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September 22, 2014 · 11 Comments

My Chippy Dresser That Resembles Cowhide

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How my DIY Fail 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?

The cowhide rug in the home office.

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

The chippy cowhide dresser.

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

The white dresser with the drawers removed.

Sanding it was easy. The white 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.

Sanding the dresser.

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

The dresser outside the house being sanded.

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.

The chippy white drawers back inside the dresser.

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

Pillow on top of the distressed dresser.
The chippy dresser in the bedroom.
White dresser on a wooden floor.

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.

The Annie Sloan paint book.

 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

      Reply
  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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