Pull up a chair.  Today we're going take a look at
some Before & After thrift store and yard sale gems.

                       

 
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Chairs are some of the easiest and least expensive items of furniture
to rehab.  An electric staple gun is well worth the investment.

Before - ordinary

After - extraordinary!

Baby Emily

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Vintage Street Designs

How awesome is this Mid-Century lounger with its new upholstery?

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You have to look very carefully in thrift stores to find footstools.  Not only are
they low to the ground, they often have stuff stacked on top of them.  

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The Hunted Interior
Kristin Jackson of The Hunted Interior found a china cabinet top and
decided to take a totally different approach to restoring it - she charmingly
turned it into a desk.

The two old plant stands, below, were both in very rough condition.
They received completely different makeovers but the results are stellar.

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Lina's Market

Which is your favorite?

The wood candle holder was distressed but now has a

festive yet traditional appearance and a new drawer pull.

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Lina's Market 

The plain little dresser, below, was given a simple, refreshing

paint treatment.  What makes this project outstanding are the

charming vintage drawer pulls found at a flea market.

Fancy Home Life

Yard sales are great sources for barely used pieces of luggage.
Want to make yours stand out at the airport luggage carousal?
Give it an inexpensive, stenciled paint treatment:

Extrovert Apprentice

Plastic toys can fade within a season when exposed to sunshine.

After a paint job, this little fellow looks brand new:

better after

It's amazing what a little patience and paint can accomplish, isn't it?