Revamped Dining Table and Chairs

 

I've been a bit MIA lately.

Super. Duper. Busy...

 

You may remember I closed my resale store the end of June.

Since then I have been selling my Funky (repurposed ) Furniture at a local store.

Several friends and previous customers had been after me to have a sale here in the Trailerhood .

Since we were taking our annual girl's weekend and I wanted a little extra cash ,

I decided to have one last week .

 

Of course , it wasn't that easy.

I'm way too detail oriented...

So Hubs had to help me fix up a spot in the shed ( I'll post pics when it looks like I REALLY want it to) and then I had to get busy on the stack of projects that had been piling up over the summer.

 

This first one I did was the one that had been bugging me all summer.

 

It was taking up way too much room in my shed.

I was VERY happy with the way it turned out !

 

The table started out like this ,

It was very sturdy , just needed a little TLC.

 

I had found this set of 6 chairs ,

Awesome arms , huh ?

 

I thought they would make a happy family.

 

Sooo...

I united them with some black paint.

 

 

I prefer to spray paint my projects,

but I knew this table would get used by whoever bought it ,

so I wanted the finish to be really durable and scrub-able.

So Hubs brushed on the first two coats.

 

The reason I don't like to paint with a brush -

brush stokes ... HATE them !

 

Then , I gave it two more coats with this little mini roller I have.

Then  I was happy.

 

The chairs got sprayed and covered in this fabulous paisley fabric .

 

 

I'm so happy this project is done and out of my shed.

And VERY happy with the out come .

This set actually sold BEFORE the sale !

 

Of course , I had to do a bunch of Funky Furniture projects too...

 

 

It was a great sale.
I almost sold out !

I'm  having another one in a couple weeks ...

I better get painting !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless ( almost) Wednesday with Addie ....

My chair obsession continues...

in the garden.

 

 

 

 

 

With the drought this summer,

the succulents did the best by far ...

 

 

 

Volunteer sunflower...

thanks birdies.

 

Happy Wordless ( almost ) Wednesday :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite quotes from a blogger was ,

"white spray paint is the botox of design "

And I completely agree.

However , I would change that to just spray paint .

Any spray paint , any color.

 

Nothing can take something out of date and dingy and turn it into something beautiful and useful again like a can of spray paint !

 

For instance,

this old iron plant stand.

Popular in the late 70's early 80's.

Who's Mom or grandma doesn't have one of these hanging around.

 

 

 

 

With a face lift of Rustoleum 2X in Aqua

 

Much more fun huh ?

 

 

 

If you have been read my blog before ,

you know I will spray paint anything .

Some things multiple times.

 

Like Addie's steps,

the first time I painted them in Key Lime,

 

they were just a little too lime...

So, they became Fire Orange

 

My new favorite Rustoleum color !

 

Or this Goodwill lamp ,

 

 

I don't remember what color it was originally ,

but I sprayed it red for my bedroom'

then decided it needed a new home in the living room.

 I was trying to inject a little color in my too neutral room.

This color is called Eden and it's my new favorite shade of green.

I covered the lampshade with burlap and

WAALAA !

A brand new lamp !

 

I used it on this baker's rack also .

 I picked it up for FREE on the curbside :)

 

Isn't it great?

AND it was FREE !

 

 

It was missing the top ,

so Hub cut a piece of left over counter top to fit .

Perfect !

 

And my last makeover to share ,

 

 

These maple end tables with a faux marble top.

 ( I think Formica of some sort )

 

 

Don't they look much happier Fire Orange?

I even used the same hardware,

just touched it up with a Flat Black.

 

Side note :

These tables and some of my other Funky Furniture pieces are for sale and can be found at

Market 124.

 

I must say , I have found a few things that couldn't even be saved with spray paint,

but not too many  :)