Refurbed

He everyone! It's been a while, so this'll be a long one... I've been busy lately trying to juggle more projects than I probably should, but I thought you'd like to see some of the results.

When we moved into our new house, we went from a one living area household to a two living area house hold. That means that instead of JUST having a living room, we now have a living room AND a den. Now, since we're not in the financial situation to be able to buy all new furniture for every room... we've had to get creative.

First off- Garage sale chic-

I found these two matching chairs at a garage sale a few months back- lovely, eh? and only 10 bucks a pop! Ben said that they reminded him of the chairs in our bishops office at church... but I was not fooled, these could be nice chairs with a little face lift...



































I think that Tucker has gotten the idea that any time I break out the camera it is for him... so, here he is trying to squeeze into the frame...



































Here is the fabric that I picked out. It was fished out of the "designer remnant" pile at my local fabric store and only cost me 12 bucks!


































So, after staining the wood a little darker, and the reupholstering... Voila! Here is the final product!



































Two chairs for about 32 dollars, not to shabby!



































Next up- A couch. I was lucky enough to find a friend at church who was giving away her old couch. A couch that had been in her family for some 40 years and earned the nickname "Ol' Beige"

































I know, right?!?!? WHO would GIVE AWAY this ol' gem???

And just to prove my point about tucker...

































Looking for a spot... and...

































Strike a pose!

Here is the fabric I picked out. On sale- but I needed so much that I ended up costing about 40 bucks.
































One dedicated Saturday, an Artemis Fowl audiobook, and a WHOLE lot of staples later and- here she is!
































Ain't she a beauty! We've since replaced old rollers with wooden legs to match the two chairs and are a little bit taller than the originals... They look pretty snazzy.


And last but not least- Ben's old Armoire-



































I believe this piece is at LEAST 10 years old. It has served him (and us) well, but it was about time for an updating! New hardware and a fresh coat of black paint and you have-

































Ta Da!!!

We can't decide whether to put the doors back on with new hardware or whether to leave it open up top and add in some shelves... any opinions???

and here's a better look at the hardware-

































More pics can be found HERE!

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