Skip the crowds this Black Friday, and shop from the comfort of your home -- without spending a dime! I have scoured our local Free listings on Craigslist to find all sorts of great stuff.
I am in love with this french provincial dresser!
It is missing veneer in a couple of places, so it's a perfect candidate for a little wood putty and paint, like this dresser, from This and That Life.
This leather sofa is in good condition, structurally, and just needs to have the leather reconditioned to be beautiful, once again.
Here's an easy example of how to create your own wall decor. If you are doing this over an old piece of art, give it a good base coat of paint, first, and let that dry completely before taping a pattern off with painter's tape or masking tape.
If you have someone strong in your life, you might grab this vintage safe. It has a working combination!
So much great patina! I would clean it and seal it and put it in my living room.
I've seen these converted to occasional table and dry bars. Here is one I found on Apartment Therapy.
While a stack of old magazines might seem like a strange thing to get on Craigslist, collage artists, and papier mache artists and crafters can find all sorts of things to do with them.
If you find something as amazing as this mirrored armoire, grab the truck and go get it! It's stunning, just as it is.
I am in love with this french provincial dresser!
It is missing veneer in a couple of places, so it's a perfect candidate for a little wood putty and paint, like this dresser, from This and That Life.
This leather sofa is in good condition, structurally, and just needs to have the leather reconditioned to be beautiful, once again.
These channel back chairs look like they've spent the last sixty years in an unused living room. I might pull the skirts off, to update them, but the off white upholstery is in great shape, and off-white is always classic.
People are often giving away faded or dated framed art. These make great "canvases" to create new art pieces for your walls.
Here's an easy example of how to create your own wall decor. If you are doing this over an old piece of art, give it a good base coat of paint, first, and let that dry completely before taping a pattern off with painter's tape or masking tape.
Two things, in the picture below, caught my attention. First, the vintage metal doll crib is just darling. I might use it like a basket, and store extra lap blankets in it, keeping it under an end table.
Second, that ornate frame is gorgeous! I would clean it up and put a thin piece of plywood in it, painted with chalkboard paint, like this one.
If you have someone strong in your life, you might grab this vintage safe. It has a working combination!
So much great patina! I would clean it and seal it and put it in my living room.
I've seen these converted to occasional table and dry bars. Here is one I found on Apartment Therapy.
While a stack of old magazines might seem like a strange thing to get on Craigslist, collage artists, and papier mache artists and crafters can find all sorts of things to do with them.
This starburst mirror was made from magazine pages!
And then there are the ubiquitous paint listings. You can paint your house, paint your armoire, paint your mirror, and still have paint left over!
And then there are the ubiquitous paint listings. You can paint your house, paint your armoire, paint your mirror, and still have paint left over!
I love wheeled carts. They are great for craft supplies, sewing supplies, party drink stations, etc.
These beige sofas are clean and in good repair, with classic lines.
Add some pretty pillows, like these, from Pottery Barn, and your living room will be a show stopper!
You might also enjoy this post on how to weave a rush seat.
Or you might like this post on mixing paneling styles.
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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Amanda
You might also enjoy this post on how to weave a rush seat.
Or you might like this post on mixing paneling styles.
If you enjoyed this tutorial, please subscribe to House Revivals in the sidebar, so you won't miss the fun projects we have scheduled. Find us on Facebook, too, so you can catch all the "in between" stuff, and see what I'm working on daily on Instagram. Feel free to link today's post to your favorite social media sites.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Amanda