Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Ombre Stained Dresser

 This dresser is one of my Craigslist finds from last week. 
It's an amazing piece. 

The wood has an incredible grain, it's solid and dovetailed, pretty much it's the piece that you hope for every time you hit a garage sale. I bought them from a sweet family who just moved here and didn't have a place for these in their new home. It was their grandmother's dresser and I could tell that it meant a lot to the family. When I picked it up she asked me if I was going to paint it and she had this look in her eye, almost like she wanted to ask me not to. I told her I had some ideas involving mostly stain and she looked visibly relieved. She told me her grandmother was very traditional, but was a little eclectic at times. I really could tell she was emotional about selling it so I promised her I would try to make her grandmother happy with the finished product.

So I used the Ombre style...but with stain. 







I'm thrilled with how it turned out. I love stain. I love the warmth it emits and the way the wood grain shows through. I love combining a current trend (ombre) with classic stain.

Here he is before, just as a reminder.  


He sold at the Barn Sale this past weekend to the cutest mom who was going to use it in her son's room. 

PS I sent the family I bought it from a picture of it's updated look. They loved it and felt like their grandmother would have loved it too. I think that makes me the happiest; knowing that I was able to keep some of the integrity of the piece and the owner it originally came from. :) 

PS This piece was featured on Apartment Therapy this week! 
Check it out here!

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71 comments:

  1. Cassie BustamanteNovember 8, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    julia, that is brilliant! i LOVE it!!!

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  2. JamieNovember 8, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    great idea!!! and it's executed beautifully.

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  3. Katie @ Wildwood CreekNovember 8, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Beautiful! Love the ombre style with stain!

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  4. laxsupermomNovember 8, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Love this idea! While I love seeing painted furniture, I'm a wood purist and most of my furniture is stained. Gorgeous interpretation of the ombre effect! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. EricaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    I love that you know the back story of the piece! I always wonder where my furniture has come from and what it has been through. That's awesome that the family was happy with the finished product also. Great job!

    Erica

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  6. Between Blue and YellowNovember 8, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    I love this! Never thought of doing it with stain, I may have to try this :0) Thanks for sharing.

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  7. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Oh this turned out so nice. So sweet of you to take the family's wishes into consideration even if you didn't have to.

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  8. UnknownNovember 8, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    looks awesome

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  9. CyndieNovember 8, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I Love LOVE LOVE LOVE this! If you were still in Utah, I would BEG Kyle to let me buy it. It's beautiful!

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  10. JacquelineNovember 8, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Very nice! I'm working on a dresser that I'm staining the drawer fronts, or not staining I kind of like it bare I'm not sure yet, but I like what you did here!

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  11. Brooke @ Spruce Your NestNovember 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Gorgeous!!! I LOVE this!

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  12. DezNovember 8, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Awesome! Love it!

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  13. Our Hopeful HomeNovember 8, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Wow, how nice was THAT? I love the look. And what a great find!

    xoxo
    Kathleen

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  14. MeganNovember 9, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    Seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE this! What a fantastic idea. It turned out beautiful!

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  15. jninecostumesNovember 9, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Amazing how the updated stains and drawer pulls take this from old classic to ultra modern!

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  16. VickyNovember 9, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Chic, modern I love it! Such a clever idea I just may have to give it a try.

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  17. AllisonNovember 9, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    It's beautiful, Julia!

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  18. Shabby MarilynNovember 10, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    As everyone, really love it! Also like the double pulls on top drawers. Nothing better than a good wood grain!

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  19. Gwen @ The Bold AbodeNovember 12, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Super-cool!

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  20. Maggie LamarreNovember 13, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    You did more than make her grandmother happy!
    I luv it I will have to pick your brain up later on how you achieve the look.

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  21. grant + brittanyNovember 14, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    how creative! looks awesome!

