Yard Sale Furniture Remakes

I promise you guys the Noah's ark picture makeover is coming. It truly is. I have the cuts to prove it. Taking that thing apart was hazardous. But first, I have a few yard sale furniture pieces to show you. I have been on the lookout for beds for my guy. He is in a toddler bed and needs more space. I found these solid wood bunk beds this weekend for $40.00. We won't use them as bunk beds for now, but the pieces are really solid so I bought them! The stain on the wood is not my preferred finish, so I sanded and painted!

It rained while I was painting again. If you have a drought, buy me a ticket, fly me out, set me up in your driveway with paint and furniture and I can guarantee it will rain!
I painted both beds a satin black to match the bookcase from my previous post. Only one bed will be going in that bedroom, but I wanted to paint them at the same time so they would match.

Here they are finished. I think it updates them very nicely! I am still trying to decide if I am going to distress the edges. What do you think?

Next up is $10.00 dresser. I think we've all seen tons of these in thrift stores and at yard sales. I can't pass up a bargain and this was just the right height for my boys room! It is a bonus room upstairs, so the side walls are pitched. This will hit just below the slope! Perfect.

I forgot to take a picture of it before with the drawers in, so here is pieced together look.
I feel the need to mention it was like 100 degrees! At least it did not rain.
I think the furniture was even sweating though. Ugh it is hot.

This dresser is getting a blue paint job. I took the knobs from my boys beds and matched it to a Krylon spray paint. I again chose a satin finish.

Um....I have a blue square on my drive way. Ooops!

First coat is done and I am thinking it looks like the smurfs.

Thankfully, when it dried it was not so Smurfy blue. I sanded up the edges. This is going upstairs in boyland....much worse will be done to it I assure you.

Here it is as I came through the front door (yes my wood floors are dirty...I've been busy painting.) I got the pulls on sale at Hobby Lobby. They only had 6 of the ones I wanted. I needed 8. WHY does that always happen to me? I decided to get the more decorative ones for the top, skinny drawer. I hope it doesn't look too stupid, but I am too impatient to wait till next Monday when they get more. If it bothers me too much I'll go and get some later and switch them out. It would have bothered me to no end to be missing 2 drawer pulls!

My only complaint on the dresser is that the wood was pretty scratched up and it shows after being painted. There is a nice big gouge across the center of one of the drawers. I don't really mind though. It is a solid dresser that has obviously survived some abuse and starting today will be subjected to much more abuse at the hands of my boys!

Considering where it started and how it finished, I think it is a successful remake! I'll post a few more pictures when it is settled nicely into its new home.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think about the pulls. Should I change the top to or leave them alone?