I found this step stool on clearance at Home Goods a few months ago. There was a small chip out of a corner, so it was marked down to $7. A great price, but I’m not really into the whole pastel pink with flowers kind of thing. It needed a makeover. This project was really […]
Finishing the unfinished: Painted end table
I’ve sort of made it my unofficial mission to compete past projects and rehab the ugly things in my possession.This was one of those teeny little unfinished wood end tables from IKEA. I found it in my parents’ basement; I assembled it years ago, but never finished painting it. A couple of quick coats of creamy […]
The “Penny” chair: Another dumpster find makeover
On a recent trip to my parents’ house, I retrieved this old chair that was in need of some love. Before It was suffering from a half-finished, decorative paint job I attempted years ago after finding the chair in a dumpster. Before In pieces when I found it, it was missing a few spindles at the bottom. […]
The “Heidi” chair: a dumpster find makeover
These 70’s dinette chairs are pretty common. In the two days since I painted mine, I saw one on a porch and some more in the back of a pickup. Before Mine was a dumpster find from years ago. I have never particularly liked this chair, but I kept it around because a chair’s a […]