Dresser Redo

30th January 2008

I posted yesterday about the dresser I had bought for my daughter and repainted it. I am so thrilled about it, partly because it cost me a total of $62 (including tax), but also because when my husband put it inside my daughter’s closet last night, she thought it was so cool! She completely cleaned up all the clothes that were on her closet floor and sorted through everything as she placed it into the new drawers. She even went so far as to label the drawers!

Unable to be seen in this picture is the inside of her closet to the left and right of the dresser. Both sides are full of clothes hanging on the one single rod. Now I can see what we need to do. I want to put double rods down one side of the dresser for all of her hanging clothes and then shelve it down the other side for her sweatshirts and some of her many stuffed animals. It’s so nice to see it coming together and getting organized.

Tags: closet organizer, organization

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1 On January 30th, 2008, Colabear said:

Thanks for coming to visit my blog. I love what you’ve done with the dresser. My mom and I with the help of others plan on decorating my new bedroom. We have to repaint, add new furniture and get a new mattress. We plan on getting most furniture from yard sales and places similar. So we will spend less but have to do a little extra work to fix it up.
Great Job!

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

2 On January 30th, 2008, Dextress said:

wow
that looks cool. I am on my way to organizing things too. Lets see how long it takes.

Dextress’s last blog post..Coping With Nostalgia…

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

3 On January 30th, 2008, lynne said:

Dextress - I still need to measure and then go buy the stuff to rebuild her closet, but at least I’m no longer having to see all those clean clothes piled on the floor!

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

4 On January 30th, 2008, lynne said:

Colabear - I am going to finish redoing my daughter’s closet and then I will paint the walls. The previous owner had painted them a bright green, and I think we need to calm them down a bit, make it more conducive to sleeping!

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm

5 On January 30th, 2008, Greenearth said:

Thank you for your kind words.

Greenearth’s last blog post..Breast Cancer & Me

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

6 On January 30th, 2008, lynne said:

You are very welcome. I have a very dear friend who has experienced what you are going through. I pray that God will give you strength to fight the cancer.

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

7 On January 30th, 2008, Jamie said:

Congrats on the dresser…it looks great.
Oh and thanks for stopping by my blog.
The borders are part of the blogspot program. When I upload the pictures the borders are automatic.

Jamie’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday #5

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

8 On January 30th, 2008, lynne said:

Jamie - Thanks! I think my daughter, who is 11, is thrilled to finally have her own dresser! I’m slow, but I get it done eventually!

posted on January 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

9 On February 2nd, 2008, Heather said:

That looks great! And isn’t it wonderful that your daughter was inspired by it. You can’t beat that! The double rods and shelves will really finish it off nicely, too. Wish my closet was so organized!

Thanks for stopping by! I finished the painting yesterday and hung the border, so hopefully can start moving my things in this weekend and have some “after” photos to post soon. Yeah! ;o)

Heather’s last blog post..Tackle it Tuesday: Taking Down the Wallpaper

posted on February 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am

10 On February 2nd, 2008, lynne said:

Heather - Well, I redeemed some points I earned online yesterday for a gift card to Home Depot so that I can purchase a closet organizer. I love that my daughter was inspired to clean! Now, if I could just figure out an easier way than painting a new dresser to inspire her!

I look forward to seeing your finished room. I’m always amazed at what a difference a can of paint can make!

posted on February 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am