Elizabeth’s favorite color is pink. I have embraced this (having a daughter has made me more girly than I ever thought I would be), but I am still resisting painting her room pink.

Every time we go to the paint store, Elizabeth picks out as many pink paint chips as she can before I stop her, so I knew I needed to get some more pink in her room.

We also needed more storage and I had been hunting for, and just found, a dresser for her.

Then I found this on Pinterest. I loved it and immediately thought that I could do that in pink!

Problem solved (or idea solved, only to embark on a month long painting process to get the gradient/ombre look I wanted). Here is the finished product (pink is apparently not the best to photograph):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It took multiple attempts at color blending (why does paint have to dry darker? It would be the perfect color and then as soon as it dried it was the same color as the next drawer. Argh), and about six to eight coats on one of the drawers, but I think It came out quite well.

Here is the before:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We got it at the Salvation Army store. They gave it to us along with two bags of stuff for $30 since that is all I had on me (it was priced at $35 by itself).

It was a grayish white, so I sanded it and gave it a fresh coat of creamy white paint (I think it was called Queen Anne’s Lace). The drawer painting pictures are kind of boring, so I will just give you a couple more pictures of the finished product.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duncan says my painting has really improved. Everything is very smooth and crisp (thanks foam rollers!). There are indents on the underside of the drawers to open them, but I may add some pretty hardware (crystal ball pulls?) if I find the right thing. I do really like the look and shape of the dresser and the drawers (why I bought it in the first place).

The best part is that Elizabeth loves it and it is so light and cheerful (and pink) in her room.

~ Krista