REFINISH/REPURPOSE Archives

Gold handles – why you shouldn’t spray paint them

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I’m sorry. I wrote a post a few weeks back that showcased a DIY way to get your own gold handles. I used some spray paint over the old plastic coated handles and showed how easy and inexpensive the makeover was. But look what happened: This is after a few weeks of use. My beautiful […]

Bryson’s Big-Boy Desk – navy blue desk makeover

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I have been a painting phenom over here! The weather has been gorgeous so I’ve been out in the garage making over just about anything I can get my hands on. A friend wanted to come over and take a stab a refinishing, so I invited her to come and play with me. This is […]

Home Office – bookshelf makeover

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I’m so excited to share today’s bookshelf makeover with you! If you’ve followed along you know that I’m in the midst of an office makeover and as part of that makeover I picked up these two “teak” cabinets; I put teak in quotes because that was how they were advertised – but when I went […]

Antique revival to two-tone beauty

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I love desks. I’m not entirely sure why I love desks so much, but I think it has something to do with the idea of organization and compartments. Could be because they are so easy to makeover but have such impact when you do. Maybe it’s because there are a bazillion of them on Craig’s […]

Fun with colour – another painted chair

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So remember I said that I purchased three wooden chairs last week? And do you remember that I only showed you these two so far? Since I had nothing to lose and some Arborcoat solid stain left from my treehouse makeover, I decided to play with colour a bit and create a painted chair that […]

DIY (Faux) Marble Coffee Table

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I’m so excited to share this post with you! My DIY marble coffee table turned out even better than I expected and I’ve been itching to show off how easy it is to make your own. You see the before above. Gross? Yuppers. Dirty, scratched, chipped, MDF – just about everything you don’t want in […]

Wood Chair Makeover

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I have had so much fun on Maxsold.com lately – have you heard of it? It’s an auction site that people use to downsize or for estate sales. The items are posted on their website by location and then you can bid on anything you choose. These chairs were an item I picked up the […]

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