DIY - Letterpress Tray Coffee Table

DIY - Letterpress Tray Coffee Table

    Transforming a vintage garage sale find into a new and exciting piece of furniture to give it a new life!  Perfect for holding a found-items collection and real printing press letters, this coffee table was a real labor of love and is a definite conversation starter.

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Thrift Shop Find - Major Design Shift How-To - Stone Top Table

Thrift Shop Find - Major Design Shift How-To - Stone Top Table

   The star of this table is the beautiful stone, but it was hard to appreciate in the damaged and ugly wood frame.  A bit of paint and a lot of wet sanding and polishing brought out the beauty of this piece.  Now it is understated and stylish in brilliant white.

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Garage Sale Treasures - Color Blocked File Cabinet

Garage Sale Treasures - Color Blocked File Cabinet

    From solid wood to a multi-tone painted gray piece.  This filing cabinet was a fun color study and a great personal expression of a favorite design of mine: color blocking!  Check out how this file cabinet acquired for free transformed from a tired broken piece to a sleek modern feature!

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Garage Sale Treasures - Roll Top Hutch

Garage Sale Treasures - Roll Top Hutch

    The wonders a little wood refinishing liquid can do to cover scratches and flaws in existing wood finish are amazing!  This old desk got a fresh look with a mahogany wood refinishing liquid and hammered bronze paint for the original hardware.  This piece is a lovely mix of old lines and contemporary colors.

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Garage Sale Treasures - Damask Telephone Table

Garage Sale Treasures - Damask Telephone Table

    A bit of paint and an easy stencil pattern can do wonders to transform an old piece of furniture!   This hand-made telephone table is an adorable shape and has a great feel with some colorblocking and an oversized damask stencil pattern.

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Wall Decor - Frosted Glass Damask Strip Mirrors

Wall Decor - Frosted Glass Damask Strip Mirrors

     This project is super simple and inexpensive but has great visual impact.  All that is needed is frosted glass spray and a stencil of your choice!  I went with an oversized symmetrical damask to decorate these matching strip mirrors.  A great beginner's project that takes hardly any time at all.

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Garage Sale Treasures - Hexagonal End Table

Garage Sale Treasures - Hexagonal End Table

      Such large and visually heavy pieces can be overbearing in a dark shade of wood.  Painting them white makes them seem less bulky in a room and gives them a modern feel.  I love mixing old solid construction and shapes with modern colors and detailing.  See this old geometric storage end table get a second lease on life with a fresh coat of paint.

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