I love to get creative when transforming used furniture pieces. This time I had a specific project in mind. I was on the hunt for a used piece of furniture to transform into an industrial steampunk style statement piece. I have a specific customer base who love industrial steampunk style furniture.
August marks the last month of summer – kids are back to school, temperatures begin to drop and the buildup leading to Fall and the upcoming holidays fuels excitement.
We live in Colorado at an elevation of 6800′ where we have abundant sunshine and our average daytime temperature in August is 76 degrees – perfect weather for an early morning cup of coffee and breakfast on the patio – or BBQ and dining alfresco. I try to squeeze every bit out of summer – as I know we can get a cold snap and snowfall at anytime. In fact, the first snow already fell atop Pikes Peak this past weekend and our mountain ski resorts announced their opening day schedules for the Winter ski season.
I’m always on the hunt for unique used furniture pieces to repurpose, makeover, or transform into stunning one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork. My daily morning routine is to search through online local groups to see what I can find. As I’m scrolling through the listings I try to think outside the box.
My favorite places to shop for old vintage or antique furniture is thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales and local online groups. You never know what treasures you might find – and who doesn’t love a great bargain! As the saying goes ‘another man’s junk is another man’s treasure.’
Bev, a potential customer from New Hampshire, sent a message to me via Etsy after seeing one of my hand painted kitchen islands listed in our shop that had previously sold. She fell in love with it. The island was exactly what she was looking for. She wanted to know if I could PLEASE find another similar cabinet and paint it for her. I told her I would do my best. We both kept our fingers crossed.
If you come across an old server, buffet, sideboard, console table or dresser don’t overlook it. With a little imagination, chalk paint and rub on furniture transfers it can be repurposed into a beautiful kitchen island.
No matter where you are, what holiday it is, or what you are celebrating—you can set up a quick indoor or outdoor beautiful tablescape by using items you already have on hand. Below are a few tips for setting up a French Country themed tablescape—indoors or outdoors.
I love a good estate sale or thrift store find. How about you? Take for instance this long-forgotten piece we found at an estate sale in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. The area boasts multi-million dollar homes. The buffet was being stored in the owner’s horse stables. It was in very rough shape when we found it–neglected for years, covered in dust, loose laminate on the top, back and front, knicks and dings, scratches, cobwebs, and partially broken bun feet on the bottom of two of the front legs.
Lost treasures!! When I was a little girl growing up in the ’60s, I remember my grandparents having a console cabinet similar to this one. You might even have one you inherited stored in your basement or garage gathering dust because it doesn’t go with your decor. If you do, this blog might inspire you to dust it off and transform it!
A few weeks ago Dixie Belle Paint Company saw my painted furniture pieces on social media and reached out to me because they were ‘so impressed’ with my work. They wanted to know if I would be interested in trying their paint and products. If so, they would send everything I needed to complete a project–FREE OF CHARGE–right down to the brushes. I just needed to let them know what products. If I chose to paint a piece they would feature it on their social media pages ~ Facebook (160,000 followers) or Instagram (30,000 followers). Well–of course I would!!
