Don't be in hurry to throw away your old chairs. You can get the new functions by doing the repurpose for your chairs.
Wow, life has been so busy, and guess what? It don’t think it will be slowing down….EVER! But I am good with that! We are gearing up for back to school in a couple of weeks and I know my kids are excited, even it they won’t admit it! My oldest will be a...
A reutilização de materiais é uma moda cada vez mais comum. Reutilizar materiais permite transformar e dar viva a objetos velhos ou que já não utilizamos.
Make a Bench From Chair: All photos and description gets from Design Of Furniture Hi, i want to share with you The bench making with your old chairs, i hope you will like my work. Let's Start;
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An IKEA GRANÅS chair hack is the way to go. New seats replacing the straw dining chair seats will last you for many more years.
Brimming with eclectic details, this stunning Tudor-style house situated in Tacoma, Washington was reimagined by Heidi Caillier Design.
Seriously, the double chair bench turned out okay in the end, but it was touch and go for awhile. Tips on using two old chairs, to make a new bench!
Happy Trashy Tuesday! Well whatever day it is...in the Spirit of Trashy Tuesday.... Over the years I have found more of one type of furniture than any other. CHAIRS! Bonus! I recently updated this popular post and added a new project, 22 ways to upcycle an old chair! Enjoy. Triple Bonus! If you want more
Giving A Sad, Worn Out Park Bench New Life - The house I inherited from my mother had this sad old park bench that was left behind by a former tenant of hers. A
Take some stock cedar, make a few tricky cuts, and puzzle it all together to create an instant heirloom.
If you want a bench that is timely, extremely strong, and built using old-time joinery with a traditional-looking finish, look no further!
Weave Chair Seats With Paracord: It's fairly easy to find old wooden chairs with broken out seat bottoms. Often the chair frame is solid, but no one is interested in reweaving the rush bottom. When I found 5 old chairs in the rafters of a barn I decided to hack them with paracord!…
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AFFORDABLE DO IT YOURSELF HOME PROJECTS | FURNITURE MAKEOVER | PIANO MAKEOVER | DIY CHALK/MINERAL PAINT I came across the most amazing upright grand piano in a local facebook group for only $50! The second my husband returned home and rolled it off the truck, the $50 price tag became clear… Needless to say, my dreams of no prep work were dashed due to peeling veneer, giant gouges and plain old neglect. Sadly, the damage was not only cosmetic, and without an expensive overhaul, this piano was not playable. Not all hope was lost, though, because this wasn’t my first unplayable-piano-rodeo. Four years ago I unburied an old upright from my in-laws garage and created at epic piano desk: I had another piano-to-desk candidate on my hands, but it took me over a year to rally the energy to tackle the prep work. I recently sold my giant navy credenza and was left a big space to fill, so the time had come. My husband deserves gigantic props on this makeover because, projects like this are no joke! If you ever tackle one, it’s a good idea to have a friend or husband who is on board to help with the dirty work. When I say dirty, I mean DIRTY! After removing the keys, key cover, and wood to reveal the piano guts, we found generations of dust and gross-ness. This was my cleaning bucket after the THIRD cleaning with a Pine-sol solution: I tried removing dust from the piano guts with a shopvac, which didn’t do the trick. Then I tried blowing the dust out with the air-blower attachment on my paint sprayer. That helped a little, but not enough. Finally, we dragged the piano outside, and Jason took a power washer to it. Note: I would NOT clean a piano this way if it were ever going to be played again! I used CLR to remove as much rust as possible from the strings and metal parts. Besides the biggest cleaning I’d ever done in my life, there was a TON of peeling-veneer removal and sanding. I never remove veneer that is in good condition—I just paint right over it. But, if paint or veneer is chipping and peeling, you have to remove it. Once I’d removed the parts I wouldn’t be using and the peeling veneer, I filled the gouges and sanded. Then sanded some more. You can see I really only needed to sand the areas that had the most damage. Then, we cut a piece of plywood for the desktop. I used BB Frösch Dark Premium Finishing Wax to dark wax the areas that had been sanded just incase I wanted to distress a little after painting. This way, the dark wood would show through and not the lighter raw wood. Blaire helped with this part. FINALLY, it was time to paint! I made my own chalk/mineral paint by mixing BB Frösch Paint Transformer with my all-time favorite navy, Benjamin Moore “Hale Navy.” This was the piano after only one coat. I used large and small BB Frösch paint brushes. These brushes are designed to promote the self-leveling properties of chalk/mineral paint, which is great