End Table – Vintage Imperial Round This is my mom’s vintage Imperial round bedside table growing up. Well, it wasn’t vintage when she was growing up, it was just a table. But it’s vintage now because that’s what the cool kids say. Because it has some sentimental value, I wanted to be careful to keep…
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Our living room has a nice fireplace in one corner, but nothing much in the other corner. That, combined with a need for a little more storage – we decided a big ol’ bookshelf would do the trick! We wanted something that fit in a corner, that had a weathered & distressed look, and would…
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One of my favorite restorations. Craigslist find for 10 bucks that was almost not worth it simply because of the terrible shape it was in. Three out of the 4 drawers were falling apart, the veneer on the bottom was frayed, and it was 2 seconds away from the dump. BUT – it had this…
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This is one of those super basic, lightweight pine tables from Ikea. It was used as an actual dining table, then a garage worktop, then storage, then finally an arts/crafts table. It has seen a lot… and now it’s ready for a new life. I didn’t take any before pictures, but just imaging a beat…
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Thanks Goodwill! This chest was less than 10 bucks and made of solid pine… just hardware that holds the lid up is almost worth that. Other than a few scratches and 1 deep chip – it was in great shape. Goodwill prices things weird sometime… solid wood is more valuable & useful than particle board…
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A classified search one day led me to this old and unique dresser. The top section of the piece allowed for additional storage – and even was lockable back in it’s heyday. While it wasn’t in bad overall shape, it was dark, dingy and in desperate need of new life. And with an updated look,…
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