Friday, June 11, 2010

Before....

Here are the "before" photos of the current projects:

Desk organizer, DI, $1.00
shows potential.....

Gaudy gold mirror from grandma's house, free:

Again, potential, I love mirrors.

Set of four sturdy and lovely chairs, DI, $35 for all:

I am totally in love with these chairs. I wish you could fully appreciate how disgusting the seat covers are though. Any suggestions for replacement fabric? Maybe zebra stripe? Care Bears? I do have both.

Table with leaf, DI, $40:

Pretty bad surface, but sturdy in construction. Turned legs a monster to sand for refinishing. But, we desperately need a bigger table instead of using the small table and the bar for family meals. Wouldn't it be lovely if the ugly pine table could match the lovely mahogany chairs?

Stay tuned......

And by the way, those photos of the table and chairs reveal a new project that really needs to happen: Ugly Deck Makeover......
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2 comments:

SparrowFae said...

Isn't there some way you can stain the table maybe? My grandpa would know, but I've never done anything like that. I love love love the chairs by the way! I say Zebra stripes :)

Julie said...

Yes, my lovely friend, I have stained it. It had to sit for a week, then get waxed (with the real stuff, mind you) and is awaiting the big reveal. Probably tomorrow! Funny how we both looked at that and had the same idea.