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Furniture Revivals

Furniture Revivals

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Raise your hand if you love restoring old furniture to a new glory! So many Hometalk members are doing - and posting - furniture revivals. Has a thrift shop or flea market find got you stumped? Talk to other Hometalkers who've done furniture revivals. There are so many talented people doing furniture revivals that you could always find someone who has experience doing a furniture revival like yours. From stenciling the top of a coffee table to distressing an old dresser, you'll find just about every furniture revival project you can think of on Hometalk.



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  • Trying to decide on whether to leave it as is or paint it the original white or something else.  Help please!

Painting: To Paint or Not

I have a vintage iron chaise white with some rust. and a glass top table to match. Do I paint it? If so what color? I'm torn and need help with the decision. I'm open for all suggestions, it's in good shape with nice wheels

Thanks.

Frankie

Frankie Laney
Frankie Laney Oceanside, CA 2 days ago
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    Susan Bott 40 minutes ago
    I agree with cushion picked first then paint. I'm a fan of turquoise with your terracotta ...»
    brickwork.

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  • This is the finish I want to achieve.
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Gonzales Rustic Furniture Find...but I Want It to Look Antique - Help!

I was lucky enough to find a set of 3 Gonzalez Rustic furniture pieces at auction for only $125! The coffee table alone sells for over $500 online. However, I don't like the natural pine ...»
finish, and want it to have a warm, worn antique look. I've never tried to stain something to look old before and need some advice on prep, colors/mixing of colors, and finish (wax/poly?) to achieve the look of the last picture. Is there a trick to getting the variation of colors within the stain, or will the knots, lines, etc., naturally do that?

Leslie D
Leslie D Las Vegas, NV 2 days ago
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    Jeanette S 1 hour ago
    Here is a photo of my rustic pine coffee table (the one hubby asked if I paid good money for ...»
    it). I got an excellent price on it because one corner was scuffed...heck, the entire table is scuffed, the frame is painted red and is rusty...so a little ding was fixed with a rub of raw umber oil paint thinned with turpentine! Mine had no kind of sealer or wax on it. You might want to mix up some strong tea or coffee and try a wash on the back of one of the side tables, or underneath the bottom. It might make a perfect wash for it. Tea would be more into the rust hues and coffee into the browns. Try both! Mine has survived grandchild, and years of being in the man cave...you know how guys love to prop up their feet on one of these! The more abuse it gets, the prettier it gets.


    • Hubby thought this was headed for the junk pile when I brought it in!  I tend to go for the polished look, but this was for the den...man cave!
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  • Industrial Side Table
  • I used an oak stain and linseed oil to shine up the wood.
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  • Ikea Lamplig butcher block cutting board glued to base with acrylic caulking.
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Get an Industrial Look in 2 Easy Steps

I took a large and inexpensive butcher block cutting board from Ikea plus a metal table base that I picked up for a song, glued them together and shined them up to get an industrial look ...»
table for my living room. Super easy project!

http://designdreamsbyanne.blogspot.ca/2013/0...

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Anne @ DesignDreams by Anne
Anne @ DesignDreams by An... Canada 3 hours ago
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    Anne @ DesignDreams by An... 2 hours ago
    I'm so happy with the way this turned out and you can't beat the price of those cutting ...»
    boards! only $9! Thanks Jeanette S !

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Painting: Vintage Chaise What Color to Paint

Should I paint this it's original white? I also have a glass top table to match. In great shape and the chaise has good wheels. Would it be best in a nice white enamel or a color? The ironwork on the arms and foot of the chaise are great.
Frankie Laney
Frankie Laney Oceanside, CA 2 days ago
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    Jeanette S 2 hours ago
    What a find! You might want to pick out your cushions first because you will find there is a ...»
    wide range of prices out there! Then look at the Rustoleum 2X bright colors! I am attaching a photo of my porch I painted out last year. Be sure and post photos. (P.S. Your tile is about the same color as the paint on my porch). Live it up and go for color! I then went around the yard and repainted all my bird houses and cages, dulled and dirty yard thingies and it turned out beautiful. I used acrylic cheapo paint in small bottles from Michaels!


