Comments on: before and after: olga’s dresser

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:28:47 +0000

Amazing transformation! Such an awesome piece. Great job, Olga!

By: Ashley Brockiton

Ashley Brockiton — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:56:41 +0000

Um… No WAY! That is amazing.

By: frances

frances — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:08:12 +0000

actually got me teary reading the history of the dresser and its transformation. what a beautiful tribute to a person.

By: Jennae @ Green Your Decor

Jennae @ Green Your Decor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:00:12 +0000

I am in awe at how absolutely amazing this transformation is! This is truly a work of art, and must have taken great vision to imagine what the finished dresser would look like. Olga, I honestly commend you for taking the time to cut down and shape the skewers to look the way you wanted them to, because the finished product is amazing!

By: Miss Jess

Miss Jess — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:55:41 +0000

I’m so glad you featured this dresser, it has been a favorite of mine over on Craftster for well over a year! I was amazed the first time I saw it, and I am glad that a wider audience can appreciate the coolness and hard work that went into this. Congrats Olga!

By: Olga

Olga — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:57:41 +0000

Thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments!

The black actually is not paint, it’s an ebony stain I bought at Home Depot. I sanded every last bit of the old paint from this thing just so I could use the black stain, it’s my favorite.

The sticks are those thin little skewers you can get at any grocery store. They are sold in bags of maybe 50 (or maybe more). One end is sharpened to a point and the other is flat. Using double-pointed knitting needles would have cost way too much I think.

Those little skewers (as cute as they may seem) are a complete pain to work with. I had to sand them which was a nightmare, then stain them, which was worse, then measure and cut them, and finally sharpen every flat end to a point. The whole process was long, very long, and I think I lost feeling in my fingers for a while after.

Thanks again y’all!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:11:14 +0000

What a beautifully original creation! I’m sure your grandma would be so proud.

By: Kristan

Kristan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:10:22 +0000

WOW. That is absolutely stunning. I am in awe of anyone who can even think to do that to a dresser, much less actually do it…

By: mindy

mindy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:52:27 +0000

Wow! If you described this verbally to me, I’m not sure I’d be convinced of how totally fun and stylish this is! I would not have thought to use that much texture, but it works.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:56:29 +0000

now THAT’S a makeover! what a great transformation! i’d love to know what her grandmother thinks of it.