At Pandora’s Craft Box, Loren had dining room chairs that had been through a lot. Along with being hand-me-downs, they’d been with Loren for seven years and they’ve been moved six times–three of those times out of state! They’d taken a beating.
Garbage Day Chair Makeover
February 1, 2013 By
At Fiveorite Things, Nicki tells us, “I was driving into work and spied a crappy chair that someone had put out for garbage pick up. I just new I could bring it back to life! So I threw it in my van and brought it home.”
Old Chair Gets a New Look with Chevron
January 27, 2013 By
Anne of Because Home Should Be Great found this wobbly, old chair in the parking lot of her favorite thrift store. Apparently, it was in such bad shape that the thrift store didn’t even want it! She took it home and worked a little magic on it.
Wicker Chair Makeover
January 23, 2013 By
Susan from Names On the Jersey Shore was walking her son to the bus stop one morning when she noticed that her neighbor had set these wicker chairs out for curbside trash pickup. Other than a little wear and tear, they looked fine, so Susan picked them up before the garbage truck could.
Carved Chair Makeover
January 19, 2013 By
At My Painted Stuff, Dee tells the story of how she acquired this chair. A roadside find, she had just pulled over to pick it up when she saw another woman doing the same thing. ”Needless to say, I beat her to it. Sometimes you just want it more then the next guy,” Dee laughs.
Dipped Leg Vintage Highchair
January 11, 2013 By
Allison from The Golden Sycamore didn’t mean to come home with a vintage highchair when she went to check on another piece of furniture advertised in Craigslist. But the sellers offered it to her, and Allison–who happens to be pregnant–just couldn’t refuse. After all, she’s in nesting mode!
Warm Rocking Chair Makeover
January 6, 2013 By
Deb of Lake Girl Paints had a rocking chair that was a long-ago thrift store find. She’d already repainted it once, but felt like it was time again for this chair to have an update.
Barstool Gets a Rustic French Makeover
January 3, 2013 By
Karin from Art is Beauty salvaged a plain bar stool from the pile of trash her neighbors were leaving behind when they moved. (It was salvaged with the neighbors’ permission, of course!) It was the only bar stool in the pile, there weren’t any others.
