Retro Chair Makeovers!

Hello, there!  We can't believe that it has been almost a month since our last post.  We have been working on so many projects and Grandmom Betty has been up to visit from Florida.  Here is a BIG project we have been working on and my oh my did these need some help!  We really think they turned out lovely! 

We got these three chairs off of Craiglist for $30.  One of the chairs is a rocker.

As you can see they were in bad shape with a lot of rust!

These chairs had 6 layers of paint!!  And there were also holes due to rust corrosion.

YIKES!  We used Bondo to repair the holes and it worked wonders! 

It took us a long time to strip all the paint off of these!  Then we used a wire brush drill extension to take off the rest of it.  We regret that we didn't take pictures when they were completely down to the bare metal because they were as shiny as a brand new quarter.  We were just trying to finish them before Grandmom Betty got here!

All primed and ready to go!

We still have to spray a shiny protective coat.  We just really are in love with these!

Next we are going to repair the cracks on our concrete porch and give it a makeover!

We hope that you all are having a great week!  We are going to try to catch up on some blogs now!!

Hugs,

Laura and Michele

 

This Is A Hoot!

Hello, there.  Sorry that it has been a while since we posted.  Busy, busy!  We have some things to show you today.  First up is a furniture makeover we just finished.  We got this piece of furniture from a thrift store for $25, it is solid wood.  We didn't get a picture with the drawers since we were so eager to start!  As you can see this had a lot of scuffs and knicks...

With a lot of sanding and hard work this was restored to it's original beauy...

We are very pleased with the way it turned out!

We also wanted to share two recent thrift finds...

This adorable owl lamp...The light works, we love this!!

And a picture of two sweet owls...We need to get matting for this frame...The picture is just so sweet and colorful!

We have more upcoming projects that once completed we will be sharing!

Have a great week,

Laura and Michele

Fun Furniture Makeover

Hello, there!  Did you all have a lovely weekend?  We hit some sales this weekend and managed to find a couple of treasures to take home.  We will show you our finds later this week. 

Today I am going to show you what my mom painted for me!!  My aunt recently gave me a nightstand that was in great condition.  I just wanted to change a few things to make it more "me".  It originally was white but needed a fresh coat of paint.  I also wanted to change the knob, and we found a few that we liked.  We finally picked this knob, cowgirl boot s are so cute!!  Then we both decided that it would be a good idea to paint the floral design that was a part of the nightstand.  We are so happy that we did.  I came home one day and my mom had already painted it!!  I love how she realized that the design on the inlay of the drawer looked like rope, so she painted that too!  It turned out so cute.  We hope that you like it too!

Hutch Makeover!!

This is the hutch that we bought off of Craigslist.  It took time and hard work to paint this, but it was well worth it!  Don't mind the before pictures because we almost forgot to take them!!  We already started sanding and painting when we realized it! 

Before:

After:

A closer look...

Have a great week,

Laura and Michele

Desk Makeover

Recently we worked on re-doing a desk that we got for free!  It is solid wood even the drawers have wood sides.  It just was in major need of a makeover!  We almost forgot to take a picture of the before, but luckily we remembered.  This is actually after we took off the handles and sanded a little bit, but you get the idea.  Here it is...

We do have to paint the top one more time because you can see brush strokes, but overall we think it turned out pretty darn good!  We lined the drawers with red and white gingham, but didn't get a picture yet.

We are currently working on a hutch that we just bought. We are also painting that white. We just hope we can finish tomorrow so it is done for Christmas! We are going to display our little collection of salt and pepper shakers, and dishes of course.