Redining room table

Before:Post sanding:


Wowza.

Probably my favorite project to date. Here's why I love it so:
1. It's about 95 degrees on average - so when I say I put my sweat into this thing...literally, a lot of my sweat dropped on this table during cleaning/sanding/staining (gross? yes. However, being a soccer player, I'm no stranger to the sweat gland)
2. When you look up close, you can see where I over sanded or undersanded and it makes it look subtly aged. Well, it is old...you get the point.
3. I only paid $25 for it on Craig's List. Actually, I think I over paid, but it was listed for $30 and I said "well, I'll have to do this and that" and asked him to take 25. I sincerely felt like Mike and Frank - a True American Picker.
4.  I found stain that matches EXACTLY to the Tobacco X-back chairs that I got at Target.

recoffeetable

Before: Who doesn't love gold shell/crowns and balls?




This table came from our neighbors who have since moved away. Why not - dump your outdated furniture on the neighbors, then move on. Well, I'm sure it it's day (hour, minute?) it was very stylish. Oh sure, who doesn't love faux metal painting on...metal?



I found that I could actually remove the bar that ran through the middle pretty easily, and then I sanded it, to get ready to spray paint it. I kind of liked the way the worn gold looked, but then it contrasted too much with the "Hey, Look, I'm brand new bright, shiny white!"

What to do next? Paint the shell/crowns and balls? What color?

rechair

About a year ago, I bought this chair for $2 from a yard sale that my parents' Sunday School class puts on bi-annually. The gold fabric was a bit worn down, but the bones were good. I love the caning on the sides and the...whadacallems - pole things/legs? So, step 1. Sand and prime
Step 2. Paint white - this took a couple coats and I had to use a sponge on the caning.
Step 3.  Recover fabric on the chair and then sew the pillows on the back and seat.  I just used the old pillows as a template for the new.
Tada! 

Project Costs:
Chair - $2
Storing it in my parents' garage for a year: priceless
Fabric 2.5 yards@ $20 a yard and 1/2 off = $25
Paint: Already had - freeish

Total: $27 dolla dolla billz yall.