Dresser DIY

I deep-cleaned/staged my house this weekend because we are planning on moving within the month and desperately need this house to sell.  While moving furniture around, I decided that I wanted to glam up a chest in our bedroom.  My inspiration: 

the Dorothy Draper dresser.

It's a classic and can be seen in many designers projects these days. Check these out:

  David Jimenez

 Melissa Warner via House Beautiful

 Graham Moss via Decorpad

 Scott Currie via Elle Decor

Sex and the City

It also looks gorgeous in colors besides black and gold.  Like...

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 Turquoise

 Decorpad

Lavender

centsationalgirl.com

and white!

Which is my inspiration.  I love the milky lacquer with the gold rings!  In order to get this look, I plan on painting the dresser with this Benjamin Moore paint leftover from my daughter's nursery:

 (courtesy of Little Green Notebook)

 And maybe use these rings as the drawer pulls. 

There are sooo many websites dedicated to projects like this.  The most appropriate one for what I am wanting to do is a DIY by Nancy Marcus here.   However, you can just do a google web or image search for "dorothy draper diy" and get a variety of results.  

Have a happy work-week!