DIY CHALKBOARD DRESSER

GOOD MORNING BOYS! 

What shall we do today?!?!

 

This morning these guys decided we needed to do a project.  For Christmas I got a new drill/ sander so it was time to put it to good use.

Slowly we have been redoing the boys bedroom into a new sports theme.  Today we decided to work on this very old dresser.  It is UGLY!! It has so many water marks, wax, stains.  It has been thru it! I got this when I was in college and have since passed it onto the boys to use as one of their dressers.  It was in desperate need of a makeover.




So I started off by sanding the entire thing. That was a job in itself!! Since this dresser originally came from an antique shop it had years of wax, pledge, oil and whatever else on it.  I had to blast through all of it to make the top and sides even and smooth. 




Once I was finished sanding I painted the entire dresser black with a paint/primer in one.  Once the paint dried I painted the top and the drawers with chalkboard paint.  I let each coat dry, I did 3 coats of chalkboard paint.  On the other parts I finished it with polyurethane.  I love polyurethane for the final coat.  I feel like it gathers a lot less dust then other finishes and gives the sheen I am looking for.   Finally I also spray painted all of the hardware/knobs silver. 



Here is the finished product!! I love it! The boys would barely let me get a picture of it before they went to town with the new chalkboard.   I think it looks so much better and is a fun addition to their room!


 

Noah did the cursive "pants"! I am really glad that they still teach it in school.  I think it looks so pretty.