New Bedroom Design

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Yes, this whole post is in green in honor of March 17th. I really know nothing about the holiday other than it's highly advised to wear green.  
Almost done with finals. Great news for all of us- you don't have to listen to me complain anymore and I don't have to study for another 10 days, because I'll be on break! Holla.


When I was 13 my mom ordered me new furniture for my "teenage" room. I was so thrilled! But now that I'm 20 and I'm developing my own style, I'm ready to get some new furniture in my room.  But this DIY girl ain't buying no expensive furniture (: I'm hunting Craigslist, doing some garage saling {yes, it's now a verb}, and going to my local Goodwill and thrift shops.  Operation: Find Ugly Furniture and Refinish It is now in full effect.

Out with the old:

This is the desk and there's a matching dresser, but I don't have a picture.

Here's the look I'm going for:

DRESSER:

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Centsational Girl

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pottery barn

4. The organic and vintage feel to this dresser makes me so happy. I hope I find something like this!

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DESK:

1. The baskets give the desk such a casual chic feel:

pottery barn

2. Love this look! Wouldn't it be fun to find a cheaper version of this to fix up?!

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3. Love the simple lines of this desk:

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So here's the plan:

I'm looking for rustic, old, damaged, ugly furniture with good shape and form {cause that's the one thing you can't change}.  Once I find it, I'm going to refinish the pieces, paint them white, and do a lacquer or varnish over the white to give it that vintage feel.  I can't wait!  

Then I'm doing to find an old mirror for above the dresser and some floating shelves for above the desk. 

Which dresser and desk are your favs? Have any refinishing tips or tricks??

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Love and Operation: Find Ugly Furniture and Refinish It,