I moved into a new apartment in early December 2020. I was offered a free dresser from my sister, and since I didn’t have one, I agreed. My sister had gotten the dresser for $20 off of Facebook Marketplace a year ago, so I knew that it would be a used treasure. Upon seeing and taking home the dresser, I knew I wanted to mess around and give it a makeover.
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The wood dresser had a finish on it, however, I was lazy and a furniture flipping newbie so I decided to disregard it. If this makeover failed, it failed, regardless of if I sanded off the finish first.
After reviewing the neutral color ambiance of my bedroom, I knew I needed an accent piece and decided to paint the dresser green.
Round 1: Green
I was going for a deep green, so at Lowe’s I ended up picking up a quart of the Valspar Rainforest Canopy green. I went home, cleaned the dresser off, and started painting. From the start, I knew the green was not what I had intended. I had so much hope that when I woke up in the morning, the paint would dry a dark greener than the night before. That…