when you don't want to see brush strokes. One nice thing about this kind of paint that isn’t often talked about is that the underlying surface can be a mix of veneer, raw wood, and different species of wood, but once it’s all painted…you’d never know! The coverage with BB Frösch and this navy is amazing every single time. I ended up needing only two coats! Note: The white piano desk I did a couple of years ago took three coats because I was painting white over black. I did a little light distressing with 220-grit sandpaper, then sealed with BB Frösch Clear Premium Finishing Wax. I added a little dark wax over some of the grooves to help them show up and appear a little more aged, but I didn’t photograph this step. Painting and waxing were the fastest part of the whole project! Once the navy parts were painted and sealed, I used BB Frösch Paint Transformer, mixed with Benjamin Moore “Mink” as well as BB Frösch Dark Premium Finishing Wax to create a “faux” stain for the desktop. If you know me, you know I NEVER use traditional stain! Faux staining with BB Frösch is way easier and way less messy. Click here for a faux stain tutorial. Next, we installed plexiglass to showcase the amazing interior. I wasn’t about to cover it all up, especially since we worked so freaking hard to clean it! We had a local glass shop cut two pieces to fit the top and bottom. This cost about $130. Note: Jason spent a fair amount of time cutting and installing trim to secure the plexiglass. Since every piano is different, I won’t make this post even longer by explaining this part of the process. When I look back at what we started with, I’m still kind of in awe of the outcome! It will probably be another four years before I take on a project this monumental, but I’m loving my new desk! Photographing the strings and “piano guts” without the reflection of me in my jammies or the disastrous office behind me proved to be more challenging than the makeover itself! Notice I still have the same globe and light from the first piano-to-desk makeover...
Happy Friday, it's Mindi from MyLove2Create again! I am excited because it is the start of our Spring Break! Even though we are not really going anywhere, we are going to hang with cousins and I am hopefully going to paint some rooms in my house!!! Anyway, I am happy to be back to share...Read More
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10 ways to decorate with benches in your home that are both charming and functional! There are a number of ingredients that go into cooking up a perfectly decorated space – there should be a defined color scheme, light fixtures, furniture, as well as accessories. Accessories can run the gamut from tabletop decor and lamps ...
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You can easily transform an old garden bench and give it that designer look using paper napkins. One of my favourite designers is Marimekko so I used some of t…
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This article gives step-by-step instructions on how to replace the damaged riempies of a chair or bench. Remove old riempies and tacks using cutter and tack remover.
Refinished Wooden Bench. Learn how to finish an old and weathered bench to make it look like new again. Using some simple supplies, this project can be done in a few hours.
20 Creative Beginner Woodworking Projects for the Serial DIYer. DIY projects ranging from easy woodworking projects to more detailed DIY woodworking projects.
Ever come across a roll of vintage wallpaper and wish you knew what to do with it? Never fear! Here are ten modern ways to use beautiful vintage wallpaper.
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I love to make old items in to new things! In my city, they have bulk trash once a month so you can grab any items from the curb that's being thrown out. Well,…
Your skis have been good to you but it's time to upgrade. Don't throw them away, upcycle them! Here's 8 cool things that you can with your old skis.
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Although it looks like a big job, with these quick tips, removing veneer is not as hard as you might be thinking. I'm going to show you exactly how I repaired the top by sharing some easy tips on how to remove veneer.
This roundup of window projects will inspire you to think outside the box to reupurpose that window you found at the thrift store or on the roadside.
Happy Trashy Tuesday! Well whatever day it is...in the Spirit of Trashy Tuesday.... Over the years I have found more of one type of furniture than any other. CHAIRS! Bonus! I recently updated this popular post and added a new project, 22 ways to upcycle an old chair! Enjoy. Triple Bonus! If you want more
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Learn how to recover a bench or chair cushion in this easy and comprehensive tutorial that can help breath fresh life into old furniture!
If you paint or refinish vintage and antique furniture, then you'll love these tips for getting rid of odor in furniture. These have been tested and work!
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