I love DIY projects, as long as they are relatively easy and not time consuming. When I was 19 I received a nice dresser and matching night stand for free. I think they were made in the 80's (according to the knobs that are on them). Ever since I got the dresser my plan was to replace the knobs and pulls. Eleven years later and I still have the same knobs and pulls. I mentioned it to my Mom (who is a go-getter) and we went to Hobby Lobby and bought knobs. Really pretty teal knobs (that match the color scheme of my bedroom) with gold and orange accents. Loving the knobs so much my Mom and I thought it would be fun to buy plain pulls and paint them to match the knobs. Sounds easy, right? Well as it turns out it was a little bit more involved then that. Turns out my draw pulls are 3.25 inches long. A size that is rare and not really carried in the stores (we checked four stores). I finally broke down and bought the pulls online. Once I got them in I thought, yes!!! Now all we have to do it paint them! I forgot that I really do not like to paint. Ooops. We had to 1.) spray two coats of copper finish on them, 2.) paint them teal, 3.) add the gold highlights, 4.) add the gold accent, and 5.) spray with a finish to help them set. After doing the first 4 steps we found the knobs and pulls to be WAY too shiny. So we decided to antique them by doing a light layer of black paint and wiping it off. Knobs and pulls looked much better after this.
My simple DIY project turned into a week long project due to the ordering of pulls and the painting. But the end result is beautiful and it looks like I have a new dresser. I even did two extra pulls so that I can replace the pulls on the matching nightstand I have in storage.
So, here are the photos documenting my DIY project. I am ecstatic about the results and cannot wait for the rest of my bedroom to get done (I'm wanting on a entertainment center so that I can get things out of boxes).
1.) my dresser with the old knobs and pulls
2.) the new knobs
3.) the pulls were black and we painted them with a copper finish
4.) than we painted the pulls teal to match the knobs
5.) we added the gold accent to the pulls and touched up the gold on the knobs
6.) added orange paint to the pulls and touched up the orange on the knobs
7.) the finished product (accented the design on the dresser in gold to tie everyting together)
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