Painting An Old Wood Dresser Bright Green: a house log

When Monica sent her remarkable dresser makeover our way we could not wait to share the goods. Here is her letter:

I simply lately found your journal and let me tell you, like everyone else around here, I am totally in love with everything you folks do, plus your How To pointers are especially! My boyfriend and I simply moved to a new home (rental) and like anything that is not yours, we are tying to put our stamp on it. I inherited my boyfriends dresser and I hoped to incorporate it into my kitchen nook, thus a PROJECT was born. While I enjoy wood and before I paint anything I truly think about it, I knew that the only way to make this BIG dresser shrink was to give it a coat of paint… or in our case 3 coats. We used the new Behr Premium Plus Ultra Interior Paint, which is paint and primer combined (in an eggshell enamel finish). The color we chose was “Energy Green” and WOW. We did this project INSIDE the house, and began at 11pm at night (I thought we would die from the fumes but the paint was orderless, no fumes, no smell) and the only reason we gave it three coats is because we hoped it to be a bit darker. But it truly was strong after two. We dressed the wrapped up product up a bit with accessories and the results were remarkable. I enjoy how it came out and I hope you like it as much as we do! – Monica

Here is a “during” shot (with Monica’s friend sanding away):

And here is the remarkable after:

Is that not a vivid transformation? It totally makes the room, and we enjoy the contrasting hardware in the deep ebony finish (which looks strong with the chunky chocolate mirror). We also have to say that hanging that mirrored sconce-type piece on one side of the dresser and balancing it with the luminescent lamp on the other side is totally genius. Thanks so much for sending the photos our way Monica! Oh and do not forget to drip in on her journal to see what else she’s up to. Now what say you our lovely readers? Do you folks adore that shot of glad green paint? Are you ready to grab a paint brush and go to town? We certainly are.