You know you’ve really achieved elite junker status when even friends of friends start passing their castoffs on to you. That’s exactly how Reeves from The Weathered Door ended up with a free solid wood banker’s chair.
Gray and White Desk
February 16, 2013 By
Faye from MacGIRLver got this desk several years ago from her husband’s cousin. It had been acting as a TV stand in her rec room until Faye decided it couldn’t hide from her paint brush any longer and pulled the desk out for a makeover.
White Secretary Desk
July 10, 2012 By
Kristy from 4 the love of WOOD had a big challenge on her hands with his secretary desk that was handed off to her. It was plagued with a broken drawer, ink stains, and holes punched throughout. Kristy’s work shows just how handy she is when it comes to revamping vintage pieces. To address the {…Read More…}
Stenciled Gray Bookcase
February 18, 2012 By
Brook from BeingBrook received this bookcase as a hand-me-down from her grandparents. It had a layer of old, peeling paint on top of stain, not to mention water damage on the bottom. Brook gave the bookshelf new life with a couple coats of gray chalk paint and a stenciled design on the back panel. Like {…Read More…}
Carousel Nursery Lamp
January 14, 2012 By
A friend of Jenna from SAS Interiors had an old carousel-style lamp that used to be her husband’s as a child. She wanted to keep in the family and put it in her son’s room but had no idea what to do with it. Jenna gladly took it off her friend’s hands with the perfect {…Read More…}
Crewel Work Pillow
November 3, 2011 By
Heather from Larissa Hill Designs spotted a great piece of framed crewel work while perusing a local flea market and purchased it for $8. Although a little yellowed around the edges, the crewel work was in great shape. Heather took it home, removed the crewel work from the frame, pressed it, and made it into {…Read More…}
