Sunday, January 22, 2012

Good as New

Ever since we moved into our home in June I have been busy with a lot of projects for the house. I have had a lot of fun finding cheap furniture or using old furniture and refinishing it. It takes some time but has been fun to see it from start to finish. Not to mention, I love saving money! Here are some of the things I have done:

BEFORE
this is an old dresser
AFTER
(excuse the mess around it!)


BEFORE
Our old kitchen table
I sanded it down and Andy cut down the legs for me and it is now used as an art table in our bonus room

AFTER

BEFORE
Here is a random night stand I picked up at the good will for under $5


AFTER
(We put it in Lucy's room)


BEFORE
This was my greatest find. I picked it up on the side of the road in Indiana when we were living in our tiny place. I got it for FREE. It sat in our very small dining area for several months and looked ridiculous but I knew I'd be happy to have it once we moved and knew just where I'd use it. Even though we didn't really have room to store it I'm glad we held onto it.
AFTER
(This was Free other than the glass I had cut to sit on top!)

BEFORE
Once again another good will find. Check out the price below!



AFTER
(It goes perfect with the desk I put in Lucy's room!)

13 comments:

Liz said...

Amy!! It all looks so good. I am VERY impressed! I need to go to goodwill...I'm inspired now.

Christie said...

Wow! Super cute! Way to go!

Aaron H. said...

Nice job! Impressive!

Lauren said...

Great job on all your make-overs! They look awesome!

Amber said...

Great Job Amy! Everything looks great!! You'll have to teach me all your secrets when we come to visit in Feb.

N. Tipps said...

Wow, Amy! I'm impressed!

Jacks said...

Wow - you are amazing! How did you learn to cut glass? And um, I seriously need to learn how to reupholster chairs. Really awesome!

Emily said...

Wow Amy! Very impressive. How in the heck did you cut glass???

Kara and Kevin said...

nice work! I love the idea of using your old kitchen table and cutting the legs off for a table for kids. They all turned out great!

Alisa said...

awesome job amy! you'll have to help me on my next refinishing project since my one stab at it didn't turn out so well. way to go!

Elizabeth said...

Amy!! This is awesome!! You should start a business. I'm very impressed!

Meghan Smith said...

this is amazing! amy i am floored and completely impressed with you! I have a night stand (looks awful) a kitchen table my mom wants me to refinish and a bookshelf i'd like to paint and NONE of it has been done because i am afraid.. you might have just given me the courage! i love everything you have done! great finds that turned out so cute! cant' wait to see you! xo

AmyJune said...

I don't know what I liked better. THe awesome after pictures or the picture of you using a power tool. Great Job Amy. I wish I had skills like that.