Some Older Makeovers

We used to have a tiny apt in Fort Lee (love that town!) We needed a tiny couch and we found this yellow one and turned it into a cow. I know I know, cow print is long overdue,.. still :)

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This was a fun little side cabinet.

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Scrap Wood Chest

My work room upstairs is finally done. I needed a place to put all my millions of fabrics and swatches. We figured this weird corner could hold a giant chest and all my materials would be in one place. From demolition in the room next to it, we had piles of beat-up 1x3's. So we decided to build a chest, using only scrap materials from the ceiling.

It looked like a pig crate at first :)

After we managed to make it durable enough, stained it ebony and added a lion head knocker for easy pulling. Looks pretty nice ay? Cost $0.00 plus the wheels and hinges of course.

Our baby Cash likes it too

Tray Table Makeover

This table had such a great potential to be an ottoman instead. I re-stained the legs, cut a cushion out of foam and covered with heavy plaid upholstery fabric. Sold to a friend.

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Tiny Cork Table

This was another Thrift Store "beauty" $1.00. I didn't even have a good idea for it at first but after giving it a light sanding and painting it white, I discovered that I have some cork paper I bought from Europe last time we went. I used Mod Podge to glue it on top and it turned out pretty cute.

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Bathroom Makeover

This is was our bathroom before

Gotta make a plan first! Objective -Get rid of the bathtub, install glass mosaic tiles in the shower area and glass block to separate the shower area.

We found all kinds of weird stuff inside the walls, like hidden mirrors

Bathroom - totally gutted. Brian removed the tub alone! The floor was rotted, wood needed to be replaced in some spots.

We made two little ledges into the wall for the shampoos and stuff. I did the tile again but realized that this time it was much more difficult to get it straight. Got the tile again from www.cooltiles.com. I looked at everything on clearance and found a nice yellowish color for $5.00 per sheet.

Thanks to our friends who helped at the end to get it done. Mirror - Thrift Store $2.00, Vanity cabinet - Thrift Store $5.00 Brian refinished it, sanded, stained, clear coated and waxed.

Storage was an issue, so in between two beams we left this opening for the rolled up towels.

And where that hidden mirror was, we also left a tiled hole for a candle? Or a perfume..

It was hard to find a fexible shower head that mounts on the wall.

Just the Frame

$10.00 at the Thrift Store! It actually had padded covers on it so I spotted it on the second time when I saw the back of the chair. I removed the heavy padding at the store and "Hello awsome frame!" I left the padding at the store and took just the frame. I don't think anyone noticed.

The bottom was very rusted. I used wire brush but it still remained quite coarse when closely examined. Then some spray paint and I used this cool printed fabric for padding. I wanted to make it narrow so the frame could be visible all over. I figured, when somebody wants to sit on it, they can just put a pillow under?

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Hexagon Beaded Table

Too bad I don't have a "before" picture of this little table. Brian spotted it and I tried to talk him out of buying it. It was dark brown and not even made of solid wood. Just a nasty looking thing.

I got the idea of gluing some glass half-beads on the sides. We painted it white first, then I scratched the surfaces to make it look more interesting for clear beads. I used Elmers Glue to hold the beads in place. The next day it was ready for a grout. I love the way it came out. Simply stunning. Love the original hardware. Eventually a friend bought it.

Two Dressers,One Black, One White

This is probably the most amount I have ever paid at the thrift store. $70.00 for a beat up dresser seemed like a good idea at the time. I actually thought it was antique until some guy told me that this was 1930's dresser and has potentially no value whatsoever. It was really in a very poor shape and I kept it in a basement for a year before finally taking the challenge. .

My friend helped me to sand it down. We repaired the holes with a wood putty and stained it with ebony stain. I also kept the original hardware, cleaned and reattached. I love it and it's a keeper.

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My brother was working on this one, I think he did a great job. It was also a Salvation Army, solid wood find but we made it strictly for selling. 

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China Cabinet Makeover

I was fascinated when I saw this china cabinet at the Thrift Store. 

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Mellow Yellow

Surely not everyone agrees with this makeover.

A friend liked it and bought it.

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Sad Little Ottoman

This ottoman looked sick at the Thrift Store. Actually my friend bought it but I ended up working on it. I didn't even want to touch it at first. The fabric came off immediately. Looked like someone had done a makeover on this already. The next layer wasn't prettier than the first. It was also a spring cushion.

I sanded the legs, renewed the padding and covered it with a cool printed fabric. At Home Depot I bought some fancy wall trim and used that for the edges. Pained white.

Sold to a friend.

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Aging The Ancient

I was gonna try something different with this one. I gave it just a light sanding first. Then I used plain white wall paint to and wiped it off when it got almost dry. That made the table look very charming. The original water stain was still shining through so I painted a leaf motif on the right side with a very light olive color. Clear coat on top.

Sold to a friend.

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Some Older Benches and Chairs

These came out so cute. Those 50-s little side tables are sold at every thrift shop. I think $1.00 a piece. I glued a little cushion on it and covered with natural felt which I sewed with red thread to make it sturdier.

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This was our first project together. Too bad we didn't take any "before" pictures

A Chair Reborn

This chair screamed potential when I saw it at the thrift store. Price $15.00

It was hard to sand the detailed wood so I spray painted the wooden parts. I used Ikea fabric for the seat and a different monochrome for the back. Stapled that in and trimmed the overlay with 1/5" black upholstery trim.

It was bought by a friend.

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Mushroom Lamp

Another lamp project. Thrift Store Price - $2.00. This is also a keeper!

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I'm Blue

Lately we have been looking for cheap lamps when we go treasure hunting. They are so much fun to re-do. And small enough to sell & ship.

Thrift Store price - $2.00 Cleaned and spray painted the whole thing. A gallery in NY bought it.

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Fun Legs

Loved the legs on this one. Thrift Store price - $10.00.

I sanded, stained and changed the fabric on the cushion to dark brown fur. This one is a keeper!

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