Rob and I really enjoy the thrill of finding a cheap piece of furniture and turning in to something unique. We both like when a piece has a "story". The fact that "Flea Market Flip" is on netflix hasn't helped my obsession, and since it's not quite time for yard sales we've had to resort to craigslist and bargaining at the local thrift stores. Here are a few of our recent projects and their stories.
This wooden side table was found at the local S.O.S. store with the top drawer broken. Rob took the bottom of the broken drawer and made it into a shelf. I painted the piece blue and sanded it. This piece found its home with someone via facebook.
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This side table is probably one of my favorites because of the pallet wood Rob used to make a shelf. I don't have a "before" picture, but this was missing a top drawer and was basic laminate wood. I found this at a local Habitat Restore, painted it grey, sanded, and stained it, and Rob affixed the pallet boards as a shelf. This piece hasn't found a home yet. It is for sale at
Southern Estates Antiques in Greenville.
This chair is also a favorite...if only I had room in our house for more chairs! It's actually one of a pair. I found these at S.O.S. thrift store, and Rob did some work on the legs to insure their stability. I recovered the cushion with burlap coffee bags, painted the chair white and stained it. These chairs are still waiting to find their home and can also be found at Southern Estates Antiques.
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Rob found this piece at Habitat Restore. It didn't have a drawer pull so he added a brass one to match the brass at the bottoms of the legs. The back was also coming off of this one, so he recreated the back from pallet boards. I painted the piece a pale mustard yellow, and this one found its home via Facebook.
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