Ever since my last DIY Dresser to Shelves makeover
which you can see {here} I have been itching to
do another one. This past week I found a dresser
that was going to be thrown away, & I decided
to give him {yes, it’s a boy} a second chance at
being a useful little dresser…
This little boy was looking a little rough & was missing one
drawer. But he had a good shape & I knew that a missing
drawer was a good opportunity to make some dresser
shelves…
Yup. Not so pretty.
I decided to cover the shelves with burlap to
add to the rustic beachy feel of the antique blue finish.
This dresser didn’t have any hardware, so I added
my own.. & these antique brass ones were
the perfect fit!
This dresser would be a great entertainment center, storage in
a bedroom, sofa table, or Great for an entryway table.. there is literally
endless possibilities.
The shelves are great for storage or displaying items.
So what do you think of my second Dresser to shelves makeover?
I am pretty excited that this one actually had drawers & shelves
together. Have you made over a dresser into shelves? How
did you do yours? I would love to see them.. Go link them
up on the facebook page {here} or leave a link below. You can
also tweet me the link or picture!
Talk to you soon…
Liz Marie
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I might like it even more then the first one
Partial to the color. The burlap really looks at home too! Great job!!!!
Thank you Thank you!!!! I guess they just keep getting better with practice
haha
Oh I love it! The burlap detail is my favorite part.
I love the burlap too! Thank you so much for the sweet comment
LOVE it! I am working on a makeover myself. How do you paint yours? With paint, spray paint, sanding, sealing, etc? Do you have a post about your technique? Thanks for your time!!!
I will post about my methods very soon… Thanks for the suggestion.. I painted this one with a brush. I hope your makeover is going well! THank you for the sweet comment!
Love the burlap shelves! Great color as well!
THank you Julie!!
love it….. i found a dresser…similar to your find…ive painted it a beautiful color…and its stilllll sitting in the garage…my issue is, no drawers at all….. ive tried pretty boxes…different size baskets…but, it just hasnt looked “right” yet…. i do like the burlap…so i will explore this great idea… im not sure how to add a picture to just show you….but if you have any tips… id love to hear from you!!!
How creative that you removed the top two drawers and made the burlap shelves – I would never have thought of that and I love the finished look…..B:)
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me
I love it myself.. It’s going to be hard to see this one go.
What I think about your dresser shelves is that you did an awesome job! I love the color and the burlap shelves. I’m visiting from The Shabby Nest. Have a lovely weekend!
Deborah
Thank you so much Deborah! I am glad you stopped by & told me what you thought
Have a great weekend.. and thanks again!
Wow! I love the makeover! Great idea to use the burlap on the shelf!
Thanks so much Angela!
Fabulous!! Almost done with my bench!
Yay!!!! I can not wait to see it!!!! I’m sure it will be beautiful!!!
Looks beautiful! I love the color!! Nice work.
Jen
athomeinthenorthwestblog.com
Thanks Jen!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT Liz! WTG with the burlap idea….so creative
I’m redoing an old chest using your “chalk paint” recipe, which I love, by the way. I would love to get your opinion….
Thank you for sharing & PLEASE keep it up…..your inspiring me
xxx Lisa
Awesome! I am so excited that you are using the chalk paint recipe! I need to use that again!! I actually have a piece that needs it right it now
I would love to see your piece.. link it up on the facebook page!
Fantastic!! I love that colour so much!!!
Thank you so much Anne!
Fab! What did you use underneath the burlap? Looks great!
I wrapped boards that were cut to size in burlap for the shelves… I should do a whole tutorial on this.. thanks for the question!
I love it Liz!! what a change!!are you keeping it or just thinking about selling it?bc i think it looks great on the back of your couch!
by the way, how are the wrinkles going with the slipcovers?
have a nice weekend!!
haha Wrinkles are slowly leaving.. but is it sad that I love them? I love the imperfections because I’m not constantly straitening cushions & being paranoid.. they are healing my ocd in a way
haha Thanks for the sweet comment.. & I have not decided if I am selling it yet.. I can’t keep every piece or my house will explode! lol I love it there too!
I absolutely LOVE it! Love the color. Love the burlap shelves. I’m your newest follower!
Found you through Tatertots & Jello.
Thank you so much for the sweet comment! & for following along on my crazy adventures in the DIY world.. I’m happy to have you
Came to you from Miss Mustard Seed – love your dresser! The burlap is genius! Such a clever way to add texture and color without being over the top. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much Erin! Thanks so much for the sweet comment.. & you are so very welcome for the inspiration! Thanks for visiting!
I LOVE this idea of turning a dresser into a storage/table for the living room:) I just may have to look at our local Goodwill store to see if they have any dresser there and do something like this for our basement! Thanks for the inspiration:)
You are very welcome! Happy Hunting & I hope yours turns out good!!
I love the color of this! And the burlap shelves are beyond awesome! I love your ideas! Please keep inspiring us all!
Thank you so much cecillia! I will try to keep doing that
I LOVE this color. Whats it called?
Just beautiful! I’m going to redecorate my bedroom in that color and chocolate brown. I actually have a dresser that our TV sits on that would look great like that! Thanks so much for the inspiration
You are very welcome!!! Have fun with the makeover!!
