I had a dresser just.like.this. when I was growing up. In fact… my mom still has it at her house!
I bought this one from a neighbor’s garage sale this summer for $15.
Fall gave us one last beautiful weekend last week…. so I pulled it out onto the patio.
I deglossed it (since the top is Formica or something). Deglosser dulls the shine and takes off all the crud…. like this….
Then I lightly sanded it and spray primed it gray. I used gray because a) I already had it and b) black covers over gray much easier than over white primer.
No… I didn’t remove the handles. I didn’t want to put any more money into this piece. I give my boys about 2.3 days before it’s gonna be covered in Lego creations and Nerf bullets…. no use in replacing the hardware.
I used 2 cans of black satin spray paint to finish it off.
For about $20…. the toy room has a new “catch all”.
I am linking up to DIY day at A Soft Place to Land, Metamorphisis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch and Sanctuary Arts at Home Before and After Party.
Many blessings,
jennifer
February 17th, 2010 at 10:07 am
i cant stand my mom anymore ?
im 16 and my sister gabby is 11
me and gabby share a room AND a closet! well gabby don’t even sleep in here so i took all her clothes out of the closet and put them on her bed. my mom complains every time i go shopping cus i hav too much clothes [i really don't though i really don't] but when gabby went to florida she bought her all new clothes cus she had none [i didn't get new clothes to go to virginia]and that’s a lie gabby has double the amount of clothes as me and they don’t even fit in the closet!. i got tired of hearing her bit*h that gabby had no bed or closet so i cleaned her bed and she don’t even sleep in it! and then she complains how gabby has no space in this room when all i have is my bed half a closet; my shoes in the closed my bags hang on the wall my desk; a dresser; u no those plastic like rubbermaid or whatever drawers well those filled with stuff. my mirror I paid for with MY BIRTHDAY money but i have to SHARE with gabby and my printer is on a little table my fish tank and hamster and somethings under the table where the printer. when gabby’s stuff takes over the whole room and there is no room for it and my mom said sunday night "oh i’ll throw some stuff out when Gabby’s in school tomorrow" well almost a week adn tomorrow never came. gabby don’t even use the stuff! my moms always in and out of the room i cant stand it! she always whines how i have so much more then gabby when its a lie! i always have to clean up gabby never has to clean up! i didn’t get away with any of this wen i was 11. i had this teacher i hated in grammar school n he really was mean i wasn’t the only one who said this and my parents never believed me and gabby has him now and they r letting her transfer schools cus of him. i said oh y didn’t u believe me adn they were like oh yu were a little bit*h who liked to talk back to teachers. my mom called me a "spoiled self centered bit*h" wen im not. oh yea and she always LIES about me to her mom. her sister, and my father like the other day i was cleaning Gabby’s stuff and i asked my mom to please go in the living room and bring me Gabby’s stuff [i was on the floor cleaning] she tells my father "ur little bit*h daughter is throwing orders at me" see its not a lie but it is a lie. and yesterday i didn’t want to go to school so i didn’t wake up and i didn’t talk all i did was like say no no no im not ready and when i woke up i acted like i didn’t remember and shes saying i said no go away im not waking up and she said i was really mean adn i pretended to believe her but i didn’t.
ugh how can i deal with my mom favoritism towards gabby, and her lying and my father believing her lies until i start college september 2010
no talking to her or my father dint work it makes my mom get worse and my father don’t believe me
no rude comments please
i know my grammar sucks;i don’t feel like going back to fix it
please help me!
sorry i wrote a novel!
im actually crying
im on my bed [laptop] under a blanked crying
oh yea n my dad just walked in n said
him "why is this room a mess"
me "i havent had time to clean n gabby refuses to clean"
him"oh the room u throw her out of u expect her to clean"
me"i dont throw her out and yes i expect her to clean when its her things"
February 17th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Parents suck. But they love us. That’s life.
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Well one day your Mom will be gone and you’ll be wishing she was around again. Life is too short – don’t fret over the petty stuff. Your parents love you, put a roof over your head, feed you, clothe you, and have raised you from day one…..respect them.
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I know how you feel. My mom was like that with me when I was younger. Im 27 years old now. Anyways, she is being a parent, and they will do things that will annoy us, but she loves you. If you feel bad about something, sit down and talk to her, and tell her how you feel. Communicate with her more. I did it and it has worked for me, and I love my mom so much. Take care.Hope it gets better for you.
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
honestly…many 16 year olds have bigger problems than that…just be thankful you aren’t beaten and have lots of nice clothes to keep you warm.
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
get your mom to say yes to staying the night at a friends house, then right as you walk out the door, tell her how you feel and make her feel bad and then she will feel guilty because she made you leave. tell her that is why you left. but when you get home tell her your sorry, even if your not. fool proof. she needs to learn to treat you better.
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I think at your age you should have your own room! I have an older sister and a younger sister…being in the middle is the WORST! My mother favors the older one cause she was her first…favors the youngest cause she was her last and just simply her favorite! It is not fair, you should talk to her about it! Tell her you are a young lady and you understand more than she thinks!!! Good luck!
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February 17th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Well just say "I won’t clean untill Gabby helps"
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