Happy New Year! Plus Before & After

Happy New Year all!

It's great to be back in the blogging world, thank you for your kind words and thoughts for my new home.

I just spent the last two days moving in my new home. I can't express how excited and thankful I am for this new chapter in my life. It is the perfect time of year to start off fresh with new hopes and goals. The house went under about 3 months of renovation, and now I am finally here. I will post before and after pics of the house after settling in.

But for now, I want to show off my daughter's dresser I painted before the move. We've had this dresser for about 5 years now. It was purchased used and I painted this simple purple scheme.

Before:

(kitty didn't get a makeover)

My aim for this makeover was something bright and cheery which would match her personality, the peach matches the color of the room.

Initially I pictured the colors more bold, but it turned out with a kind of vintage flare.

After:

I used regular acrylic craft paint for the white, peach and the top.

The circles are different sized cut outs of scrapbook paper and mod podged onto the dresser.

The swirly pattern I proudly did free hand :)

Actually, my inspiration for the swirly was from a photo I found online, I can't remember what site but here is the inspiration photo.

Inspiration:

My daughter and I liked how the swirly pattern comes from the corner.

I think it turned out great, I just need to find those two bottom knobs and it will be complete!

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