I bought a black bench at a yard sale the other day. It needed a little sprucing up. I coated it in black chalk paint followed by a coral. After some distressing and some wax it needed a cushion. I found some material for $6 (a steal) and some padding and voila! ... VIEW POST
Bright Coral Bench
Mystery of the missing tabletop
Today has been a busy day, I am working on a dresser that is taking me foooorrreeevvveer to do. I bought it from a man on craigslist for a great deal. Now I know why. It has been spray painted to death. It's so thick that it's like a rubber coating. I knew it was bad when I put the stripper on it and it just sat there. So I put more on and nothing. So I have had to peel the layers of spray paint off, which I did outside in 100+ heat for days. After getting that off I was so excited (sarcasm) to ... VIEW POST
Little twin tables
The next two pieces came from garage sales. One was $2 and one was $4. I painted them both with chalk paint, distressed them, and they looked boring. I decided to use a dark wax on these and it was exactly what they needed. ... VIEW POST
The beginning
Ok, I'm officially starting my own blog. I'm not sure when I'm going to have time to do it or who is going to be interested in reading it, but here goes.About six months ago, I started buying vintage furniture, redoing it, and then selling it on craigslist. I put the first piece on having no expectations of anyone really buying it. They did though, and lots more since then.I have sold every piece I have finished and am getting decent prices for it. People keep telling me I'm selling things too ... VIEW POST
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