“Recycling,” he said, “I call it downcycling. They smash bricks, they smash everything. What we need is upcycling- where old products are given more value, not less.”
~Reiner Pilz
So upcycling, sounds like a new and cool thing to do right? Well I don’t know. I have a feeling our parents have been doing this for YEARS….it was called “Making due with what you could afford” Hate that old dresser? Slap on a coat of paint and turn it into something new. However I have to admit, upcylcing sounds cool. So I’m doing it with a chest of drawers I was given.
Here is a “before” photo of the chest of drawers I was given.
It’s an old faux wood chest of of drawers with heavy molding. I remember growing up we had end tables that were similar, with a hidden door where we would hide our quilts and blankets for movie nights.
So I am going to be using a new paint I’ve never used before. It’s called “Amy Howard: One-Step Paint” and I guess it’s a “chalk paint” I purchased it at my favorite little resale shop called Revisit. The paint sticks to ANYTHING. All you have to do is clean the piece you are planning to paint, and paint it. Easy-Peasy-Lemon-Squeezy! (At least this is what I’ve been told)
Once it’s done, it will end up being my pressing table, with more storage for odds and ends. The only thing I am unsure on is the hardware. I would like to update it, however it’s an odd size, and the new pulls I liked are $6 a pull. So the frugal side of me purchased a $4 can of spray paint. But the jury is still out on whether or not the pulls will stay.
I’ll keep you posted on the progress of this little project. I hope to have it completed by next weekend.
