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I'm a stay at home mom of 4 cute kids. I love anything that has to do with homes & decorating. My husband Steve often gets recruited into helping me finish things that I start! We are making our house a "HOME" one project at a time!!

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Freaktastic Furniture Challenge



Mandi at Vintage Revivals is having a challenge on her blog today.  The challenge is  to buy a piece of furniture for your house  that kind of scares you a little.  Last summer, was the first time I started buying used furniture & painting it.  It is a little scary!  

This is the beauty I took a risk on....
It was unique & I loved the shape of the legs!
It was only $20! So I figured even if it didn't work, It wasn't a huge risk!
We cleaned it, sanded, & wiped on liquid sander over the whole piece.  Next, we primed it & covered it with a few coats of white spray paint. Then we just spray painted the hardware that was already on it & put them back on & it was all done!  
Here it is now!
It turned out perfect for my daughter's bedroom!
You can see more of her room HERE.
It was a risk that I'm so glad we took! 
Since then I've purchased quite a few pieces of cheap furniture & refinished them...it's a lot of fun!!

Stop by Mandi's blog Vintage Revivals & check out the cool couch she is taking a risk on!

15 comments:

  1. that turned out amazing!!! now, i am not so scared to jump in on this one.. thanks for the motivation!!

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  2. Hi Sally, I love how this dresser turned out it's beautiful thanks for sharing. In fact your daughters room is lovely as well.

    Shinay Key

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  3. Thats really beautiful! That black would scare me too, but you have made it amazing.

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  4. Wow!!Hubs used to refinish (never paint!) furniture, but I never have. I bought some tag sale pieces to do, health issues put that off so I miss this challenge, but sometime..... It's sure true that there's nothing that can't be improved with a can of spray paint. It looked pretty hopeless to me, I confess, in the before. The after is gorgeous! You have better imagination or whatever than I. Well done, very well done.

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  5. Gorgeous refurbish! I am your newest follower from Sunday Social!

    Cheryl@ Prickly Banana

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  6. Hi! I am your newest follower from the Sunday Social. Love the dresser!! I look forward to reading more of your posts!

    Kelly @ The Creative Chickadee

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  7. Love this! Thanks for the follow- following back via Linky Followers. Hope you'll check out Clutch week this week on my blog!

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  8. That turned out SO beautiful! I really need to refinish some furniture! Stopping by from the Networking Blog Hop...I am your newest follower! I would love if you would check out my blog and if you like what you see please follow back :)
    Modern Modest Beauty

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  9. I LOVE it! You did a great job on it! I am visiting from Thee Blog Hop and I am a new follower! I hope you will stop by http://www.garagesalesrus.blogspot.com/ and do the same.

    Robin

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  10. Beautiful before and after, I am always amazed at what paint can do (and some elbow grease!) to transform something. Here from Cherished Bliss and your latest follower :)

    Tanya
    http://twelveoeight.blogspot.com/

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  11. Fabulous redo! The dresser has such nice lines and looks gorgeous in white...perfect for a girl's room! Visiting from Curb Alert!, so happy to be now following. :-)
    Sharla

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  12. What a beautiful piece! Great job freshening it up!

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  13. Beautiful work!!!
    Take a look on my blog and if you like we can follow each other?
    Besos, desde EspaƱa, Marcela♥

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  14. It is really a great challenge. Having that great result.


    Furniture store perth

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  15. LOVE the white color choice.
    Thank you so much for linking up to our previous Friday Block Party at Curb Alert! I would love for you to link up again this week and look forward to what you have to share, the link is up and running all weekend.
    http://tamicurbalert.blogspot.com/2012/06/welcome-to-another-week-friday-block.html
    Thanks! Tami @ Curb Alert!

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