Tuesday, June 25, 2013

dresser sneak peak!!

If you follow me on instagram, then you've already seen this picture but I finished Chloe's ombre dresser last night!!


Side note: Have you ever used the term "ombre" when speaking with someone who doesn't blog or use Pinterest??  I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain to people what I mean when I say "ombre dresser"!  Even Tony tried to tell me that ombre meant "man" (which is actually hombre) when I told him I was going to give Chloe "ombre toenails".  ("Man toenails??")

But back to the subject at hand, I love how it turned out!  I'll probably add drawer pulls at some point, but for now I'm happy with it.  Here is my inspiration picture:

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I also got about halfway through hanging up all the newly-painted frames above the dresser, but I ran out of 3M Command strips, so off to Home Depot I shall go.  Here's a picture of some of the frames with their nice new coats of white paint (they're just laying on the carpet here).


And if you remember, this is how they looked before the magic of primer & paint!


Huge improvement, right??  I love how crisp they look now.

I promise to have more pictures of the final product by Thursday!  And thanks everyone for your lovely comments on instagram.

xo,
Rachael

18 comments:

  1. Looks really nice!
    I was just telling my mom about ombre when we ordered a cake.. She was so confused. I had to explain bow it went from light to dark.. Haha

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    1. Haha I know what you mean! My sister was trying to explain ombre hair to my brother and he was so confusd!

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  2. i had to go get more command strips too! i hate that those buggers seem so expensive. every time im like UGHHHHH BUT WHYYYYY. lol!
    love the dresser!!!!

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    1. They are expensive and kind of annoying to use! But i don't want to break down and use nails because I was so determined to use the strips. Glad you love it! :)

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  3. I love the dresser and the frames. You are truly talented. Chloe will love her new room!

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    1. Aww thanks Jamie! It was easy to do but took awhile since I had to do several coats of primer, paint and the polycrilic spray. Glad it's finally finished!

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  4. Oh my goodness, how beautiful!!! You are way talented!!!!

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    1. Thank you! :) I'm not sure how much talent is involved in finding a picture online and copying it exactly, but I'll take the compliment! Lol. P.S. i haven't seen a post from you lately, hope things are going ok!

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  5. I love the dresser and photos - nice work!

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    1. Gracias!! You'll have to come over when it's all finished.

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  6. Looks so good! Frames look really nice too!!

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    1. Thanks! I still need to finish hanging the frames, I'm totally slackin!

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  7. It turned out great! Nice job:)

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    1. Thank you! It was a fun project! Sorry for just now responding, I missed a bunch of comments somehow. :)

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  8. They turned out so great!!! super cute :)

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    1. Thanks, Paige! For some reason I just saw this comment. :)

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  9. I am not a huge fan of the ombre trend since it is EVERYWHERE but this dresser is so cute! You did a great job!

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    1. Thanks, Katie! I was a little worried about the fact that ombre is sooo trendy right now, and trends fade so quickly. But I think it will be easy to repaint one day. That's how i feel about chevron! It's everywhere!

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