February 19, 2012

New aqua dresser.

Happy President's Day weekend! If you're like me, you have tomorrow off and I hope you have plans to enjoy it! Weather around here is suppose to be 66 degrees and sunny...absolutely perfect in my book!

Anyhow, on Friday (which I also had off), I decided to finally re-paint my serpentine dresser! This dresser originally belonged to my great grandmother and after my grandfather passed away two years ago, it ended up with me! 

You can read about the first time I painted it in this post here. It was back when I first started reading DIY blogs and doing my own projects and heirloom white was all the rage! So without knowing any better, I just went with that. Don't get my wrong, I loved the results in the beginning but realized that Heirloom White just wasn't my favorite - I'm more of a bright white kind of girl.
I also put the hardware on upside down and was too lazy to change it so I just lived with it like that for the last year and half...true story.

But since I bought a new sofa (a post on that is in the works!), I knew I needed some more color in the room. I was vacillating between a nice shade of yellow or an aqua and the fact that I had left over paint in the aqua ended up making the decision a little easier! Plus there's already some yellow in the new chair I bought, so aqua was the perfect fit!
I am so in love with how this turned out!!
I ended up moving the dresser back to this wall, too. When I originally hung the wall ledges and mirror it was because the dresser was in this spot as seen here...
But then I rearranged and switched my living room and bedroom ended up putting my desk on this wall. I liked it there, but never quite loved it.
(And of course, the above picture is a more accurate portrayal of what my place might look like on any given day.)
 I'm really enjoying the black, white, aqua and yellow color scheme! It just feel so fresh and clean!
This print is something I found on Pinterest that fit perfectly into this frame. It reads "Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams that you never even knew you had." 
I kept the hardware gray and just flipped them so they are back to the way they're suppose to be :-)
 Overall, I am incredibly happy that I went with this color! It looks amazing in the living room with my new furniture! I feel like I finally have a grown up living room...I can't wait to show you!!
Until next time!

20 comments:

  1. oh my hart just jumped when i saw the thumbnail from the party- LOVE it! you know i love aqua. and i love your desk, too. :) and i am so happy you turned the hardware the right way! ;) LOVE it!!!!!!!!

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    1. Oh thank you, Cassie! You're so sweet! And I'm glad I turned the hardware, too! I can't believe I lived with the sad faces for so long.

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  2. What a pretty color! It kinda makes me want to repaint my dresser in our bedroom...
    Lovely job!

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    1. Thank you, Nicole! I absolutely love it and have had no regrets with the color...you should go for it :-)

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  3. I love this piece!! What a great color! I am your newest follower! Stop by sometime! -Sarah

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    1. Thank you, Sarah!! Following you, too. By the way, that little boy of yours (with the frames) is adorable!

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  4. So pretty! The colors are so awesome together!

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  5. Love the aqua - what a great change! Visiting from Primitive and Proper!

    Rhonda @ home.made.

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  6. Rachel -
    Your dresser looks great! Even your staging is perfect! I would love for you to come by and link it up at my Creative Inspirations Party and Embracing Change going on right now! I would love to have you there!
    Stacey
    http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks, Stacey! I just linked up...thanks for the invite!

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  7. I love the change - looks so pretty! Thanks for linking up!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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  8. Featuring your dresser tomorrow - come by to grab a featured button!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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  9. I love the colors! What exact color/brand spray paint did you use? I'm going to use them for my dining room table and chairs. Thanks do much! Love your ideas! -Nicole S.

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  10. Amazing! I too would love to know what exact color and kind of paint you used. I would love to redo my grandfathers dresser in that color!

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    1. I'm so sorry, but I don't have the color name. It was paint that my friend bought for a dresser makeover and I just borrowed it. I know she bought it at lowe's and used one of their samples...it was nothing super special or mixed or anything like that. Best of luck finding something you love for your grandather's dresser! And thanks for visiting!

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