Mmmmm...French Provincial. I just love the lines of these pretty pieces. Hey there, Friends. I have a simple makeover for ya'll today. I picked up this pretty end table for $20 about six months ago and have been waiting for inspiration to strike. I finally decided I just needed to get it out of the garage. I've said before that sometimes you just need to start, even if you don't know where you're headed. Isn't that true for SO many things in life?? My Trash-to-Treasure Tuesday girls and … [Read more...]
Simple Side Table Makeover
May 31, 2016 by
Welcome, amazing Friends! Can you believe it's the last day of May already?? Where did the month go? Today I'm sharing a petite side table I found at an estate sale TWO YEARS ago. I have no idea why I have resisted this makeover for so long, but it probably had a lot to do with the two words excellent and condition. It's so much harder to find motivation for a piece that really doesn't need "fixing": Am I right? I finally decided that I just needed to get it out of the garage, and … [Read more...]
Reclaimed Wood Side Table
March 28, 2016 by
Welcome to day #28 in this thrifty makeover series! Can you believe it's day #28?? Where did March go? Today I'm proud to say that I eliminated yet one more thing that has been mocking me from my to-do pyramid. It started with these old decking boards I found in the woods near my house: I used some of them for the seat on this Headboard Bench I shared the other day: Farmhouse Headboard Bench And while they were fresh in my mind (and out from under a pile of junk that was on them … [Read more...]
French Provincial Desk Makeover
March 20, 2016 by
Well hello there, Friends! Back again so soon? I'm so glad you are! I have a furniture makeover to share with you today. Are you up for that? Today I'm sharing a desk that my neighbor asked if I could paint for her last Summer. To be honest, I really prefer not to paint furniture for other people. I just don't like the pressure that comes with it. What if I ruin it? Yikes! Plus I don't have the space nor the time to take on more than I already have. I did agree to paint this desk for my … [Read more...]
15 Minute Table Makeover
March 18, 2016 by
I have a booth in an antique mall where I sell my upcycled treasures. Some things sell like hotcakes, and some things sell like three day-old stale bread. Today's thrifty makeover is one of those pieces of stale bread. Welcome, Friends, to March Madness Thrifty Makeover #18! It's a piece my Mom painted a few years ago for a craft market, but didn't sell. I stuck it in my booth along with a few other pieces she had left to help clear out her attic. Everything sold quickly except for this … [Read more...]
Patterned Sofa Table
March 3, 2016 by
We made it to day #3 yippee! Ha ha...I'm sharing a sofa table I found at a yard sale in my own neighborhood last Spring for $10. I bought it from the same lady I bought this $60 hutch from. It was solid and I knew I could do something with it eventually. Well eventually is here and I finally got around to doing something with it! Here it is as you may have seen in the sneak peek I gave you yesterday: I started by sanding the top with the intention of staining it and painting the legs. … [Read more...]
Simple Sewing Table Makeover
January 6, 2016 by
Hello hello, lovely friends! Hope your year is off to a great start so far! Up for a little furniture redo today? I spied this sewing table at one of my favorite thrift stores before the Holidays (when I was supposed to be grocery shopping): I love these as side tables because they are the perfect height. This one was marked around $36. I passed on it one, because I was absolutely out of room in my garage and two, because it just wasn't cheap enough to justify trying to make space for … [Read more...]
Oval Library Table Makeover
December 8, 2015 by
And I'm back my lovely Friends, with my Tuesday Trash to Treasure Transformation! I almost didn't see this library table at yard sale because it had a ton of clothes piled on top of it: It almost looks like one of my after shots with it being painted already right? That's what I do...I slap paint on stuff. But if you look closer, you can see this is in really sad shape: For $20 it was a steal though, so I dragged it home. This time instead of slapping paint on it, I decided … [Read more...]
Antique Folding Sewing Table
June 16, 2015 by
Hi Friends! A few weekends ago, I had a fantastic yard sale day that looked a little something like this: One of the yard sales I almost didn't stop at was one held by a paint supply distributor! What are the chances?? There really wasn't much to see from the street, but I saw stacks of blue tape and that's what made me get out to look. Look at the goodies I scored! The tape was a painter's tape that I hadn't heard of before, but he was selling it for $1 a roll, so I didn't have … [Read more...]
Coastal Pedestal Table
May 21, 2015 by
Hi Friends! I can't believe a whole month has passed since our last Themed Furniture Thursday! May is flying by at record speed. I was just getting ready to start my floor demolition for my new hardwood floors when I shared this Pottery Barn Inspired Coffee Table for last month's theme: Pottery Barn Inspired Coffee Table This month's theme was much easier (or so I thought)...small tables. For this project I found the perfect table at my neighborhood yard sale: This beauty was only … [Read more...]
