Living Room Makeover

Less than a year ago we moved from Arizona to Arkansas so my husband could attend Physician's Assistant school.  We moved from a very small condo to our first home and didn't have very much furniture, so I thought I'd try to fill my home by finding cheap things and fixing them up.  This dresser was my first experiment, and I had so much fun fixing it up. 

It started out pretty junky looking, but after some paint and new knobs it showed some improvement.  I decided to paint it white because I just wanted something simple for my living room that would go with everything.

I found this mirror for $5 at Goodwill.  I primed it, painted it, and glazed it with a black stain. 

 After finishing the mirror I painted some 8x10 frames, an 11x14 frame, and an oval frame.  I bought a wooden "W" at Wal-mart and modpodged some turquoise scrapbook paper to the front, and then painted the sides turquoise as well.

I put our family pictures in the other frames and arranged them all above my new dresser.

This is how it turned out after I was finished.  Now I have one less bare wall to look at!

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