Great idea… I love it even if the old dresser is not missin a drawer haha! I have a dresser that has a broken drawer that I keep patching together I just might have to work that issue out. Awesome blog
Yes! It’s the perfect solution
you had me at beachy.
it’s brilliant.
stop by if you have a moment.
michele
Thank you!!! I am beginning to be obsessed with “beachy”! I will for sure be stopping by
This dresser turned out so very beautiful! The color is the perfect shade of blue. It would fit right into my home! I’m visiting from tt&j where I saw you featured!
Thank you so much Kim! & I didn’t even know I was featured.. thanks for the heads up!
What a really cute idea! I love the texture the burlap adds, and it makes ugly shelf drawers look beautiful. I am inspired to try this myself! Thanks for sharing. -K
Thank you so much Karen!! I am so glad that you were inspired!
Someone just gave me a dresser that is missing 2 drawers…..now I know what to do with it! Your’s is so beautiful and I love those burlap shelves!
That is awesome!!! Yes, you should for sure make a dresser with shelves.. so handy
Thanks for your sweet comment!
Oh this is is so pretty! I love the added touch of the burlap. You did an amazing job transforming this. Thanks for linking up to Party Time at So Very Creative!
You are so welcome!! Thank you for the sweet comment.. & hosting the link up party!
oh my, this is absolutely stunning! seriously, this turned out beautiful. i want to try a dresser transformation soooo badly! we’d love for you to link this up to our Sunday Best party going on right now. http://griffithsrated.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunday-best-link-party.html
-marie
I will link it up this coming week.. thank you for the invite & the sweet comment!!
There are some days when you just want to SEE your stuff.. and this is the perfect solution for getting your pretty stuff out of the drawers and into plain sight.
Love it!
Exactly! I agree with you.. It’s the perfect solution for hiding some stuff and showing some stuff off
This is sooo cute! Totally lovin the burlap shelves! What a great idea. We’re so glad that you linked up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back soon. -The Sisters
Thank you so much!
I saw a pic of this on GOOGLE, and i instantly fell in love! i’ve been reading your blog all day! you are so creative! i love it. i’d also like to see a “how to” for this particular piece. What kind/brand of paint do you use? Keep up the good work! you are awesome!!!
Wow.. I’m so glad you “found” me. I will for sure be doing a tutorial on this soon.. thanks for the suggestion!
This is seriously my favorite thing I have seen on the internet all week! I am definitely doing this. Pinned it.
Wow. Thank you so much for the huge compliment.. you just made my whole week. I hope you make a dresser to shelves soon.. if you think about it.. you should show it off on the liz marie blog facebook page when you are done with it
what a nice piece!
Thanks again for linking this up to Party Time at So Very Creative. Just wanted to let you know I featured your dresser today!
http://soverycreative.blogspot.com/2012/04/beachy-dresser-with-burlap-shelves.html
How pretty! I love the dresser with shelves look and that blue is just great.
Visiting from DIY by Design’s Swing into Spring Party.
He’s really handsome! I’d say this transformation is another success! I have a tall dresser sitting in my garage….I really want to do something like this with it…just need to find the space for it in my home. Thank you for inspiring.
Sharon @ mrs. hines class
I LUV this!! Can you please share the color? You are so creative. Thanks for all the good ideas!
You are so welcome.. and thank you so much! the color was actually a mistint. but I will find one soon that is the same and share it!
This is so pretty… and right now I am trying to figure out how I can make my “Eastern” looking dining room look beachy.. so that I use the color… LOL
haha there are plenty of ways!!!
the color is awesome.. I wish I knew the name!
Love the colour of your dresser/sofa table and what a great spot for it.
Well you’ve heard it several times ( see above, giggle0 But I love it!!! I know just where to put it too. When can you bring it over, LOL xo
Wow, lovely make-over, I woudn’t have thought of shelves in place of the missing draw! Love the colour and the burlap.
I LOVE it!! Love that color! Would you mind sharing the brand/paint color you used? I have an old china cabinet I want to do soon!! I found you through a linky party & am a new follower now!
Beautiful makeover! It looks very classy. Great idea to add the burlap.
Wow, it turned out just stunning! Love how you used burlap on the shelves. One of my favorite furniture makeovers I’ve seen in awhile!
LOVE the color! And the burlap too. Beautiful “makeover”!!
(Found you on HomeStoriesAtoZ.)
-Erin Spain
DIYOntheCheap.com
Lovely redo!!!
I love love love it. You have quite a gift. What color blue is this? I am looking to paint walls in my house this color and am having an incredibly hard time finding something like this. Does it have a name or a brand? Thanks so much.
It is amazing what can be done with a piece when someone thinks outside of the box….that looks great!
Love the outcome and the color! I have a dresser with a broken drawer right now in the basement. Definitely going to try this!
Love the open shelves and always love anything burlap!!!
I love this! I’m working on my dresser and I need some help on what to do with the top layers of the dresser. You said “wrapped the shelves in burlap.” What did you use for the shelf part? I’m making a tv cabinet out of the dresser and I need more support for it to hold the dvd player. What did you use? Thanks!
nevermind, I see the link, thanks!