We’ve all seen an IKEA dresser like this. Blond wood, inexpensive and easy. Throw it in a kids room and you’ve got a great solution. However, I’ve never been a huge fan of the look of them. I was gifted one of these as a hand-me-down. And it went straight into my boys room. It was serving a purpose. When my boys finally were split up into different rooms, I wasn’t really sure what to do with it. My first thought was paint it white. Shocking right?
So like I do, I decided spur of the moment to paint it and add quotes on it. What? Yes, Quotes. Now, I am generally not one to love and display inspirational quotes. Like, ever. I do better with something with a little bit of humor and sarcasm. One of my favorites was a bit of advice my mom gave me when Lance and I got married. “Always fight naked.” Best advice ever in my opinion. You can imagine anger just wont flow if your trying to stomp around and be mad and you’re……naked. So anyways, I went online and searched for quotes and bits of advice that were more my style.
Once I found enough quotes and had painted my dresser white, I began to measure off the drawers and drew faint lines across the whole thing. Like a piece of paper. If I had been smart, I would have thought to use sharpie marker. But honestly I liked the look of the paint better. I used some black paint that I had, turned on an episode of Flipping Out, and went at it. Part of me thinks I should have written it first in pencil, but I just did it. That’s how I do.
It didn’t take me very long. I did end up going over some of the words and letters twice with paint. Other than that it was pretty straightforward. If you are unsure about your abilities to freehand, you could definitely use stencils or trace the words on there. This just happens to be something I like to do.
And here is the finished product. Initially, it was in my main floor family room, but I felt it was too small for our television. You know, scale and such. If you can imagine, 3 little boys aged 10, 8, and 6. Those were my helpers to bring this upstairs to my room. They then had to help me bring an even bigger dresser back downstairs. It was one of the funniest things I have seen. It is amazing that it didn’t fall on me multiple times.
Anyways, it was a great conversation piece. People always had to stop and read the quotes. Some of my favorite are “always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn, then always be a unicorn.” Also, “The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” You cant deny that “don’t wear polka dot underwear under white shorts” isn’t incredibly helpful.
If painting quotes isn’t your forte, there are many ideas on Pinterest that just might be what you want. I’ve selected a few to give you some ideas.
Anyways, it was a great conversation piece. People always had to stop and read the quotes. Some of my favorite are “always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn, then always be a unicorn.” Also, “The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” You cant deny that “don’t wear polka dot underwear under white shorts” isn’t incredibly helpful.
If painting quotes isn’t your forte, there are many ideas on Pinterest that just might be what you want. I’ve selected a few to give you some ideas.
VIA: POPSUGAR
VIA: INMYBLONDLIFE.BLOGSPOT.COM
VIA: LIVE SIMPLY BY ANNIE
VIA: FEELING LOVESOME
VIA: FUJIFILES
Now of course, you don’t have to have an IKEA dresser to do any of these ideas. but if you’re in the market to get a new dresser, theirs are incredibly economical. You can them put your own personal touch on them, or contact me, and I’ll do it.
Happy Friday
Sara
Happy Friday
Sara
GET YOUR FREE GUIDE to 30 DIY projects that can be done over the weekend!
By subscribing, you will gain access to my FREE guide with 30 DIY projects that can each be done in a day, or over a weekend!
You will also receive a weekly email with some of my favorite tips, tricks, and design ideas.
Leave a Reply