    • I used chartruese, orange, yellow, pink, grape, red (on sewing machine table behind swing) and added even more color in accessories!
    • See how dull this was!
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  • I used these products to get the finish I was looking for.
  • They look brand new!
  • This finish should hold for a while.
  • Now we can enjoy these chairs on our new deck.
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How to Paint Vintage Metal Chairs

I have had these chairs for years. They were old when I got them! I have painted them several times, but the paint just chips right off. This time, I took all of the right steps to make that paint hold on tight!

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DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN Yesterday
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    June Walker 2 hours ago
    lovely...not sure we've got those products here in the uk....could you please list their ...»
    description, so I can try to find something similar... thanks!

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Friday Favorite DIY Projects Roundup!

Today I posted my favorite furniture and DIY projects that I came across this week. You can check out my blog to see the full post :)
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Katie Murphy Alpharetta, GA 13 hours ago
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    All Things Heart and Home 3 hours ago
    such inspiration! thank you! xo
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Refurbish old wicker chairs and tables

Does anyone have an easy way to refurbish older wicker furniture? The legs of our wicker chairs, love seat and table are unraveling as well as they need painting. (will spray painting ...»
do?) How do I fix the unraveling legs? Thanks, hope someone can give me some ideas!!

Audrey G
Audrey G Utica, NY Yesterday
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  • Linnya
    Linnya 3 hours ago
    I spray down my wicker every year with the hose. Let it dry a couple of days slowly. Spray ...»
    paint with a plastic spray paint out by several companies. Mine lives on the front porch ALL year round that has a southern exposure. The furniture has not aged much in twelve years.

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Shabby White Writing Desk & Vintage Crystal Cherub Lamp

Vintage writing desk gets a much needed makeover with a combination of paint and stain. Plus...a great vintage find; Crystal Cherub Lamp!
4 Hours 40 Easy
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Judy Herbert Ainger Glendale, AZ 11 hours ago
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  • I started by removing the covers and washing them.
  • I labeled the "fluff" taken from the back cushions so I wouldn't get confused when it was time to re-stuff.
  • I used this quilt batting ($9.99 at Walmart) to beef up the cushions.
  • I simply trimmed the batting and wrapped it around the bottom cushions to boost their fluff-ability. Yep. That's the technical term. ;)
  • I put the covers back on the new beefed-up cushions and now my couch looks as good as new.
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How to Make an Old Couch New Again for $10

I may have mentioned a few - or a million - times how much I love my living room couch. Well, after two years of lovin', my beloved couch was starting to show some wear. The notorious ...»
mystery spots were starting to appear and some wrinkles and sags were forming in the cushions. Time to start Mission: Couch Rejuvenation ...

Living Rich on Less - Susan
Living Rich on Less - Sus... Huntingdon, PA 2 days ago
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    Kimberly McManus Mathis 12 hours ago
    Nice Job! I have to do this for the back cushion...do you have any suggestions on how to make ...»
    the seat cushion firm again? I looked into a place to replace all seat cushion and it was going to cost me alittle over $600...

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  • A gallery wall featuring a yardstick arrow.
  • The "feathers" were created using small cuts from the yardstick.
  • A few simple cuts - this one creating the tip.
  • Cutting on a 45 degree angle, the feathers were created.
  • Simple directions to figure out how to do the cuts.
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Vintage Upcycle - Yardstick Arrow

While working on a new gallery wall for our office, I wanted to fill a spot with an arrow. After a failed attempt one, and a failed attempt two - I realized that with a vintage yardstick, ...»
I could create the perfect arrow. Using a miter box and a glue gun - it was a really easy project.

Finding Home
Finding Home Middletown, NY Yesterday
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    Wendy O 23 hours ago
    I really like this project. I'll have to put it on my to-do list!!
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