Lacy Look Dresser

It's not Mod Podge.

Modge Podge lace onto front then paint over. love the texture!

This dresser is a DIY project, just not the one described in the Pin.  Sadly, the domain for Home Idea Maker has expired at the time of this post, so I had to check Google's Cache, but happily it's there.  From the creator's own content:

You’ll also need paintable wallpaper to make the lace look on the drawers (this one is Allen and Roth from Lowes). 

And also:

Attach the wallpaper with a light adhesive spray and then you’ll need to paint it, with two coats if it absorbs the paint too much. 

There it is.  It's not lace, and it's not mod-podged on.  It's not that you couldn't try lace and mod-podge, but that's not how this look was achieved, and if you go that route, you need to prepare yourself for that.  Fabric is probably not going to have the depth that this wallpaper does.

Thrifted Dresser With Wallpaper Inside

Just tear out some drawers, add some shelves, wallpaper the back, and voilà!

Thrifted dresser with missing drawers, add shelves, wall paper inside. Very cute!

First of all, let me point out that this pin commits that cardinal sin of Not Linking To The Right Blog Post.  The URL is for the main blog itself, which means if you're hoping to find the entry for this project, you must figure out how to search that blog (or you could just go page by page forever).  Please.  PLEASE!  When you're out on the web and you see something cool to pin, make sure you click to the exact entry you're looking at, not a landing page or even a page from a search.  Those will be frustrating pins for those who come after you.

Aside from that faux pas, what else is wrong with this pin?  Pretty much everything.  I tracked down the correct post, and found that this is not a thrifted dresser; it was a hutch.  There was no need to add shelves because they were original to the piece.  I mean, who has a dresser or chest of drawers that tall anyway?  Or a dresser with that kind of molding around the top?  

Also, that's fabric, not wallpaper.

Not that finding an old dresser and giving it a similar makeover with shelves and wallpaper (and crown molding, base molding, etc) might not work, but that's not what this picture is showing.  If you're looking to replicate this pin, best to start with a hutch; it'll be a lot less work.