by kate |
Hey there Green Thinkers! Thanks for your patience in our brief interuption. I took a few days off to spend some time with my mom face to face vs. virtual and during her visit we took the opportunity to spend some quality times in a very handy-fashion.
Remember when I posted previously about giving some of our older furniture some new life in order to give our new place a breath of fresh life? Well, Mom, the man, & I undertook the task of giving a face lift to our tea cart. Check out the steps below:
1. Find an old characteristic piece to give a great make-over.
The original version.
2. Empty contents & sand it down to remove all the old shiny stuff, aka finish.
3. Add primer. The primer will allow your paint to show its true cover & hide any blemishes your old piece may have had and sanding couldn’t take care of.
Primed to make it prime!
4. Wait until it dries. Add paint, your color is your choice! Consider using a low voc environmental version.
The makeover, a little lipstick goes a long way!
5. Add a clear coat for the shine!
6. Pick out some cool vintage looking hardware (depending on your piece).
The jewelry
7. Reload & enjoy!
from Ug...to AHHH
We are so pleased with our ‘new’ furniture! I had some other projects at hand, but I think we are going to enjoy our new things for a little longer before undertaking anything more for awhile.
Some other things to make your DIY projects even more eco-friendly:
- Remember to get your environmental, water based paints & clear coats.
- Don’t forget that your tools. We used a roller with a reusable brush. Since we used all water-based coverings, we were able to rinse it out before each coat & not have to create a lot of waste.
- Consider looking at old antique shops or thrift stores to look for your furnitures bling aka hardware. Maybe you even have something lying around that you could convert. If you are re-doing a dining buffet, consider using old silverware as handles, looking for some cupboard knobs – take a tip from my Aunt & collect unique stones from your garden to glue to a screw & install.
DIY projects are so fun, inexpensive & a great way to avoid excessive purchasing & waste.
Have you repurposed anything lately? Share it with us! We would love to share how you’ve turned something drab to fab, ug to ah, a big blurb to something to superb…you get the drift. Shoot us a little background & pic to greenthinkinggtb@gmail.com, or submit to our blog carnival!
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