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September 22, 2014 · 11 Comments

My Chippy Dresser That Resembles Cowhide

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How my mistake turned into a chippy dresser that resembles cowhide!

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide - So Much Better With Age

Recently I showed you some photos of a dresser that I was sanding down to make it chippy or heavily distressed.

After my son keyed one of the drawers, it’s been on my to do list for years to refinish it.

Once I sanded it down, it really started to resemble cowhide. So cool. Totally not my intention but so cool.

Here’s how I (mistakenly) achieved the look.

Cowhide. See the resemblance?

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / cowhide rug in office - So Much Better With Age

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I never really thought I loved cowhide until I fell in love with this dresser again.

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / up close picture of cowhide dresser - So Much Better With Age

I painted it years ago with a latex paint and it marked up easily (especially when my son keyed it!).

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / painted white dresser - So Much Better With Age

Sanding it was easy. The paint just seemed to lift off. I wanted it to come off in chunks so I dug the corner of the sander all around to get big pieces of paint off first.

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / sanding the dresser - So Much Better With Age

Once I was happy with some big chunks of paint gone, I sanded it all over.

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / sanding the dresser outside - So Much Better With Age

With every part of the dresser sanded, it was a bit too much. It needed some contrast.

Then I painted the drawers Pure White by Chalk Paint® from Annie Sloan.

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / painted white drawers in dresser - So Much Better With Age

I think the contrast is perfect. I love the Pure White.

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / pillow on top of dresser - So Much Better With Age

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / dresser in bedroom - So Much Better With Age

My chippy dresser resembles cowhide / white dresser on wood floor - So Much Better With Age

I absolutely adore all of Annie Sloan’s products and this book is one of my favorites. So many great ideas and tutorials on how to transform your furniture.

My Chippy Dresser resembles cowhide / Annie Sloan book - So Much Better With Age

 And be sure to check out my DIY Gallery of Chalk Paint® ideas.

Disclosure:  Thank you, Annie Sloan Unfolded, for supplying the Chalk Paint®. All opinions are 100% my own and I buy these products all the time too!

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  1. Amber says

    September 22, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Seriously GORGEOUS!! I love how you paired the heavily distressed with the clean drawer fronts! Its perfect!

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    • Jamie says

      October 13, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks girl! Miss you 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

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  2. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters.com says

    October 1, 2014 at 10:54 am

    Very nice! Love it! Found you on the DIY by Design link up party!

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    • Jamie says

      October 13, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks Kyla. Love your blog 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  3. Jenny says

    October 3, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Darling! It turned out so cute!

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    • Jamie says

      October 13, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks Jenny 😉

      Reply
  4. Judy says

    October 7, 2014 at 10:03 am

    Love the transformation. What a great look. I will be featuring this tonight at my Fall into Fall party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com

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    • Jamie says

      October 13, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      Thank you so much, Judy! Love your parties 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  5. Good Time Charlie says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Love it! It does look like Cowhide, but in such a very cool, chippy way. Don’t you just love the character that kids add to furniture! I told my husband when my twins were two, we would be lucky if the house was still standing by the time they graduated. They are in 8th grade now, and the roof is still on, but the walls and everything else has taken a lot of love! Good thing for DIY girls, we can fix it up!

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    • Jamie says

      October 18, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Totally! Wonder what else my kids will do! lol
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  6. Jamie Giannini says

    October 19, 2020 at 8:18 am

    Hi. I came across your tutorial while searching pics of armoires. I have a similar armoire that I pulled from my basement coal room. I turned it into a living room coat rack. It has similar detail and almost the same color. And I thought I was the only one! Thanks.

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