Let's Make Life Awesome
When we last left my DIY midcentury modern inspired dresser, my husband Tom (who built this dresser from scratch) handed it over to me for finishing. When he left for work the next morning, he said, “Don’t ruin it.” Oh, great. Thanks for the vote of confidence! I think he was only half joking.
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I had a hard time deciding what I should title this post. “My Husband is the Most Awesome Man Ever,” was in the running. As was, “Blogging Friends are Real Friends,” and “Why Spend $1600 When You Can Build It Yourself?” Catchy, huh?
But, let me start from the beginning to really explain things. I’ve been on the hunt for a dresser for my 3 year-old daughter’s room for a while. I knew I wanted it to have a very mid-century modern style – clean lines and cool legs. I needed it to be a long dresser to take up space on a particular wall. I also knew that I wanted to paint the box white and stain the drawer fronts in a dark stain, so I didn’t want to spend a ton of money to buy something that I was going to refinish.
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