Furniture MakeOvers

Maison Blanche had me at Creme de Menthe. I knew I was going to love it! I searched for  the perfect chest to makeover.  Ok, you’re right, they are all perfect for a makeover! But I found one that was begging  for a change. The color was off, the wood …

  A brown dresser make-over, not just paint but a new top too! Refreshed! I used Rustoleum Kona stain on the top.  I picked out a table top at Lowe’s and had them cut it for me. It reminds me of a dark chocolate. I distressed and waxed. I also …

Orange is one of my favorite colors. I’ve had this can of ASCP in Barcelona, just waiting for the right piece.  I came across this small desk and thought it would be perfect. I mixed the Barcelona with Pure White to create my perfect orange.  And I got busy with …

Lately it’s not that I don’t have a makeover, it’s that I don’t have time to share the makeovers. Here are a few of the “coming soon” projects.  The next time you see them there will be before and afters and more details 🙂 Meet  Deep Ocean Blue, I purchased …

How to Make a BenchThe refreshed bench is finally in the house. It’s a long story and it goes like this, Justin called and said he was coming home for the weekend.  He loves to work on projects with us.  He wanted to know if we had something in the …

Emerald green dresser makeover – painted furniture idea that you can do yourself! Always my color of the year, emerald green. I decided to pair it with dark walnut. Steps for makeover: Strip and sand the top of the dresser. I use Citristrip – for removing paint and varnish. Putty knife Old …

    Does this dresser look familiar?  Not too long ago I worked on her brother, the Mod Podge Map Dresser. I faced the same challenge with this one:  that flat front.  I had been itching to paint something green, does that ever happen to you?  I had this apple …

French Provincial Makeover I call her Frenchie, Mrs. French Provincial. You’ve seen her around… I removed the back, sanded, cleaned her up and started painting. If you follow me on instagram, (refreshrestyle) those are two of the photos that I posted.  I’m always sharing my current projects, this one was …

Looking back at all my furniture makeovers, my favorites have to be the desks and a couple of table makeovers.  It was hard to choose. Last week I showed you 6 of my dresser makeovers, I loved them too! Something happens to me, as a DIYer, I spend so much …

They don’t want what everyone else has. They like originality, they want their home to reflect their personality. They are my daughter and my son-in-law 🙂 This coat rack was made from barn wood.  Collected by Jenni and Jason and re-imagined into this awesome piece.  Jason likes to tell a …

I admit when I found this awesome map, I had no idea what I was going to do with it. Until I came across the flattest piece of furniture that I had ever seen 🙂 The perfect map joined together with the flattest dresser 🙂 A match made in Mod …

 Tricycle Red Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint I had never used milk paint before. But I knew that I wanted a special piece of furniture to try it out on. The little brown bed was perfect, but those spindles, what was I thinking? If you follow me on instagram and …

    Here’s the after: Here’s the before: What do you think?  Isn’t it cute!  When I saw it sitting there, I just knew that she was coming home with me 🙂 I cleaned her up, primed and painted with a flat white.   I added some Christmas sparkle and …