Roadside Desk Rescue

I found this desk on the side of the road:

Desk soo heavy we removed drawers asap...

Close up of the mess!

You can not tell from the pictures but the top of the desk was bowed out pretty bad, it had been left in the rain and thoroughly abused during its previous life (nail polish, glitter, glue, etc).

After about a week in the garage and a few heavy thing sitting on top the would retracted and it lays almost perfectly flat now.I thought I would need to replace but I'm glad I got to keep the original top because of its unique shape:

Spoiler Alert: after refinishing

Most of the water rings, scratches, etc removed with hand sander, unfortunately my sander DIED after this project! O well....Here are the AFTER pictures, drum roll please:

DURING pic (primer)

AFTER

On a different occasion I found this pitiful fold away dining chair:

Excuse my boys bb hoop

Revived back to life as a foldable desk chair!

All paint & stain was leftovers so this was an economical redo!

Queen Anne Coffee Table

I LOVE this table, I want to keep it for myself but ALAS it is too low...I wish someone would buy it so I can stop being tortured!
I happened upon the table by a friend who spotted it in an apt complex dumpster...say WHAT?! This table is SOLID wood, not junk! What in the world??!! They could at least have sent it to the Good Will or Salvation Army...it amazes me at the waste problem we have! There is plenty of life left in this piece, although someone with less of an imagination could not see, obviously.

Looks to plain, needs some pizzazz...

Champaign Gold here we come...

Still needed the little detail of gold in the trim, now we're talking!

The gold trim is on the entire table, this is the 'before' the trim picture

A really sharp piece done with $1 sample paint from Lowe's and leftover black paint from a different project & leftover gold pen and craft paint. Finished off with acrylic.

Writing Desk

Another piece commissioned, I'm soo excited! The owner of this desk had it for 20 years trying to refinish and replace knobs, his wife wanted an update to suit both of their styles. The top had water marks, etc...Of course my sander decided it had enough after a different intense project so I was left to hand sand....UH, NO! I did my research on Pinterest and found out I could remove varnish with oven cleaner, since this stuff takes out my lungs I have a whole can of it under the sink.
I sprayed the furniture in a well ventilated area (outside) and let it sit for 15-20 min, wipe down, used vinegar to neutralize and continued process until I got the top how I wanted. Once that was completed I stained and used poly as usual.

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AFTER:

KNOBS: Hobby Lobby

Update Your Frames

For years I wanted a gallery wall of black frames and I gathered all the sale priced frames I could find at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc. Over time I have changed from black to something else, enter: ORB (oil rubbed bronze) I love this color, espresso brown with a bit of surprise (copper). Desktop frames can easily be hung if you buy the picture hanger teeth that just require a hammer to attach to the back of the frame, remove the easel if necessary to lay flat.
Out came the spray can and I went to town, including a mirror and outlet covers:

 Still playing with arrangement.....

Easy Chair Makeover

So, I've had this great little chair in my house for awhile serving no real purpose but to look cute (or so I thought)...I need to clean out the 'clutter' so I decided to get it moving. First, that awful fabric on the seat had to go...in come left over from the Queen Anne Side Chair redo.

BEFORE

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