Geometric Dresser

Do you ever get an itching to paint something? I do. A lot.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/geometric-dresser • Posted by thehowtogal

Prepping a project like this is 100% CRUCIAL to having a fantastic outcome. First things first, I lightly sanded down the dresser, removing the shiny finish, scuff marks and pen marks. Then, I gave the whole thing (except the drawers) a few coats of glossy, white paint. I didn't sand down the drawers (more on this later). Then, I got down to business. The business of making perfectly square, squares.

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Painter's Tape Paint Dresser

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Prepping a project like this is 100% CRUCIAL to having a fantastic outcome. First things first, I lightly sanded down the dresser, removing the shiny finish, scuff marks and pen marks. Then, I gave the whole thing (except the drawers) a few coats of glossy, white paint. I didn't sand down the drawers (more on this later). Then, I got down to business. The business of making perfectly square, squares.

Instructions

1. 

   Measure your dresser drawer from top to bottom and across. Let's pretend this giant black rectangle is my drawer. Because it is 5 inches down and 15 inches across, you can make 3 perfect squares out of it. My actual drawer didn't have perfect measurements like this, so I had to add a little extra on each end to split it into 4 even squares. But you get the idea.

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   Make pencil marks every 5 inches (or whatever your drawer's height measurement is). Remember, you may have to add a little on each square to evenly divide your drawer.

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   Then, pick a triangle you want to start with and start taping off your drawer.

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   This example shows us starting with the bottom triangle. Notice how the tape moves to fully outline a specific triangle while covering up some of another.

5. I did one triangle at a time on each drawer. It was faster this way since I didn't have to switch back and forth between paint colors. After each triangle was dry, I carefully peeled off the tape and started outlining the next triangle. Also, because I didn't sand down the dresser drawers beforehand (wanted to keep the original white, glossy finish on the one white triangle), I lightly sanded each triangle after it was taped off so the paint would stick better.

6. When I had finished painting all of the triangles, I let them dry an additional day before applying two coats of polyurethane. I then installed new, shiny handles for a finishing touch.