Some DIY projects are fairly standard and typically involve redoing something at the home or upgrading it in some way or another. From time to time, however, we come across a DIY project that is truly worth mentioning. This particular project, from the Prodigal Pieces blog, takes advantage of a waterfall Art Deco dresser that was sold at a garage sale for five dollars.
Although redoing the dresser would have been enough and a worthy DIY project, she decided to make something extra special out of it. With a little bit of paint and some TLC, she transformed what many people would consider to be an old piece of junk into a 1960s masterpiece dresser that was styled after a Volkswagen.
This is the Art Deco dresser that was found at a garage sale. It was being sold for only five dollars but she ended up getting it for free.
Most people would’ve thrown the dresser out to the curb, as it was literally falling apart.
The veneer came right off after it was soaked with a wet towel.
A little bit of sanding and the project was well underway
The carved decorative strip was removed from the dresser. It was set aside for a future project.
A coat of primer later and we are looking at a blank slate
Cardboard boxes were used as stencils for tracing out the design. The project was to become styled after a VW bus.
The design was traced over the dresser drawers.
The doorknobs were painted with her favorite color blue. You can choose your own color for this project.
A VW emblem was purchased from eBay.
The rest of the dresser was painted following the stencil design.
drawer knobs were used for the turn signals and windshield wipers.
The dresser was named Beep, and it had its own personalized license plate.
The blue color and chrome accents really make this project pop.
It’s hard to believe that this is the same old dresser that was ready to be tossed to the curb.
Via: Prodigal Pieces
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