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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Gradient Dresser

There’s a trickle-down effect in blogland….and I’m the latest drip!

Cassie at Primitive and Proper showed this gorgeous dresser just about a week ago.

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She was inspired by this dresser from Norske Interior (via Brooklyn Limestone):

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And I….was utterly smitten.

I came across this dresser at Deseret Industries last week, and I wanted it. I knew it would be perfect for a similar treatment!

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Unfortunately, it was priced out of my budget, so I waited patiently for a week (visiting it often, of course)…

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… until I could ask them to mark the price down! It happily came home with me Tuesday, and I couldn’t wait to get to work on it. (You can tell because it’s now…Thursday.)

It turned out just like the picture in my head!

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I painted the body of the dresser in a barely off-white paint I had on hand (Behr Ultra color-matched to Sherwin Williams Creamy), and I had fun choosing three colors for the three rows of drawers.

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I bought a sample of Behr Ultra in each of these colors: Windwood Spring (top), Shallow Sea (middle), and Lagoon (bottom).

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My teenage daughter graciously offered to help carry it up to her bedroom.

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Too bad! She already has furniture. (I’m a mean mom.)

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So there you have it…my version of the Gradient Dresser!

LinkI do love these retro dressers. Two of my other favorites are Reverse Anthropologie and 38 Flowers !

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This project has been featured at Saved by Suzy, Day and Age Design, Mod Vintage Life, My Repurposed Life, and AtticMag.

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52 comments:

  1. korrie, it looks awesome!!!! i love it on this dresser!!!
    thanks for the shout out, too! :)

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  2. Korrie, you are amazing! It looks terrific! And how come you always have such good luck. If I had seen the piece prior, it would have sold. Never in a million years would I have had that kinda luck!!

    I can just see this piece in a great little condo down at the beach. Too bad I don't own one ~ LOL!!

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  3. Wow Korrie, that dresser is gorgeous! I see dressers at the DI all the time but I don't have a truck, so I can never buy one :(
    Love all the blue colors.
    XXX Ido

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  4. Very pretty! I'm a new follower..if you get a chance come check out my blog!

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  5. Tworzysz niesamowite rzeczy!!! :) Jesteśmy pod oooooogromnym wrażeniem i pelne podziwu dla Twojej kreatywności! :)

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  6. Beautifulk! So fresh and crisp! I have a feeling that the trickle will not stop here...

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  7. SO FABULOUS! I was in love with Cassie's take on her dresser too. And I absolutely adore yours as well! YUM!

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  8. That turned out just gorgeous, Korrie! You really found a great piece to use the gradient paint technique.

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  9. You are doing so good with your furniture redo projects. I love them all. This dresser looks so cool.

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  10. I should have grabbed that dresser for you........ I wonder if it is still there....

    I saw a book case like this in Better Homes and Gardens where the book case was white but the backing and insides of each shelf/cubicle was shaded a differet color. I loved it. Like I love this dresser you did.

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  11. This dresser really rocks! I can totally see why your teenager would like to have it in her room. You just gave me inspiration (as always) for my tweens room...thanks!

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  12. I love it Korrie! Your paint colors are so pretty. I linked almost the exact same dresser, but with a totally different paint job. I'm on the hunt for the perfect dresser to do the gradient/ombre treatment to for my daughter's room as well. I know my readers would love to see (we've talked about ombre painting on my blog) this if you want to link it at saved by suzy.

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  13. Holy wow, that looks great:) Nifty idea. Aww, c'mon mom, let daughter have it:)
    xoxo~Carol

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  14. Looks outstanding...love the colors!!!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  15. Gosh! I love this so much....just brilliant! I'd love to see you link this up at my party Mod Mix Monday!

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  16. wow! it's beautiful! love this technique... love, love, love the colors!
    funny how you opened up your post. :)
    drip...hahahaha
    gail

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  17. How fun! I love the blues!!! What a conversation piece.

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  18. oh i am totally in love with this! i am pinning it and dreaming of it!!

    new follower :)
    lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com

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  19. What a fantastic piece! It turned out great! LOVE it.

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  20. Cassie is one of my best friends and I was there when she bought her dresser. I love them both and I'm actually on the look out for one that looks like yours!! Great job! i'm your newest follower!

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  21. The transformation is amazing and the colours look so great together!

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  22. I love that dresser and your cabinet. I'm thinking I might do that in my grandson's nursery room at my house!! It would be perfect!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas with us!

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  23. I think it was the perfect paint treatment for the dresser...It turned out awesome. Great job. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Hugs and Kisses,
    ♥Ana

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  24. GET.OUT.OF.TOWN.GIRLFRIEND...this is sooo cute..not anywhere CLOSE to my style and I love it to pieces. I am about to redo a bedroom and now I want a chest like this in there. Gonna start looking for one.
    You keep me "wanting" all the time. :)

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  25. I adore anything with a gradient. Great job on the dresser!

    Stopping by from Simple Home Life.

    Would love to see you stop by and link up at my Social Saturdays link party! :)

    Jamie
    day-and-age-design.com

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  26. I keep falling in love over and over again. First with Cassie's and now with your beautiful gradient makeover. It is awesomely gorgeous. Well done!

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  27. Very cute! Love the idea and the colors you chose!

    -Bonnie @ Revolutionaries
    http://bonniegetchell.blogspot.com

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  28. ooooh I love it!! Absolutely stunning!

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  29. GAH!!!! I LOVE IT!!! You did such a great job! Now I'm smitten! :)

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  30. How fun~ love how this turned out!! :) Thanks for sharing your pretty creation at FNF :)

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  31. I came here from Vintage Revivals because your picture caught my eye. I totally saw this dresser at DI and agree it was WAY over priced....and I was actually at DI when that beaut was getting loaded up for you! What a small world! I'm dying to know what you talked them down to though. i've never asked them to lower a price because I'm chicken....

    what a small world! And I absolutely LOVE what you did with it. SOOOOO fun!

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  32. This turned out great Korrie!! I have that same inspiration picture in my idea file! Just waiting to find the right piece! I adore these retro dressers too! Great job!

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  33. Wow love it! I love the idea and the colors- you did a fantastic job!

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  34. NICE job!! I would've walked by this type of dresser but now I will pause...............

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  35. Oh how I love love love this. I am dying to try this on my daughters dresser. It however is not wood. (Ikea Malm dresser)
    I wonder if it's possible? Any suggestions?
    :) Lisa

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  36. That looks awesome! I love the gradient color...I will definitely have to try that someday! It turned out perfect. Great job!

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  37. Your dresser is just beautiful!!! You did a fabulous job of it.
    ~Cindy

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  38. that looks amazing! i love the shape of this piece, too.

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  39. Wow I wasn't sure if I would like this, but it is amazing. You've got such great vision! Thanks for Sharing!!

    peace

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  40. That looks amazing! I love that look. Looks like it could have come off the pages of a magazine. Great work. -K

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  41. This dresser is fabulous, Korrie! I love the colors you used. thank you for joining the Open House party this week.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  42. beautiful job, it looks great!

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  43. I featured your amazing dresser today at Mod Mix Monday!

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