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What color to paint new dressers?

So I'm going to try this out here to see if the new edit image-y things work.  For those of you that remember, this was my idea board for our bedroom.  I was going to mimic the style of the pic, using these fabrics.  We have a dresser just like the pic with the mirror from Nick's family.

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So now I have purchased these dressers.  One will be a nightstand for me, and the other a dresser in addition to the antique from Nick's family.  We are not using the mirror (probably) because the other dresser has a mirror. I'm trying to decide what to paint them.

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I'm trying to decide if I should go with white, dark brown (dark wood color, but paint, not stain) or this blue finish I've been considering.  I won't post the white or brown, since I think you can imagine them, but this would be similar to the blue.

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What do you think? 

Re: What color to paint new dressers?

  • The other dresser that you have is it a darker wood or is it black?  I just can't tell from the picture.
  • It's darker wood.  Although it could use a refinish - it will not be painted.  That pic is of an identical dresser that someone had on craigslist, which I think was blue.  The long dresser was an inspiration piece - that we ended up not getting.
  • I think painting the other dresser that blue color would go nice with the other dresser and it would be something totally different and original.
  • None of the above- a dark smoky gray color.  Dark brown is my second choice.
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  • I'd go white or cream to match your idea board.? I tend to like lighter furniture b/c it brightens the room.? What color are the walls?
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  • The walls are SW Inviting Ivory (the base of the board).  It's a light yellow-y cream.  I have one of the dressers in there now, and as a cream against the walls....well it just fades in instead of standing out.  I could go bright white, which is the trim color though.
  • I would do a dark brown or blue. I love dark furniture against light walls.
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