From mod to modern: ’60s-era dresser makeover

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Screen shot 2013-01-24 at 5.05.17 PMOffbeat Homie Jessica — aka “Not Exactly Martha,” aka the mastermind behind that bishop chair makeover — uploaded her newest makeover to our Flickr pool. Seriously, it’s impressive how a little paint can create such a drastic change…

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As she described the dresser pictured here: “$60 dresser, 1970s, love the lines, but not the colours.” So she got painty with it…

IMG_9799Check out the dresser now, with it’s grey and yellow update. It definitely creates a bright and fun moment in that corner.

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Comments on From mod to modern: ’60s-era dresser makeover

  1. This only makes me long for spring more, so that I can throw myself back into working on my house. It’s really hard to want to paint in twenty degree weather. And probably dangerous. Somehow.

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