Long Live Rock Teen Boys Dresser

It's Only Rock and Roll, but I like it!

What started out as an 'ol lemon needing a LOT of lemon-aid, has turned into a cool drink of summertime rock & roll.



Lemon tree very pretty, lemon dresser not so much.

I picked this piece of craptastic yellowness from the side of the road with a free sign on it.

My very first such act.

I figured at the least I could burn it in the back woods if it was too trasherific.

Using my new vocabulary of craptastic-trasherific, the 'ol lemon has morphed into a very keepable dresser for my 13 year old music loving drummer of a son.

He has been waiting for me to finish his bedroom since August.  He is the patient type.  This dresser challenge was just what I needed to get kick started.

Craptastic

First a coat of CeCe Caldwells Hershey Brown paint, waxed with Annie Sloan's clear wax and some heavy distressing to give it that beat up on the road rock & roll look - we are not talking Celine Dion here!

Annie and CeCe work together like old friends, and to think I didn't know either of them 3 months ago.  I wanted the dresser to be taller, and literally turned around in the garage (which is hard to do in our garage) and sitting on the shelf were two wheels with the $1.00 price tag from a garage sale still on.

I asked Brawn if I could use them, since I picked them up thinking he might need them, and his reply was, "yeah, two wheels don't do me much good to move anything".  I think he was being sarcastic, don't you?, even though he said it nice.

The beat up side had to be replaced and we just slapped on some junk wood .

The only Ouch to repair

I don't need to wheel this dresser around, so the wheels are only for show anyway and having only two was just fine.

The fronts of the top row of drawers were sawed out in anticipation of the chicken wire insert.

For handles I used pull tags of what ever I found in the junk drawer..... rabies tags from past dogs, a cross.

I raided my sons closet for old belts, (I did save him one for dress pants) and those became the drawer pulls, all nicely air stapled on.

I really didn't want to spend much time making this thing pretty, it's suppose to be slammed-around-on-the-road beat up, so not getting each task perfect or touching it up was hard at first.

But really the hardest part was deciding what music "things" to put on it, so I asked for input from the little rocker himself.

He is his mothers son, no rap for that boy.  One drawer says "for those about to rock" from AC/DC - devil music to some, makes-me-wanna-dance to us.

Jenny I Got Your Number

The phone number?  Just say it out loud to yourself and I dare you to not have it in your head all day.

Little Rocker wanted something from California so we settled on Hotel California with my rendition of the album cover.

Not so detailed since I did have to paint it freehand, but it highly resembles the cover.  I love the faded distressing.

The drum sticks on the side are an old pair that I sent older brother to find for me with the instruction, 'any old pair of sticks will do', and they were nailed on below the song I can't get out of MY head.

Banging drums here is a daily occurrence with 2 percussionists.  This is my favorite part of the dresser.

No fancy machine was used for the lettering, just good old stencils, stamps or a paintbrush.

Why yes that is a banjo you see

I wanted the other side to be reminiscent of mementos saved like on a bulletin board; ticket stubs, important reminders like "turn up the radio" on the old black 45 record etc.. 

Those were the days.... for me, not him.

The rock 'n rolling dresser was all moved in when son came home from school.

I got a hug, a kiss and "it's awesome mom, thanks".  So worth it.

Total cost, somewhere between $2.00 and $10.00 being generous on the cost of using the paint and wax.

 

Rocking, Rolling and Linking up to:

Before and After DIY Link Party Benefiting Habitat for Humanity@UnskinnyBoppy

Sister Sunday Link Party @ SistersOftheWildWest

DIY Project Parade @ DIY Showoff

Sunday Showcase Party @ UnderTheTableandDreaming 

Newbie Party @ DebbieDoos

 What's In The Gunny Sack 

Make the Scene Monday @ AlderberryHill

Lets Party @ ThreeMangoSeeds
Cowgirl UP Party
Show and Tell at the Delectable Home
Karah @ TheSpaceBetweenBlog

Show Me What Ya Got @ NotJustAHousewife

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Tuesdays Treasures @ MyUncommonSliceofSuburbia
Furniture Party @ Primitive and Proper 
Knick of Time Tuesday with Angie 

Wow Us Wednesdays @SavvySouthernStyle 
Whatever Goes Wednesday @SomedayCrafts
Show & Tell @BlueCricketDesign
What we made and wore @RaeGunRamblings 
 Terrific Under Ten @ At Home With K 
Time Travel Thursday @ Brambleberry Cottage 
Treasure Hunt Thursday @ FromMyFrontPorchToYours
Hookin Up with HOH @ HouseOfHepworths
Crafty Scrappy Happy Me Thursday @CraftyScrappyHappy
Thursdays Are Your Days @ 52Mantels
Uner $100 Link Party @BeyondThePicketFence
Thrifty Thursday @ ThriftyDecorating
Transformation Thursday @TheShabbyCreekCottage
Share Your Cup Thursday with Mrs. Olson 
Creative Inspirations @EmbracingChange 
Show Me Extraordinary @ 36thAvenue 
 Friday's Unfolded @StuffandNonsense 
Friday Feature Party @ Redoux 
Show and Tell Friday @ MyRomanticHome 
Frugal Friday @TheShabbyNest 
MyRepurposedLife
Furniture Friday@DecoratingInsanity 
Pinworthy Projects @JustUsFourBlog 
Live Laugh Link @live.Laugh.Rowe 
Friday Free For All @ FiveDays5Ways

 And Last, but certainly not least, this rad rocker is linking up too:
Furniture Friday @MissMustardSeed 
Inspiration Friday @ AtThePicketFence 
Transformation Party @TheRoosterandtheHen
Friday Link Party @ Addicted2Decorating
EBTKS @ ALittleKnickKnack with a LittleBunAboutToArrive
Saturday Nite Special @ FunkyJunkInteriors

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