20 June 2011

White makes everything right

I love a good makeover...particularly one that lends itself to white paint.  Who am I kidding?  Everything lends itself to white paint (and usually looks better as a result!)  While looking through some of our pictures of home and furniture renovations, I came across a few images of an old wooden chest that my husband and I used as a coffee table in our first apartment.  As you can imagine, the chest had seen better days, but with a little imagination and collaboration with the hubs, we remade it into a padded bench that is the perfect perch for our cat (who has been edited out of the last picture :o)

the raw product



the beginning of something beautiful

murky primer
several coats of paint later

a foam padded top covered with black and white damask patterned fabric 

Much more regal of a piece with the addition of fancy legs!

It is so rewarding, not to mention 'green' (economically and ecologically speaking), to add a fresh sparkle to forgotten treasures that we already own.  What treasures have you recently dusted off and added a touch of life to?   I'd love to see pics, so please share!
                                                                        Alicia

2 comments:

  1. That is so beautiful, I love it! I've always wanted a trunk like that...never thought about finding an old one and fixing it up. Lovely!

    Lauralee

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  2. Thank you. Good luck on your hunt for your own trunk to fix up! Thanks for stopping in and becoming a follower.

    Alicia

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