Case #1: Rescue. Recycle. Revamp

" Design Detectives, I need your help! I have this old, hand-me-down bureau that I can't find a use for. What do I do ?!?!?!"

                                                                                 -Anonymous 

You definitely came to the right place!

Below is the before picture. Yup, I can see why you needed to change things up !

This art deco styled chest has a lot of potential. We could just paint it, but why stop there? Let's revamp it with some fabric, nail heads, and hardware as well.
Let's start by lightly sanding the piece to prepare it for the paint. We'll use a custom blend of Amy Howard One-Step Paint to give the chest an espresso tone. The only requirements when using this paint is to clean the surface prior to using it. We used a primer prior to application. However, with one step paint, primer is not required. You can even use this on Formica, plastic, metal and lacquered wood- and yes-it’s that good! 

Then we are going to wrap the piece in a complimentary fabric. In order to wrap the piece we will follow the list below!

1. Cut the fabric to your specified size. 
2. Coat the area to be wrapped in a water-based polyurethane.
3. Lay the fabric above the layer of polyurethane.
4. Iron over the fabric to seal it to the chest *Warning:Use an old iron, it may get poly on it*
5. Coat with one or more layers of the poly and let dry.

We'll finish up by bordering the top and sides with gold nail heads and attaching new amazing handles on the drawers. When attaching the nail heads we just need to be careful to align them correctly and hammer them in lightly to avoid denting.

Here is the Finished Product!

Now I'm sure you'll be able to find something to do this this revamped chest!

                                                                                                       -Design Detectives