Stained and Painted Nightstand

I finished this night stand/side table about a month ago but haven't gotten the chance to post it until now. I'm so happy with how it turned out!

The stained top took me the longest. I wanted it to be really dark. I used a stain and polyuathane combo and I was very happy with the way it went on and looked so shiny. It took about 7 coats of the stain over a week to get it perfect.

Painting took some time with the open area on the bottom being a little awkward to get into, but nothing to hard. After looking at new drawer pulls I knew I had to get this one, it matched the stain and almost gave the whole table a fresh look. I love it!

I knew the second I bought it what I wanted it to look like in the end and it turned out perfect! It is my favorite piece so far.

I'm hoping to have two more pieces finished this week if I have time, a gray chair and another stained top\painted bottom table (with a pop of color!).

---- Beth

Welcome to the new year!

With all the cold weather it's been hard to get much done, but I finally have a finished project!

This chair was supposed to be an easy project to work on and finish while I was searching for a larger piece to work on. But as I continue refinishing furniture I have realized nothing is a small project!

It needed a couple of repairs, which took longer than I though they would, mostly just trying to figure out a way to clamp very curved edges. I had to discover that the wall and a vacuum cleaner worked perfectly! Sadly, I discovered that after buying a large clamp, but I'm sure I'll find a project to make the purchase worth it. 

Painting the chair was easy! Finally my small project felt small. But then the hunt for the perfect material took three weeks. But completely worth the wait, I fell in love with the colors and pattern the second I found it.

Now I just have to get a warm day so I can finish the end table I'm working on. ( super excited about it)

---- Beth

Hello,

I'm getting so excited about my current projects! My office chair is nearly finished, I have another chair I'm just getting started on, and I have a Tron inspired table that is starting to take shape.

I really want to paint this chair gray, but due to the amount of repairs it needs I think black will be a better choice. I'll have to go fabric shopping this week and hopefully sway my decision one way or the other.

My office chair is now white! So much brighter than the before picture. The fabric is going on now and I can't wait to show off the finished product.

I will be updating with finished pictures soon.

---- Beth

First Project

So, back in August I took on my first big project, a rolled arm bench. I bought it very cheap at a yard sale from a woman who had let it sit in her garage for a while just waiting to refinish it. I couldn't wait to get started on it!

The sun room at my house has more toys on the floor than it has furniture, so I have been slowly adding in great pieces to make it more of a family room and less of a toy and junk room. So, my project was to get the bench redone to start my sun room overhaul.

It was pretty much covered in cat hair and garage dust when I started. I went a few rounds with the vacuum cleaner before I got started. The fabric bottom was torn to pieces so I started there. After that I had the very long time consuming process of removing all of the staples and old fabric. This took about a week of pulling and prying out staples every night after my son was in bed. I thought that would be the hard part, but it was just as difficult to staple all of the pieces back in place with the new fabric. (Something that would have been impossible without my amazing mother's help and extra hands to hold down everything)

The end result was amazing! I am so happy with it, and it totally changed the appearance of my sun room from kid-centeric to mommy's corner. My sun room is not nearly done, but I am now one step closer!

----Beth

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to 416 ReDesign! 

My name is Beth and I have a passion for taking old worn out furniture and making it new again. I love the quality of older furniture compared to the cheaply made furniture you can buy at most places now. The only problems is that older furniture looks old! That's where I come in. From a coat of new paint to reupholstering an old cushion, I love giving dated pieces new life. So check in with me as I share my adventures of redesign. 

----Beth