Category: furniture

Flash Back in Blue

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Speaking of drop leaf tables…my very first furniture revamp was a $6 score from Goodwill. I was with Yvette (ahh…the good ole days of living in the same city and rock bottom prices at Goodwill) and she forced me to buy the table. She pulled the tag and said “if you paint this and you hate it I will give you your $6 back…but I bet you are going to love it.”
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This is what it looked like before me and 3 cans of spray paint got ahold of it.This is what it looked like after.
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It’s nice to see how far I have come and the tricks techniques I have learned. But Yvette was right – I do love this piece!It is symbolic and fun and memorable.
It is currently serving as my sewing table until I find the one of my dreams.I also picked up a little mail sorter that day and optimized my spray paint purchase.
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Having these projects around my home give it is a sense of soul and flavor.I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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Sneek Peek: Drop Leaf Table

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Ever since I moved to Richmond, I have been searching high and low for the perfect drop leaf table for my dinette area.  For months, the best deal I could find on a second hand drop-leaf dinette was $195.  The frugalista in me wouldn’t allow such an expense.  I knew if I kept searching I would find what I was looking for, at a price closer to my budget.
One day, after begging my husband to pull over at one of the grungiest thrift stores (my favorite kind!) in town, I found this beauty:
I’m pretty sure the heavens opened and choirs of angels started to sing.  This is what I had been waiting for!  
So, how much do you think I ended up paying for this fab table?  Tell me in the comments.  The answer will be posted as soon as I am done giving this bad boy a well-deserved makeover…

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