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Repurposed Dresser Before & After Shots

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Repurposed Dresser

I’ve been working on this piece on and off for awhile. I took advantage of a Western New York 50 degree winter day, and I dragged it outside to finish waxing and sealing it.

Here is the BEFORE:

I got the idea of using sheet music from Miss Mustard Seed. That woman is so creative, and comes up with beautiful pieces. I’ve seen sheet music furniture floating around Pinterest.. but I have a feeling she kicked off the trend.

I did complete the rest of the look a little differently.

Here is the After:

It’s hard to tell from the picture, but I also heavily glazed this repurposed dresser black for a more aged look:

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31 Responses to Repurposed Dresser Before & After Shots

  1. Sarah says:
    January 12, 2012 at 3:55 am

    LOVE the before and after! Very cool.

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  2. Dawn says:
    January 12, 2012 at 5:44 am

    I love how this turned out! It’s such a unique piece now!

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  3. trilala says:
    January 12, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    Very cool! I wish I was half as creative.

    Stopping by from SITS =)

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  4. Katie Jasiewicz says:
    January 12, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    WOW this is gorgeous!!!!

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  5. Laurel@Ducks in a Row says:
    January 12, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Wouldn’t that be perfect to store all my piano music in ( I am a piano teacher)? Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. Cynthia says:
    January 12, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    This is so lovely! I have wanted to do the same thing, too, ever since I first saw it on miss mustard seed’s blog.

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  7. Love Sparkle Pretty says:
    January 13, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Wow! The dresser is amazing! Great job! :)

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  8. Pam Province says:
    January 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    This is so gorgeous! Definitely want to do this.

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  9. Janean says:
    January 14, 2012 at 2:03 am

    i love it so much! i am a huge fan of music notes and sheet music right now! great job!
    thanks for sharing.
    xoxo janean@http://howikeepsane.blogspot.com/

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  10. kim@too much time says:
    January 14, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    This is way cool! I so love music sheets in decorating and crafts!I would love for you to come link up at my party going on now through Sunday night!
    http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2012/01/get-schooled-saturday-6-and-e-book.html

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  11. Toodie says:
    January 15, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Wow! Just…wow! Stunning!

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  12. Miriam says:
    January 17, 2012 at 1:33 am

    This is so fun! I have a desk I keep my music in right now, but it could definitely use a makeover. Now I know what to do with it! Thanks :)

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  13. jessica@fourgenerationsoneroof says:
    January 17, 2012 at 3:00 am

    Looks great! I love the sheet music look :)

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  14. katie says:
    January 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    I featured your dresser today on Sew Woodsy!

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  15. DaNita says:
    January 17, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    You’ve been featured!

    http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/2012/01/delightful-features-from-11112.html

    Thanks for joining the party! Hope to see you again, this Thursday.

    DaNita

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  16. Kim C. says:
    August 16, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Are the drawer pulls supposed to be on different directions?

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