Tag: furniture restoration
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Child’s Dresser to Mid-Century Modern Makeover – Part I
I purchased this 2003 dresser and hutch for $50 from the original family that used it in a child’s bedroom. It was WELL used, but it was pine and I knew with proper tools and a little elbow grease, I could refinish it into a piece that someone would re-love. If you have a child’s…
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From Family Antique to Display Cabinet
See how I turned my family’s antique bookcases into awesome display shelving for this farmer’s glassware. These gorgeous bookshelves made by Ethan Allen have been in my family since the ’70s. We had four of them. When my parents divorced, Mom got two and, somehow, I got the other two. Since being in my possession…
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End Tables Flip
When your dear mother-in-law asks you to paint some end tables she found on sale, you say, “Of course!” These tables are actually very well made by one of the top furniture makers in the country. But the forest green color was so 90s. It was time to bring this gorgeous set into the 2020s.…