Teak dresser makeover

This $15 mid-century modern sideboard by Bassett Furniture was a great yard sale find, but it needed a lot of restoration work. I wouldn't consider myself a professional furniture rehabber, but it was the perfect piece of furniture on which I could practice techniques. Low-and-behold, it turned out great. Permanent placement aside, it was in

Welcome to my outdated dresser makeover tutorial. I transformed a dull and outdated dark dresser into a stunning modern farmhouse piece.

This teal chalk painted dresser makeover will show how to use teal chalk paint to transform a basic dresser into a statement teal dresser.

Jessica May Smith on Instagram: "why I didn’t paint this 👇🏼 it’s SOLID wood—no veneer, no plywood, just solid mahogany boards that can be refinished tens of times over the next 80 years. Did I do it justice?! Comment details do you have all the products I used for this job since straight to your inbox! ✨ #furnituredesign #mahoganydresser #refinishedmahogany #refinishedfurniture #strippedfurniture #furnituremakeover #nashville #tennessee"

How I gave a vintage dresser a modern makeover by stripping the finish off, and refinishing by using a combo of stains. Stain details included as well as sources.

Water-stained, weathered, but otherwise in good shape, this teak cabinet needed a good, careful sanding to remove the hazy, chipped, and stained finish. The warm tones of teak are a wonderful complement to dark blues and grays, so I reached for GF Queenstown Gray Milk Paint and added a bit of GF Coastal Blue for a dark, cool gray. After masking off the design, I applied three coats of paint with a roller and a brush, removed the mask, and finished the piece with GF High Performance Top Coat.

My attempt at stripping and refinishing this mid century modern dresser should have been called: "The Mid Century Modern Mishap" It's my biggest fear whenever I start a project: that I'll mess it up somehow.