Dresser Makeover Using Peel and Stick Wallpaper and Paint

Does Peel and Stick Wallpaper work on furniture? It sure does and the beauty of it, you can easily peel it off without damaging the surface beneath.

So, go ahead and let your inner interior designer shine with some peel and stick wallpaper magic!

I have redone this antique dresser twice and this by far was the easiest of the two DIYs as well as my favorite.

I'm sharing this affordable DIY as part of this month's Thrifty Style Team.

You can head to the bottom of this post to see all of the other amazing shares from the talented team!

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Jump to:

• Resources - The Peel and Stick Wallpaper and Paint I used
• Heirloom Traditions Paint Colors Used
• The Inspiration for This Dresser Makeover
• Let's Start This Peel and Stick Wallpaper DIY
• Painting the Dresser
• The Before and After
• And now for inspiration from the rest of the team!
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Resources - The Peel and Stick Wallpaper and Paint I used

• Scattered Seeds Peel & Stick Wallpaper Gray/White - Opalhouse™
• Deglosser / Degreaser ( Surface Prep ) - I love this stuff. There's no need to sand or strip the surface prior to painting. It's easy to use and a little goes a long way.
• Tool Trio, Heirloom Traditions All-In-One Paint- I've used less expensive brushes and sponges and always regret it. These tools work great when it comes to applying paint.

Heirloom Traditions Paint Colors Used

• Cathedral - Cathedral is a steel, dark gray.  That means it is a charcoal with blue undertones. Low luster matte sheen, smooth finish
• Colosseum - Off-white with a slight gray/taupe undertone.  No yellow. Low luster matte sheen, smooth finish

The Inspiration for This Dresser Makeover

I love when something just 'comes together'.

Almost two years ago when the stores started to reopen I went to Joann's and bought the grey faux cow fabric below. It was bold. I had cabin fever. I bought it.

I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it so it sat in my craft room.

Then, I bought the Heirloom Traditions paint with hopes of redoing some furniture (not this dresser!) and had that on hand.

And, on a trip to Home Goods I found the shabby chic drawer pulls and on another trip out, I found the Peel and Stick Wallpaper at Target.

I had them all stacked near each other and that's when it hit me....let's throw them all together and see what happens!

I plan on redoing two of my dining room chairs with the fabric so stay tuned for that.

Once I was sure that everything would go together, I just dove in and did it!

Let's Start This Peel and Stick Wallpaper DIY

The Easy Way to Add Peel and Stick Wallpaper to Drawer Fronts

The drawers for this dresser are old and not even by any means.

I was going to use a straight edge ruler to measure the cuts but realized that that was just not going to work so I switched to this method.

I instead rolled out the peel and stick wallpaper, placed each drawer individually on top of the wallpaper and, using an xacto followed the natural flow of the drawer.

I did this for each of the drawers and then applied the peel and stick wallpaper to them. It was SO much easier than applying Contact paper (which I've tried in the past) and once I get tired of this particular pattern, I can simply remove it.

Painting the Dresser

I used the deglosser first.

I can never imagine painting furniture again without that step. It totally eliminated the need to strip the furniture or to sand it.

After the deglosser dried - which was super quick - I started painting. I finished the dresser on a Saturday night and put it all back together the next day.

The Before and After

Above is the dresser before this most recent makeover (I use it as a pantry of sorts in my kitchen and you can see that makeover here).

And, here it is now!

This was the first time I tried Heirloom Traditions and it's now my very favorite paint! It covered everything so well and I only needed two coats.

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