We had been looking on Craig's list for some time just to get an idea of nursery furniture. We weren't too found of buying the crib used (due to regulations and such), but the dresser and changing table were another story. We also knew we wanted to stick with our paint colors and add white furniture to match. We found these beauties on Craig's list located nearby and scooped them up right away. I didn't get a good before shot of the dresser, but here is the changing table. I loved how sturdy it was (many changing tables appear wobbly and my fear would be it toppling over while baby is kicking). I also love the storage space. Of course the color wasn't what we were envisioning, but we had plans for that. Oh plus we paid only $80 for the two pieces (plus about $20 to rent a truck for pickup. Can you believe these didn't fit in our Altima? Bummer).
First things first, we read up a bunch online to figure out how to tackle this project. I finally got to whip out my electric sander (thanks to Marriott and redeeming some incentives points for this baby a while back) and it did the trick. It was hard work, I kid you not, but well worth it.
You can see the pieces below of the dresser fully sanded down. Keep in mind it was maybe mid July when we tackled these so North Carolina was hot, hot, hot! We did all the sanding in the garage with a fan.
Next step was to completely wipe clean each piece with a damp cloth to make sure all the sawdust was removed. Then we moved all the pieces inside (again, it was very hot outside) so we could paint. We've learned from other projects that painting outside when it's 90 degrees does not allow the paint to dry. Our dining room has served well for multiple projects, thanks to a large plastic cover and both of us being very careful. We used simple white paint and finished the pieces off with a semi gloss coat. We wanted a tiny bit of a shine to them.
And here is the finished product! We actually chose not to replace the hardware because we thought it would look really good against the white. Plus that meant we wouldn't have to worry about matching up the holes or puttying over them if we chose to go for pulls. We did replace the magnet on the door to the changing table to help it latch properly. That was a small expense in this awesome cost saving project of ours.
And just a few more shots of what the items looks like in the nursery once we moved other stuff in. We love the finished products and I hope someday our child will appreciate the hard work too. Ha, just kidding!
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