By CATHIE FILIAN

Scripps Howard News Service

Give a boring dresser a quick new look by sticking your favorite vintage-style poster right on the front. This design idea can be completed in an afternoon and the results are amazing. One of my favorite things about this project is that you can truly alter a piece of furniture to your personal style and taste.

The dresser used in this project was new from a big-box modern-furniture store and features a flat front. No painting was needed before beginning the makeover.

You may have to prep your dresser. You will need to sand and paint it and remove any hardware.

A poster was used for this transformation, but you could use so many different types of papers. Wrapping paper, scrapbook paper or even fabric can be used to alter furniture.

When selecting a dresser, look for pieces with flat front drawers. Hardware can be removed and replaced after the makeover.

Supplies needed

*Chest of drawers with flat-faced drawer fronts

*One French advertisement or film poster

*Yardstick

*Pencil

*Rotary cutter

*Self-healing mat

*Sewing or paper weights

*Spray adhesive

*Mod Podge

*Brayer (hand-roller found in art supply stores)

*Foam Paintbrush

Here's how to do it

1. Remove any drawer pulls.

2. Hold the poster up to the chest of drawers to determine where the top of the poster will fall on the top drawer. Measure the height of each drawer and the distance between each drawer.

3. Measure and draw lines to divide the poster into sections corresponding to each drawer and each dividing space between each drawer.

4. Place the poster on the self-healing mat. Align the yardstick on each cutting line. Use the yardstick as a guide to cut each line with the rotary cutter.

5. Keeping the poster strips in the proper order, apply each poster piece to the corresponding drawer or spacer piece by spraying each strip with spray adhesive and positioning in the center of the dresser section.

6. Use the brayer to flatten the poster and ensure it adheres well. Allow the adhered strips to dry.

7. Use a sanding sponge to slightly sand the edges of the dresser sections for an aged effect.

8. Using a foam paint brush, apply Mod Podge medium to each dresser section to protect it.

-- Cathie Filian is a lifestyle expert, TV host and craft-book author. Learn more about her on her blog www.cathiefilian.com.

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