That's Not Junk...Refurbished Recycled Furniture

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Gray & White Dresser/ Beach or Nautical Theme

Ugly, Ugly Green Dresser
turned Cool Chic

Here is the "After" pic:

Here is what he looked like "before"

He had potential, but boy was he not only a mess but she was lacking any personality!

The bottom had a 1x4 all the way around that just said "blah". So we knocked those out and added some new legs.

Not sure why I painted the "X"'s, just wanted to go a little different.

I think now it could be used not only as a dresser but as a buffet.

Here are all the "After" pics"

Tell me what you think of it all finished.

UPDATE:
My teenager, Cody, found an inspiration in this dresser.
He has had this awful thrown together teenager room for way too long. I have desperately wanted to re-decorate!!
After days of looking at this dresser he finally said
"Mom I have an idea for more room"
THANK GOODNESS!!
Oh, wait, that means more work! LOL.
So he wants a beach/nautical themed room.
I am really kinda excited to design something now.
We shall start with this dresser and keep ya posted on the updates.
Oh, and I WILL post a picture of his "before" room in all its messy, 16 yr. old glory!!!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

More Projects: Dresser, Armoire & China Cabinet

We found more "junk"!!!

These have so much potential that I can't wait to get started.

Here are the "before" pics:

A nice 7 drawer dresser with a cabinet, solid wood.

The previous owners obviously couldn't decided on a color.

So this one is not bad at all, its in great cosmetic shape. BUT,
My daughter "pinned" a armoire turned make-up/changing station on Pinterest
and so Mommy has a new project for her room.

Looks like it will be a busy weekend.....

Courtney's New Magnet Board

Ugly old picture frame turned cool magnet board

Piece by piece we are getting Courtney's new room together. Here is the magnet board she desperately needed. I love the fabric, it is so her!

Here is the "after"

Here is a close up of the fabric with all the dance/ballet words on them

Then she got to make her own magnets

We will be painting her room this weekend (hopefully) and I will post pictures with it up on the wall.

Here was the "before"

Chevron Desk or Sofa Table Before & After

Chevron Striped Desk or Sofa Table

This baby was a crazy mess of a project!

The original plan was definitely not how she ended up.

Here are the "After" pictures:

Here were the "Before" pictures:

Monday, September 24, 2012

Some "new" Projects for this week

Here are the "Before" pictures of this weeks projects.

Oh my, not a picture I want in my house!

However I couldn't pass up on another "freebie".

When I found my daughters dresser on craigslist I was so excited. The girl was moving out of the country and told me to take anything else I wanted for FREE! As I was walking around my inner creativity was going off. I walked away with this lovely picture, 4 awesome chairs and of course the dresser...all for $15. What a steal!

I think this frame will find a new home in my daughters room as a magnetic board!

Here is the other I will be working on this week.

A garage sale find that has been calling my name to make look pretty.

I haven't decided what I will do with her yet.

Her drawers had so many coats of paint they were literally stuck.

We had to hammer them out! She is a solid piece of wood so we will see how she turns out.

Check back this week for the "AFTER" shots.

Friday, September 21, 2012

My "freebie" Find

Okay, so this is the last one without Before & After pictures.

We purchased a dresser and some table from a guy clearing out his storage unit and he gave use this one for FREE!!!

It was missing drawers and all the hardware...No Problem in my book!

Here she is all finished

All she needed was a coat of primer, paint and some stain wiped on.

I used hardware I already had laying around (just painted them black) and found these great baskets on CLEARANCE at Michael's a while back.
***UPDATE***
Less than 24 hrs. on Craigslist and this baby sold!!!