A great find! Thrift shop cheap!
A Drexel nine drawer dresser quite dusty, dirty and beat up, but very solid!
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Very heavy, so it was a two person transport. |
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Because this doesn't really work for us, the dresser will become a media center. |
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Paint and nail polish spotted, and a little worn
finish can all be removed from this
veneer top with a lot of light sanding. |
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The drawers are well made, nothing loose or broken. |
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A bonus feature in a drawer. |
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First round of sanding with an orbit sander. |
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Trim edging is primed and painted but an angle tip sander is getting it off. |
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Not bad for veneer! |
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Edges are coming clean. |
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Drexel Brand stamped in the drawer. |
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The drawers were constructed very well.
They are quite heavy too. |
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First coat of sprayed paint on the
drawer fronts in flat black enamel. |
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Second coat. |
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Very quick dry color for the top, sanded and ready. |
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The pecan color was a good choice! |
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The veneer grain still peeks through nicely. |
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Now for the base. I drilled 3 cord holes on the top shelf, intended for electronics. |
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Taping off the top from the base,
it was clean up time and paint prep. |
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The top shelf area needed to be painted all over
each surface, and it did take two coats. |
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Dried, and ready for the knobs. Easy stuff.
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Now to load it up with "media stuff" |
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I love these copper highlighted knobs. They blend perfectly. |
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This is much better. |
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Before and after ... happily ever after ~
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