We're living with my parents for the summer to save a buck until Britton starts work in the fall. Since we are already taking advantage of their generosity, why not take advantage of their old furniture too? In a desperate search to become more adult-like Britton and I bought a new couch and chair from Macys.
The brown couch and white chair on left.
Not my dream set...but neutral is the name of the game when we're moving around a lot.
Being currently jobless, we definitely can't afford a coffee table or any other new things for that matter so I was able to refinish some old furniture from the rent's basement. I'm not usually one to go for black, but I thought it looked more adult-like. Added some new hardware and voila.
Before
Not my dream set...but neutral is the name of the game when we're moving around a lot.Being currently jobless, we definitely can't afford a coffee table or any other new things for that matter so I was able to refinish some old furniture from the rent's basement. I'm not usually one to go for black, but I thought it looked more adult-like. Added some new hardware and voila.
Before
Before
After
I forgot to take a before of this one...but it was ugly. It's hard to see but the hardware is green.
I have big plans for my Grandma's 1950's metal card table and folding chairs, but that will have to wait until we move to Detroit.
4 comments:
Those look great Molly! I have a question, did you use primer first? and how much sanding is necessary. Last time I did this I sanded but did not prime and I think it turned out a little less "finished".
I did a little light sanding....one of the lightest sandpaper weights...and used gray primer for the black tables and white primer for the yellow table. I finished off with a coat of clear for purposes of sealing the pieces but it ruined one of the table tops and I'm not happy about that...it caused some bubbling.
Moll- these look really great. I am finally going to get cracking on my own refinishing projects. I'll keep you all posted.
Great work, Molly! I especially love the piece with the green hardware.
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