous colour... it looks amazing. Thanks for sharing it,
ReplyDeleteKrista @thehappyhousie
Love your blog! And the orange is fabulous. Following...
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteBeautiful. Bold. Clicked through from Shabby Nest and I can't wait to browse your blog!
ReplyDeleteWow! I agree with everyone else; it looks fantastic! I, too, was looking for a storage piece for the DR for awhile. I bought a little glass-fronted cabinet on a "daily deal" sale from Target's website. By the time I made my decision, the only color left was bright yellow. I painted it grey. I'm still looking for different knobs, but it's growing on me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful transformation! I am now inspired to re-paint my buffet which I bought all the supplies for last year. I also love how you arranged your artwork.
ReplyDeleteThank you--Michael doesn't get the orange but everyone else loves it!
DeleteI sooooo LOVE that color. Big orange fan on furniture. I did a mid century piece in tangerine last month and my sister
ReplyDeletethought I'd lost my mind! But I had 3 calls on it! I will have to try BM festive orange. That is truly a lovely shade with
the gray (My living room colors with hints of turquoise as well!).
BTW, as you found out, Tarn-X is NOT for brass. Next time try Brasso or Mother's polish with some fine steel wool.
Clean the hardware first with a soak in Krud-Kutter. I've gotten off decades old tarnish to reveal the natural solid
brass shine underneath using that method.
Beth--GREAT information! Thank you.
DeleteI love it! Orange is one of my favorite colors and it looks great on the buffet....and 35 bucks?, holy crap-what a deal!! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! Love the orange color!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the orange! I get so excited when people show off their color courage! I am a red girl, myself, but that beautiful orange piece (and lamps I saw in another one of your posts) has the wheels turning in my head....hmmmm. What a lovely blog you have! I'm hooked!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim--comments like yours make my day :)
Deletejust saw this via pinterest- LOVE it so much!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cassie--I use it daily and also love it!
DeleteThis looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI've looking to do this exact project, and orange is my first choice of colour.
What did you use as keywords when you were searching for this piece of furniture?
The only keyword I used was dresser.
DeleteThis is fabulous and I really dislike orange but omgosh what a great find and what a great vision you had.
ReplyDeleteCame over from AT. Congratulations on the feature! My orange makeover was featured there recently, too, and some of those readers can be pretty unkind. I tend to think most of them can only WISH they were creative! Great job, and thanks for sharing! Leslie at City Girl Arts
ReplyDeleteYes, I had a few negative comments about the "wrong" orange but I love how mine turned out!
DeleteWow! It's beautiful! Nice work. You make it look so easy.
ReplyDeleteThe orange color is the BEST part!
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE!! You did an amazing job. Now if I could just find a dresser like that for $35...
ReplyDeleteHiii! I love the pop of colour, well-played! My question is... though i see you used a paint brush, the close up of the after does not show a hint of brush stroke. What's your secret? I'm just starting to get into furniture refinshing!
ReplyDeleteMy secret is oil paint! Goes on so much smoother than latex...
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Love the pop of color!
ReplyDeleteawesomeeee! TY.
ReplyDeleteWOW! i love it, i would love to feature it, if that would be ok please let me know,
ReplyDeletelauren
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WARNING, Tarn-X and other dips are extremely destructive to silver! See the results here: http://www.hermansilver.com/tarn-x.htm.
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ReplyDeleteDo you know anything about the piece itself? Style? How old it is? Type of wood? I bought the the same dresser with the entire bedroom set on Craigslist too and painted it a creamy white. This dresser has a big mirror to attach to it, a tall boy dresser and two side tables. I’ve always wondered!
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