Refurbished Furniture

I really wished I would have taken a before picture, before I started.  

This was my first attempt at refurbishing furniture.  I was very happy with the way it turned out.  I hope  this helps with any refurbishing projects you might have.  

I had this TV stand that was a hand-me-down.  It's made from a type particle board and it was too short for my liking.  I've searched for a new piece but I couldn't find anything I liked for under $400.  I figured I would go ahead and try my best to bring this TV stand to life and give it a makeover.  

Here I go...

This is the stand when I took the doors and legs off.  It's on it's back and ready for sanding.  

Sanding was easy because the furniture was particle board and it sanded quickly!  I used my palm sander for most of the sanded areas.  

Here are the legs that I took off of the TV stand and the new legs I was putting on.  

Big difference in height. 

The original legs were attached with small particle board squares.  These were not strong enough to attach the new legs so I had to cut new wooden blocks.  

I actually had some leftover paint from another project that I used.  

I painted two coats.

 Notice- I didn't sand the inside of the cabinets.  I figured the inside would be stacked with DVDs and the doors would hide the difference.  It saved time and sanding.  

After painting and drying I added a polyurethane clear satin spray.  After that dried I sanded with a light grain steel wool and sprayed another layer of polyurethane.  

I used the original hardware.

Materials and price:

paint (already had- free)

new legs (4 x $11)

polyurethane ($8)

steel wool (already had- free)

Project completed at the total cost of $52

I was very happy with my results! 

Living wreath

Supplies:

Metal wreath ring

durable wire

flower pots of all sizes

soil

small plants

moss

glue gun

Use the wire to attach the pots in all different directions. 

 Once you have all the pots attached and secure, plant the small plants into the pots that are facing up or sideways. 

**For the small pots that are too tiny for a plant, hot glue the fake moss inside.  

Printing on book pages

I took this idea from etsy.com.  There are all kinds of pictures printed onto old maps, newspapers, & book pages.  I figured before I purchased one of my own I'd try and make it myself.

I have an old Florida book that I picked up for free.  I decided I could sacrifice some pages since I doubt that I would ever find the time to sit down and brush up on my Florida history.

I gently took the pages out from a part of the book with no pictures or titles.  

I found the images online just from a google search.  I looked for pictures that I could download for free and didn't have any sort of watermark on them.  Here are the pictures I used and some others that I almost used.

I found some frames on clearance at Target.  So far my project is under $5, can't beat that!

Project complete, and under $5!

Simple Framed Message

Here is a creative gift idea that is simple and inexpensive. 

Materials:

Picture frame

Small momentos (pictures, sports/concert tickets)

Sharpie marker

burlap (or other material)

I found an old frame that I spray painted white.

 I had to clean the glass because it was so dirty!

I cut the burlap out to fit the back of the frame.  

I found some small pictures to add to one side and slightly taped them together.  

Put everything (pictures, burlap, back of frame) together and then wrote my message.  If you mess up (like I did the first time) QUICKLY use a glass cleaner and it comes right off, no problem.  

Here you go!  A nice gift!