Bedroom Makeover Part 2 – Dressing Table

The second part of my daughter’s bedroom makeover features her dressing table.

A roadside find from many years ago, this piece of furniture has seen many coats of paint. It is one of those makeover stories, that taken out of context, will probably have many people liking the before better than the after.

In part one of this bedroom redo, I mentioned her previous room had been designed around a 20 year old blue and green Laura Ashley bedding ensemble from my college days. The dressing table was painted and stenciled (my one and only attempt at this technique) to match.

Since there was so much pattern and color in the rest of her room, I opted to paint and glaze the dressing table the same color as the curtain fabric - not very exciting when seen by itself but very fitting when seen with the rest of the room.

The dressing table includes the original hardware and a glass top which was custom cut to fit. It is paired with a metal chair I inherited from my Grandmother. The seat cover is pieced together from left over fabric from the bedding pillows.

Simple accessories including a bright pink jewelry box, a two tier silver tray purchased at a yard sale for $3, a vintage glove form from Ebay, and a display shelf above the mirror are all meant to keep my daughter’s things organized.

As you can see, one of the main goals of this project was to use things that were already in the room and fill in with inexpensive accessories. Next up is a DIY project for making inexpensive artwork. Hope you will come back to see it!

Sources:
Dressing table – roadside find
Pink jewelry box – TJ Maxx
Vintage silver stand – yard sale find
Vintage glove form – Ebay
Metal chair – family hand-me-down
Mirror – family hand-me-down
Shelf above mirror – Pottery Barn
Framed ceiling tins – vintage finds

In case you missed it, here are some previous posts highlighting other projects in my daughter’s bedroom redo:
Bulletin Board Project
Marble top night stand
Ceiling embellishment


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