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Fun Makeover

June 30, 2012 by adaisygarden

I really enjoy going to thrift stores. I find all kinds of cool stuff at great prices. One of my favorite things to look for at thrift stores is furniture pieces that just need a little TLC to bring them back to their former glory.

This piece was ok but was just blah. I saw so much potential and just loved the shape. I thought it would be fun to paint it and use it at my son’s Rehearsal dinner. I forgot to take a picture before I started painting, but here it is just after I sanded it and began the first coat of paint. Not very nice yet…

Before

I also bought a desk at a thrift store and painted it the same day as the other piece:

Before

I gave each piece three coats of paint. I added pink antique glass drawer pulls to both. The glass sliding doors on the china cabinet are original. The desk was only $3.98 at the thrift store! I really like how they turned out and now I’m trying to decide which room of the house I should put it in.

What do you think?

After

They both looked great at the wedding rehearsal dinner; they added a lot and were fun to decorate!

Can’t wait to visit the thrift store again! 🙂

Daisy

Posted in Furniture makeovers | Tagged Antiques, Painting, Thrift stores | 19 Comments

19 Responses

on July 1, 2012 at 9:08 pm | Reply Vintage Living Magazine

Very nice, Daisy. 🙂
on July 2, 2012 at 12:54 pm | Reply mancunianvintage

Wow that looks amazing, nice job! 🙂
on July 6, 2012 at 9:42 pm | Reply Yvette Banda

You’ve always been so creative. I love it!! I think you should consider opening a bed and breakfast place someday.
- on July 6, 2012 at 10:11 pm | Reply adaisygarden
  
  That sounds like fun! If you and your family would come and stay… we’ll have a lovely time! 🙂
on July 24, 2012 at 3:53 am | Reply silva333

I like what you made,amazing!
on July 27, 2012 at 3:23 am | Reply Little Brown Tomato

Beautiful transformations!
on July 28, 2012 at 11:04 am | Reply daiseyjayne

They don’t even look like the same pieces, beautiful!
- on July 28, 2012 at 11:24 am | Reply adaisygarden
  
  Thanks! It was a bit of hard work, but well worth it!
on July 28, 2012 at 2:40 pm | Reply Laura Conowitch

Wow Daisy! Love the before and after! Think I’m gonna have to spend some time in the thrift stores!
on July 29, 2012 at 3:27 am | Reply Clever Blonde - Donna G

Wow, they look great
on August 4, 2012 at 8:40 pm | Reply amazingazaleas

I love redoing furniture! These are really nice.
on August 6, 2012 at 1:47 pm | Reply seamistandmagnolias

Very nice…I love taking discarded ‘treasures’ and restoring them! ~ Ellan
- on August 6, 2012 at 1:52 pm | Reply adaisygarden
  
  Yes, it’s a lot of fun!
on August 23, 2012 at 5:20 am | Reply bowsandbunnies

These look so good! I need to check out some thrift stores for fun things to restore 🙂
on August 27, 2012 at 8:22 am | Reply thejoyofcaking

I love finding pieces of furniture and sprucing them up too. I snatched us a free cupboard that was along side the road and worked some magic with it. I posted it on my blog – check it out if you get a minute. I think you did a great job – it feels good to know you can bring a drab old piece of furniture back to life – doesn’t it?
on November 15, 2012 at 10:10 pm | Reply Carmie

Wow looks great!
on November 15, 2012 at 11:33 pm | Reply thecraftypioneer

Great transformation and thanks for visiting my blog 🙂
on November 16, 2012 at 6:54 am | Reply Gardengirl

Wow! It’s amazing what a simple coat (well 3 coats) of paint and some glass knobs can do. I’ve always loved glass knobs of all sorts and those pink ones are just right! My friend just did the same thing with a garage sale china cabinet. It’s going to hold her scrapbook supplies.
on November 25, 2012 at 8:33 am | Reply Katie

So very nice! I love taking something old and making it new again. I just wish I had a bigger house to put it all in……