3.5.11

Flea market refurb!






I bought this piece at Flat Rock flea market on sunday for a bargain price of $12.50! Brought it home stinky and in bad shape, and also a little damp from the rainfall it endured that day!

I was determined that it wasn't going to be a wasted purchase, and sit in the basement like so many other flea market finds! So when MFJ left for work on Monday, up I got, and began the refurb. Taking all the doors off and sanding them down, the top 2 I painted a couple coats of the sea foam green, then sanded to give a worn effect. The 2 smaller drawers on the right don't actually open, so just painted them.
The bottom 2 doors, one I painted chalk board paint and the other I covered in a vintage sack I'd found at the same flea market last year! The 2 bottom doors need to be finished, but MFJ was heading home soon and I wanted it to look as near complete as possible! So, this morning, I added our bottles of spirits and glasses in the top, and cook books in the bottom, making room in our other bookcase for baby books and toys! Yay! 




2 comments:

  1. Wow Katie,
    You definately got the Smith genes! That is really awesome, well done. Daddio X

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  2. Thanks Padre! It's better than the 'before'!

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