Gardner Family

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Furniture refinishing projects.....****UPDATE****

This piece needed some help but I saw the potential right away. I am using it as a buffet by the table. The doors had an awesome vomit green color(sorry it reminded me of the color I throw up when prego) well, I don't want to think of those amazing days so I replaced it with mirror and it turned out great! The hardware is awesome and I didn't need to do a thing to them other than wash them off as they were already the dark bronzed look I like. I also love the extra storage!! I got so excited to get started that I didn't get a before picture for you to see in all it's natural glory. Oh well, she looks better with makeup on! Oh and she only cost me $40. And when we leave the rental there won't be burnt orange walls behind it. For now it works!!

***Update***

So below I got the owners to send me a picture that they had of the old piece. So now I have a before and after picture!! So the cabinets had reversible panels inside. You could change it to the wood or the velvet. I took the velvet material off and replaced it with mirror. You can't see the mirror that great in the picture.





Half of the decor together with some pray paint and glue cost and some good finds cost me $5.


Vintage table I refinished for the kids to do homework on and for me to sew and craft on. I loved the detail in the chairs and under the table. For now I will keep it this look but I may do the chairs a different color once we are settled and I know my color scheme in that room. I was thinking of a muted turquoise. We'll see.


I made this "G" and put the flowers together with amber beads.

This dresser isn't so exciting but I painted to match Avery's room. She has a gray pink, black and white room now so I wanted the dresser black and I painted the nobs antique silver(pretend blue walls aren't there)Ha!!

Two more projects and I am done for a bit. One will have a pop of color. Coming soon!!

1 comment:

  1. You are amazing! The next time you refinish something, take some photos and do a post showing how you did it. I tried it once and, well, it wasn't looking all that great. All of your projects look great!

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