I finally understood what the dresser and I had been thinking for a long time. I thought it would look great on our porch, where it would match the newly remodeled shoe rack and hide the mess that had built up.
I only needed a metal brush and dish soap to get rid of the old finish. I chose to paint the dresser because I needed to get new drawers and the board and pine weren’t worth much. Some people don’t like painting wood, but I think it depends on the style and the situation.
The following is what I did to change the dresser:
The cheap “Moss Green” acrylic enamel that I got from Ozon didn’t live up to my expectations.
When I fixed up a Czechoslovakian cabinet, I used gold rust-proof paint, and when I made the shoe rack, I had acrylic paint left over.
The metal mesh was already there at the dacha.
Moldings and border made of wood
Filler for wood and building glue
The plywood was left over from fixing up a yard table.
I found some old hinges and screws in storage.
A saw, a circle saw, sanding discs, and a furniture stapler were some of the tools I used.
Before painting, I cleaned the surface and sanded away any flaws.
I used paint I had left over from the shoe rack job to paint the plywood shelves inside. “Moss Green” was the color I chose for the outside. Even though it was called acrylic enamel, it felt more like alkyd paint because it was thick and smelly. However, it covered well with just two coats.
To hide a rough seam at the top of the desk, I used wood trim. I used tiny nails to hold it in place and building adhesive.
To make up for the missing drawers, I decided to use market moldings to make doors that were attached with glue, brackets, and a stapler. Even though I got the wood in August, it dried out and bent a bit.
I painted some metal mesh from the dacha gold and used a stapler to attach it to the frame, first folding the sides over. This made the door fronts.
I finally put the hinges and handles on, using some old brass ones I had on hand.
The desk that was just fixed up works now!
In its current state, it might find a more stable home outside the veranda, though.
