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Sunshine Dresser (Creative Furniture Upcycling for Beginners)

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Right now my husband and I are living in Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. There just aren't very many places to find old furniture here that isn't really expensive - so it took me a while to find the right piece. I found this dresser at a place that sells discarded furniture that has come from resorts and hotels on the island. I just loved the sunshine / sunflower shape on the front of the doors and it was reasonably priced and didn't need any structural work.

I did a color palette based on sunshine - since I chose to interpret the door detail as suns. When I showed my husband some of my ideas I thought for sure he'd think they were too bright, but to my surprise he loved the brightest, most colorful one. So that's what I went with.

We have this odd inset section in our living room wall, which, I assume was originally for large box TVs. Since we're renting, we couldn't really put in shelves or anything, so it's just sat there empty for a year. This dresser fit right inside of it, and now holds my home workout equipment. It definitely brightens up our living room and I can't wait to customize more furniture in the future.

This was my dresser the day I bought it. I loved the doors and sunshine/sunflower elements.
This was my dresser the day I bought it. I loved the doors and sunshine/sunflower elements.
I traced my furniture inside of Procreate and included my color palettes. This made the sketching phase easier for me.
I traced my furniture inside of Procreate and included my color palettes. This made the sketching phase easier for me.
In this option I was experimenting with some abstract shapes.
In this option I was experimenting with some abstract shapes.
I was playing around with the idea of sunshine rays here.
I was playing around with the idea of sunshine rays here.
This was a bolder take on my sunshine rays concept.
This was a bolder take on my sunshine rays concept.
I liked the blue on this one - like a sun shining in the sky.
I liked the blue on this one - like a sun shining in the sky.
The green option.
The green option.
The yellow option. I think this was the very first one I did.
The yellow option. I think this was the very first one I did.
The orange option.
The orange option.
This option I was trying to use more of the color palette. My husband loved this one, so it was an easy choice.
This option I was trying to use more of the color palette. My husband loved this one, so it was an easy choice.
This is the finished dresser. It's so bright! It fits perfectly in the odd little wall space we had for it.
This is the finished dresser. It's so bright! It fits perfectly in the odd little wall space we had for it.
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This is a detail on the doors.
This is a detail on the doors.
I didn't replace the handles - I just spray painted them orange to match the palette and I like how they turned out.
I didn't replace the handles - I just spray painted them orange to match the palette and I like how they turned out.
This little dresser holds all of my home workout equipment and really brightens up my day.
This little dresser holds all of my home workout equipment and really brightens up my day.
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