Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Fav Furniture Re-Do’s

I am finding all kinds of inspiration for the ‘roadkill’ pieces in my shed that need to be rescued. HGTV? No. Martha? No. Just a few friendly bloggers have provided all the spark I need to haul some pieces out & get started.

OneLifeManyJourneys
Over at OneLifeManyJourneys, she claims she too had painter’s block, but look at this sensational side table!

She started with spray paint. I never used to spray furniture, but OneLifeManyJourneys has made me a believer!

Then she added some stain – what a difference! Definitely worth an extra step.

CreationsbyKara
If you’ve never stripped a piece of furniture, Kara @ CreationsbyKara gives a wonderful tutorial. After she stripped it all down, she just applied a stain. Doesn’t it look like a brand new piece? A lot of work, but the result is fantastic!

DecorToAdore
Look at this wonderful piece! She found this on CraigsList. (I’m tickled every time I see her name – Laura Ingalls Gunn. Were you a fan of ‘Little House on the Prairie’? I was. Apparently, so were her parents.)
Anyway, she clearly has that pioneer spirit when it comes to refinishing furniture. It started like this -

She took it all apart, painted it and – yes, applied a stain as a final finish.
I’m beginning to see that adding a stain turns an ‘okay’ piece into a WOW!
Do you use stain? What kind is your favorite? Or do you just water down paint? Please share your tips!
Colleen
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5 comments:

  1. One Life Many JourneysJune 23, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    Colleen, You being inspired by my table is the highest compliment I could get. That is all I want is to be able to inspire! Thanks for the feature!!! I am going to follow your blog to see what you do with all your roadkill finds!

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  2. AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    Thanks so much for featuring my desk refinishing project! Now I'm off to explore your blog. :)

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  3. Decor To AdoreJune 23, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Colleen, thank you so much for your kind comments. Years ago I lived in Fair Oaks while attending American River College. Small world.
    My great great grandfather, Lansford James and Charles were brothers. I was actually named for their mother, my great, great, great grandmother, Laura. Who of course was Laura's grandmother as well. :)

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  4. DoneneJune 23, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    Thanks for your comments! In answer to your question, I usually use stain because it gives it a richer look and brings out the woodgrain so beautifully.

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  5. AnonymousJune 24, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    I just left you a present on my page http://greengraciehome.blogspot.com/2010/06/wow-what-honor.html
    xoxo Bev

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