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Wood Chair with Padded Seat

February 17, 2013 By Beckie

chair makeover before

Amidst a big project, Faye from MacGIRLver needed a little “instant gratification” and decided to spruce up a chair she originally had no intention of keeping. Plain. Brown. Nothing to get too excited about.

chair makeover before

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Painted Wood Chair

March 18, 2012 By Beckie

Nicole from De tout, de rien got this chair through a bulk pickup program in her city. Pretty much, everyone sets their junk out by the street free for the taking, and what doesn’t get snatched up heads for the landfill. Sounds like a dream for a roadkill rescuing gal like myself! Nicole covered up {…Read More…}

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Red Metal Chair

January 13, 2012 By Beckie

rusted-chair

Rachelle from Adventures in Creating snatched up this old chair when her neighbors threw it to the curb. It was rusted and bent out of shape. Rachelle bent it back easily but unfortunately snapped one of the rusted legs in the process. Gah! Her frustration was quickly replaced by excitement, as Rachelle realized this was {…Read More…}

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Distressed Turquoise Chair

January 12, 2012 By Beckie

chair-before

Jenna from SAS Interiors nabbed this chair from the side of the road for a client’s master bedroom she is currently redesigning. It was a bit icky and in need of a makeover when Jenna found it. After removing the seat and sanding down the chair, Jenna was excited to try out a shade of {…Read More…}

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Red Upholstered Chair

December 18, 2011 By Beckie

If you do a lot of entertaining during the holidays, limited seating may be a problem that rears its ugly head every year. Allison from Fab Rehab Creations shares a great secret for scoring extra seating on the cheap. She got this wood chair with rush seat for free from Craigslist. Sure, a dog had {…Read More…}

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