2022 Ugly Duckling Challenge | Dresser turned into an open cupboard | Storage Solutions

2022 Ugly Duckling Challenge Hosted By Cory from Desert DIY. Watch how I transform an ugly discarded dresser into a cute and useful open cupboard for my massage room! All of the products are listed below as well as Cory's YouTube channel Desert DIY. Below you will also find a link to the playlist that contains all of the participants in this channel, what they transformed along with their YouTube channel info. Thanks for watching!

Also...After consideration this piece probably had some lead paint which made it difficult to strip. I am familiar with lead and used the safest way that I know how to remove and dispose of it. Melanie of Colored Caboose Creations did her video on a piece that also contained lead. Please see her video link below as she did a fantastic job explaining all the steps to safely remove lead paint.

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(Updated) 2022 Ugly Duckling Playlist
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Ingredients :)

Elbow Grease
CitriStrip
Steel wool
Mineral Spirits
Scrapers
Stainless Steel Furniture Feet (Ace Hardware)
Minwax Wood Hardener
Carpenters Syringe
Titebond Wood Glue
Painters Caulk with Caulk Gun (sold seperately)
Debi's DIY paint in fancy farm girl (online)
Random sizes of pine planks initially from Home Depot
Magnolia Homes Paint in Garden Trowel (Ace Hardware)
Melange Paint in Maduro Brown (online)
Various paint brushes..use what you have and make it work. I have many favorites
Sea Sponge (craft shop)
Debi's Clear Wax (online)