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A $40 dresser table gets an incredible Hamptons-style makeover

From drab to fab in a weekend! - by Nicola Conville
  • 13 Sep 2019
A $40 dresser table gets an incredible Hamptons-style makeover
Shay Smith

When interiors enthusiast Shay Smith from Coastal Inspired saw a drab little table on Facebook marketplace she knew it had lots of potential, so she snapped it up for just $40 and set about a mini makeover.

"I fell in love with the design and thought I could bring it back to life," Shay explains.

She wanted a clean, simple look to fit with the coastal Hamptons style of her home.

Dresser
Shay Smith

The table was smoothed down using sandpaper and an electric sander for the hard-to-reach places, followed by classic white milk paint from Bunnings, applied with a paintbrush.

“I gave the table two or three coats to give it that nice even coverage,” Shay explains. “The process took only a weekend to allow the coats of paint to dry and for the sanding.”

Black dresser
Shay Smith

The piece was finished off with new handles, also from Bunnings, and Shay added a new mirror from Spotlight to complete the look.

Dresser
Shay Smith

The dresser has been transformed and looks absolutely beautiful in Shay’s pretty bedroom.

To view more of Shay’s gorgeous makeover projects, visit her Facebook page and Instagram.

This article first appeared on Home Beautiful

For more tips on getting the Hamptons look in your home listen to The Daily Home Edit podcast below:

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Nicola Conville
Nicola Conville
Nicola is a writer and editor with more than 20 years' experience in print and digital media. She specialises in health and wellbeing, parenting, travel, beauty, lifestyle and human interest stories.

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