Repainting A Dresser And Lining The Drawers Alongside Contact Paper

When we saw the magic that Mindy worked on an old dresser we had to share the eye candy. Here is her letter:

I enjoy your website and eagerly look forward to reading it everyday. I simply thought I would show you my dresser re-do! The hubs and I truly needed a dresser but did not want to spend a lot. We like things that are solid and made truly well. So, after finding this antique dresser on Craigslist I chose to fix it up. I took the handles off and filled the holes in, sanded the varnish off, primed it, then painted it with two coats of Behr’s “lime light.” Then I drilled the holes for the new knobs and lined it with contact paper. It was lively to do and I did nearly everything in one afternoon (but left it to dry for 24 hours before putting the new knobs on). The dresser was $20, paint was $17, knobs were $19, contact paper was $5 which brings the total to around $60! Thanks for all your inspiration! -Mindy

Here is the seen-better-days before:

And the remarkable after:

Anyone who knows us knows that we like a crisp new paint job. And anyone who knows us well knows that we are actively drooling over this fabulous transformation. Mindy, it looks absolutely remarkable! You did a lovely job and the lively contact paper is the icing on the Hands-on cake. Thanks so much for sending the deeeelicious pics our way.