One of my favorite obsessions is painted furniture.  What better day

to look at before and after photos of painted furniture than on

A Before and After Friday?!

Purchased at a Goodwill store, this dresser

needed a lot of repair before being painted:

 Such a beautiful after:

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Bedroom furniture doesn't have to stay in the bedroom:

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A dated dresser now looks like an antique dry sink.

From ordinary dresser:

 to Nautical Noteworthy:

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Start with a new, unfinished dresser and
end with a charming sideboard:

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A 1960's French Provincial dresser was
turned into a bathroom vanity:

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The decorative trim on this dresser is much
more prominent after being painted:

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Here are a couple of examples where dated end
tables were updated with paint treatments:

A French Provincial china cabinet
was charmingly white washed.
Before:

 After:

After its paint treatment this dresser
is so much more interesting:

A damaged console was given an extended
useful life with a few repairs and a paint job:

With damaged laminate this chest of
drawers was almost beyond salvaging:

 
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A reproduction Mid-Century Modern(ish) dresser was freshened up:

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An interesting antique chest of drawers
was painted with a French flavor:

 


This little desk is so much more interesting
with a coat of black paint:

This Early American hutch was in good condition
and was an ideal candidate for painting:

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Beautiful!

Damaged antique buffet, before:

 Stunning buffet, after:

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There aren't any before photos of these last few
projects but you get the picture!

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Paint and stencils:

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Most of today's featured projects aren't just colorful, they're weekend-able.
It's so rewarding to get spectacular results in just a couple of days.  Have fun!