Frugal Before and After: Antique Dresser
I love to look around my local swap shops and transfer stations for great free items. I am the kind of person who will go to the dump on a Saturday to see what is good enough for me to take home rather than for me to drop off. It may seem odd to think that a person would actually like going to the dump, but most of the people I know do the same as I do. Believe it or not you can get some great stuff, and best of all, it’s FREE. I have seen people get Bicycles, Tables, Books, Machinery, Computers, Furniture, Kids Toys and so much more. I could list everything I have gotten from my local dump, but it would be a very long list!
A couple of Summers ago I got a great find at my local swap shop. Someone had dropped of an antique dresser. As soon as I set my eyes on it, I grabbed it! Not only was it in fabulous condition, but it was my style. I am drawn to antique furniture and items, I just love it. When I got it home I turned it into a diaper changing station. All I had to do was give it a nice wipe down, get a few new knobs and put my changing pad on top, and voila, a great looking diaper changing station with lots of storage.
It has been used as a changing table for the past year and a half and it was now time to move it to my daughters room and use it as a dresser, but it needed a little updating. I had lots of paint from previous projects, so I painted it a nice antique white and then I painted the knobs with purple and pink dots. It fits perfectly in my daughters room and I think it look great. Best of all it only cost me a few dollars for some wooden knobs, and I had a great looking dresser.
Below is the before and after photo of the dresser.
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