From drab 2 FAB!

this was a great find at goodwill. it was old and dated but had great details, like vintage hardwares, dovetailed drawers and beautiful carvings throughtout. hubster wanted it to look vintage and antique so i said hey why not. 

i handpainted it with mellow mustard gold from wallmart paints, and stained throughout with dark walnut. i made sure to make the carvings pop so i put a little more extra stain to those parts and edges. really love the way these turned out. as usual the hardwares is my weakness. i love this piece to pieces!

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My new (old) Nightstands

Vintage pet bed luggage

When i first saw this on Pinterest i couldn't wait to do it myself. It wasn't easy really finding vintage luggage because if you did they were WAY OVER PRICED. But i happened to be at my usual spot (Goodwill) and came upon this little one for only $7. I couldn't resist. I looked around for some decent throw pillows to save me some sewing (which i really need to learn how to do) and found a pair for $2 each. I googled the steps to attaching the legs and such and found the perfect tutorial. The attach link has all the info. http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/177690/list/DIY-Project--Vintage-Suitcase-Dog-Bed

I purchased the 1x5 wood for $3 the t-nuts for $1.50 and the legs for $3 @ my local Home Depot. I went ahead and drilled the holes onto the 1x5 and on the luggage and made sure the legs fit and was secure. After, i spray painted the legs to what i had available in the garage, which was metallic bronze. Waiting a few  hours i re-attached the legs and voila! This project in total cost me about $28. If you had some scrap woods laying around im sure it would be cheaper to use those for the legs. I just wanted to be fancy =)

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Shutter Jewelry Holder

Had to share this great find at the flea market a couple of months ago. Thanks to Pinterest i wanted a unique jewelry holder. I bought this old window shutter for $1. I wish i had bought the rest that she had but i wasn't thinking at the time lol. I didn't do much to it but add the hooks which was purchased at Home Depot. If you wanted to, you can paint, distress and add new hardware to give it more shabby chic feel. But i wanted to stay rustic. 

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Old steamer trunk turned Coffee Table

My hubster found this old steamer trunk on craigslist for $15. He had a vision which i couldn't see for the life of me until it was close to being finished. I wish i had a before picture to show how beat up this thing was. 
Hubster bought $5 travel stickers online and stuck on top. He than sealed with polyester resin to give that acrylic hardtop look. It was missing one of the handles on the side, so being creative as he is he took one of his old leather belts and cut down to size and improvised. Inside the trunk he went ahead and covered the top lid with felt material. On the bottom he stained with dark walnut and clear coat with polyurethane. There is endless possibilities on what you can do inside this trunk. If i could only sew/upholster im sure i would have made it a little more cozy in there lol.
We now use this in the family room as our coffee table. Plenty of storage inside for blankets, pillows, boardgames etc. Pretty nifty eh? =)

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Pallet Shelving

This was one of my first DIY projects that i saw on Pinterest and fell in love with. Took me forever to obtain a pallet, but you can always check on Craigslist or maybe talk to a near by shopping/grocery store maybe they will be nice enough to give one for free.  I was lucky to get a 30x30 which is a perfect size. Not too big and not too small. But i underestimated how heavy this pallet was, almost fell over lol.
I began by taking the middle 2 boards off to open up for the shelving. Its a bit of a struggle because they used nails that has screw like body to make sure the boards would stay put. But with a bit of elbow grease or bribing hubster with homemade cookies it can be done. Hubster got some $5 l brackets from Walmart and attached 2 on top and 2 in the middle to give it support. This is heavy so make sure to put all 4 brackets up. This would be a nightmare if it fell on someones toes. Oh i also sanded it off a bit just to get any lose wood particles and splinters. I did not stain nor painted it because i loved the rustic and old feel it gave out. That alone was what made the piece unique. Overall this project only cost $5 and took less than an hour to put together. The frames used were just collecting dust in the closet so i was really thrilled to use them once more.

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Aqua POWER

Ok, this was a steal because it was FREE. I googled to get some ideas as to how i was going to re-vamp this piece. I saw how popular teal, turquoise was so i said why not.  When it comes to color i do become hesitant only because i have no idea how it will turn out. I guess you can say i like being comfortable lol. Anyways after i finished this i did put it up for sale but i was so in love with it i decided to keep for myself as a vantiy table. In my master bedroom i have this wasted space as the Realtor would call it a "sitting room" but come on thats too formal. So i decided im going to make this my dressing room =) i compromised with the hubster and he keeps the office as his man cave and this to be my 'womancave'. And as we speak i am sitting here now blogging to you all.. Ok so for the details of this piece i spray painted with Home depot aqua satin. Stained the top with dark walnut and kept the original hardware. I then found this great old mirror (was already distressed on its own) and awesome lamp at the Salvation Army 50% percent off each. In total i spent $12, awesome possum!

Thrifty Nightstand

Ive decided to start tracking my work and progress by creating my own blog. I hope in the process i can inspire others who were once hesitant to DIY to being more hands on. I cant stress enough the feeling after you have completed a project and how good it looks. Today i finished off part of a set. A cute nightstand. I am going to post the before and after picture to show how badly neglected this furniture was. I usually like to paint with satin but for some reason Home Depot didnt carry or may have ran out of satin black so i tried out the semi gloss (spraypaint). It isnt bad but i like the furnitures im refinishing and distressing to be less shiny. I got this piece at Salvation Army where they were having their awesome 50% off everything. Overall for this project i  spent $14, not bad. I have a matching dresser to go along with it and hoping to sell as a set.


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