Inspired By Design*Sponge
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE refinishing furniture. I am one who would rather buy an old piece, paint and recover it, than buy something new that everyone else has. ‘Everybody’ doesn’t really have it, but NOBODY will have the piece that I transformed to fit my home.
I was re-energized and inspired by Design*Sponge’s recent Before & After Posts from projects their readers had sent in. These were my favorites:
Brian’s Dresser Turned Changing Table:
What caught my eye in all three of these projects is that these pieces of furniture were being seen for their form and shape, and were forgiven of their bad colors, and warped finishes. After reading these posts, I IMMEDIATELY jumped on craigslist in hopes to find some projects of my own.
Design*Sponge is a good resource for design in general, but I find myself most interested in their excellent display of Before & After projects from their readers.
images from www.designspongeonline.com
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I loved that table/chest update. I wish I could look at a piece of furniture and see the potential in it like that. When I look at the before and after I think … wow! But I never see that in my mind before hand. Probably why I’m such a bad antique/furniture shopper! :)
Wow — those are great! My fave is the lamp, although the After colors in the others are extraordinary.