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  22. karahNovember 14, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    this came out beautiful!
    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

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  23. Kara HenryNovember 15, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Just gorgeous! I haven't seen this style before and I think I am in love. Pinning now. :)

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  24. UnknownNovember 16, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Great Job!

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  25. Kimberly T.November 16, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    That is beautiful, really beautiful!

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  26. ChristineNovember 17, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    It looks so cool! I also love staining wood.

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  27. UnknownNovember 17, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    girl, you are a furniture genius ! I love this piece! (make sure you link back to my party at the end of your post, thank you)

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  28. Jenny @ Simcoe StreetNovember 17, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    What a gorgeous piece!!

    Jenny
    www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

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  29. Ali RockwellNovember 17, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    I absolutely love this!!! Such a fun idea.

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  30. Jamie @ DIY Home Sweet HomeNovember 17, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    that is BEAUTIFUL. Hope to see you at DIY Home Sweet Home. I'm also your newest follower. Cute blog.
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    P.S. I have a linky every Monday. Would love you to stop by and link up.

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  31. ShilohNovember 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    I really like ombre dressers, and I LOVE the idea of the stain. It turned out so very nicely:)

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  32. KatieNovember 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    ummm this is pretty damn cool! :) love it!

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  33. Betsy @ Anna NimmityNovember 17, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Gorgeous! I love that there's a story that comes with this piece of furniture, that makes it even more special!

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  34. Becky@Beyond The Picket FenceNovember 17, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Fan flippin tastic--I adore this. Thanks for sharing at Beyond The Picket Fence.

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  35. Artsy VaVaNovember 18, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    What a transformation! Very unique. Thanks for sharing.

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  36. UnknownNovember 18, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Vavoom! This thing is sexy! What a great makeover! I'm sure that the previous owner would be super pleased at this transformation. Great job and thanks for sharing.

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  37. MelodyNovember 18, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! You're very talented!
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  38. Small Holdings FarmNovember 18, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    I'm in love with this piece. Quite sophisticated...kudos! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would follow me back to get in on my driftwood sailboat give-a-way. Sherron
    http://smallholdings.blogspot.com

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  39. AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    I just skipped over here from Miss Mustard's link party, and I must say that the dresser is fantastic! You are so kind to take the family's emotional attachement to the piece in mind when renovating it too - that is the sweetest thing I've read all day! I've got to try this technique. Keep up the beautiful work:~)))

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  40. Suburban StyleNovember 19, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Visiting from MMS's FFF. So very lovely! I have been wanting to do something dramatic with a dresser that I've had for a while. But I have been hesitant to cover the beautiful wood grain. This would be a perfect finish; thanks for the inspiration!

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  41. Kim @ Too Much TimeNovember 21, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    This is AWESOME! I featured you today, come check it out!
    http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-morning-sunshine_21.html

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  42. WhitNovember 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Thank you so much for linking up to last weeks show and share. Make sure to come back and link up this week with your latest project.

    A mommy's life...with a touch of yellow
    tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com

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  43. Honey at 2805November 28, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    You did a lovely job on this piece, Julia. The ombre look with stain is terrific looking!

    Thank you for linking your lovely project to Potpourri Friday!

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  44. Annie Vincent InteriorsFebruary 13, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Hi Julia! Thanks so much for sharing this! I blogged about it today, check it out!

    http://houseonrene.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-trend-your-own.html

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    oak dresser
    With oak dresser a resilient and hefty wood with wonderful feed, oak desks are generally more powerful and are more resilient than desks made from other timber such as mahogany.

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  46. NaomiFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    I saw it on Apartment Therapy. And I can't believe the negative comments on there! I didn't first think of "samples in a department store" I totally love it. I love the different tones it reminds me of the sun rise.

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  47. UnknownMarch 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    Julia ~ I LOVE your transformation on this dresser! It's such a high end look ~ simply stunning!!

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    Know this is an old thread, but it's the first time I've seen it. The piece is spectacular! I'm wondering how you did it. Did you have to sand the fronts down to bare wood before you stained it?

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