Tag: Refurbished Furniture
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My antique chair makeover
Now that we are Wintering in our new home, I’ve been slowly checking off some home projects from my checklists. One of those projects was to re-upholster my beloved, but worn out, antique chair. This chair has been loved once before. I originally refurbished it back in 2011 when I found it in a cluttered…
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Reupholstering my Friend’s Retro Chair
When my friend asked me if I could give her antique chair a little tender loving care, not only was I excited to revamp a piece of furniture (which I haven’t done in so long and miss doing terribly), I was just so extra thrilled that a friend asked me to do it for her.…
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Country Chairs in an Urban Condo
I love receiving text messages from friends that say: “I found antique chairs for you”. That’s exactly the text I received when my friend spotted these beauties disposed on someone’s curb, which to me, is basically a silver platter. I was planning on selling these chairs once I refurbished them, but I couldn’t help falling…
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A Pop of Colour on Outdated Chairs
I picked up these chairs at a yard sale for $5.00 each. It was probably the most exciting furniture purchase I ever made till yet, not only because it was cheap, but because I looked past the horrible mustard velvet fabric and immediately knew what style I wanted to create. Deep purples, reds and black…
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The Beauty I Find in Old Furniture
People often ask me why I like to paint old furniture. They associate this hobby of mine with my mesmerization of past eras that has drawn me to the vintage style and fashion culture. That is all accurate and true, but there is a deeper reason. The best way I can explain my love for…
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IKEA Hack with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Our room growing up was all IKEA, and I think that might have been how I got interested in furniture in the first place. I was my Dad’s furniture assembly assistant, responsible for holding the instructions manual and handing him the screws and bolts and tools he needed to built my anticipated new desk/bookshelf/bed. I…
My Turquoise Bag 