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Do you ever get an itching to paint something? I do. A lot.
Prepping a project like this is 100% CRUCIAL to having a fantastic outcome.
First things first, I lightly sanded down the dresser, removing the shiny finish, scuff marks and pen marks. Then, I gave the whole thing (except the drawers) a few coats of glossy, white paint. I didn't sand down the drawers (more on this later).
Then, I got down to business. The business of making perfectly square, squares.
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Step 1Measure your dresser drawer from top to bottom and across. Let's pretend this giant black rectangle is my drawer. Because it is 5 inches down and 15 inches across, you can make 3 perfect squares out of it. My actual drawer didn't have perfect measurements like this, so I had to add a little extra on each end to split it into 4 even squares. But you get the idea.
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Step 2Make pencil marks every 5 inches (or whatever your drawer's height measurement is). Remember, you may have to add a little on each square to evenly divide your drawer.
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Step 3Then, pick a triangle you want to start with and start taping off your drawer.
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Step 4This example shows us starting with the bottom triangle. Notice how the tape moves to fully outline a specific triangle while covering up some of another.
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Step 5
I did one triangle at a time on each drawer. It was faster this way since I didn't have to switch back and forth between paint colors. After each triangle was dry, I carefully peeled off the tape and started outlining the next triangle. Also, because I didn't sand down the dresser drawers beforehand (wanted to keep the original white, glossy finish on the one white triangle), I lightly sanded each triangle after it was taped off so the paint would stick better.
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Step 6
When I had finished painting all of the triangles, I let them dry an additional day before applying two coats of polyurethane. I then installed new, shiny handles for a finishing touch.
