~Simple dresser facelift~

        I am slowly working on re-doing or improving my childrens' bedrooms without spending too much. I have been re-painting furniture they have and trying to source a few pieces on Craigslist. So far I bought a great desk for one daughter's room. I am going to re-paint it and add a touch of glam by replacing the utilitarian handle with a crystal one I spotted at the local hardware store. I have yet to take "before" pictures.
     What I did manage to do this week in between the rain showers was touch up the other daughter's (henceforth named D) dresser. I am slowly working on her room. Her dressser was black already but after taking a trip in the moving van all the way from the east coast to the west it took a beating. 

Here is the before

     I re-painted it with a softer black, Black Beauty (you guessed it - my favourite paint store -Benjamin Moore!) To jazz it up a bit and add a bit of teenage glam I created a damask stencil from some fabric I had laying around. I then used my exacto knife to cut it out. 

    I laid the stencil across the drawer fronts and using a roller and white craft paint, I rolled paint over the stencil. I didn't like the way it turned out, the edges weren't crisp. I guess card stock doesn't cut it for a stencil. I then hand painted it all in to give it more depth and a hand painted look. After I painted a coat of Poly to give the white paint a bit of sheen.
     I have yet to "finish" her room (are you ever finished when decorating a house?). I am trying to find her a desk and some hot pink paper lanterns to add to the white ones we have hanging. Not to mention - it is always a mess (busy teenager)!

Ta-da!

Oh - and the lampshade is a basic white Ikea lampshade that I simply hot glued a dollar store feather boa along the bottom edge!

Ooh-la-la!


I will be linking to:
Between Naps on the Porch

and

 DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land

and 
Thrift Decor Chick's

and
Today's Creative Blog

and
The Shabby Chic Cottage's

**edited December 19th: visiting Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday
***edited April 30: visiting SNS @ Funky Junk