My sister wanted to make a rolling kitchen island out of an old dresser and asked for my help. Of course I was all in, and I just love how it turned out! Coming up with a design proved to be a bit of a challenge. Every dresser is going to be different, so there is no magic formula to follow. I am going to show you our method with this particular dresser. Here is how to make a rolling kitchen island from a dresser.
I purchased this display bust while I was on a little weekend trip. Happy birthday to me! Looking for a place to put the bust, I came up with the idea to turn my china cabinet into more of a display case. And as always, I wanted to be able to easily take it back to the original whenever I was ready. Today I am going to share how to transform a cabinet into a beautiful display case. You might also call it a bookcase?
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What has 20 drawers, 40 pieces of hardware, and 120 screws? This cabinet! Not that I am keeping track or anything. I found this old cabinet on Facebook Marketplace and fell in love with all the drawers. Who doesn’t love drawers, right? I had no place to put it, but I decided to worry about that later. All those drawers needed to be put to good use, so I rearranged my studio to make a place that it would fit. That’s when I knew I wanted to change the style. See how a painted green old cabinet becomes an antique specimen cabinet.
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I am working on turning a cabinet I picked up on Facebook marketplace into an antique looking file/specimen cabinet. Well this cabinet has 20 drawers, so in order to keep things in budget, I had to find some inexpensive hardware. These cup pulls were the right style and price, but they were too smooth and shiny for my “antique cabinet”. I needed to figure out how to create an antique rust finish on the hardware. I came up with two ways!
…To scrap or not to scrap? That was definitely the question when it came to this hutch top. I kept changing my mind, but ultimately, I couldn’t resist the challenge. Today I am going to show you how I rebuilt an antique hutch top and saved it from the scrap pile.
I had been looking for a new piece of furniture to put in the kitchen dining area. When I switched our round dining table with the farm table, it left more room for a narrow “something”. The “something” I found was very smelly and the hardware needed a little makeover. Today I am going to share how I spruced up a new buffet for the kitchen.
This isn’t the typical “sand all the edges and add antiquing glaze” antique finish, or a super chippy kind of finish. This is “it has been repainted several times, but is showing some age” type of finish. I studied all kinds of antique mantels, including the one in my dining room, and I landed on this technique that feels so authentic. I am going to show you how to create an antique finish on a fireplace mantel and how to apply furniture appliques.
Recently I took on the duties of owner, caretaker, and guardian of an 100+ year old antique farm table. I just love these old pieces of furniture and happily take on the responsibility. The piece needs to be a clean and functional part of our home, while still keeping true to its history. I am going to show you how I restored an antique farm table.
I found this little French provincial table with a faux marble top at a thrift store. I pictured a rustic and refined look. To achieve this, I painted the table white and made a reclaimed wood look table top out of lath.
…If you are ever gifted a vintage wicker porch set, or you buy an antique wicker rocker with springs but no cushion, or you buy a $5.00 chair from an estate sale and are so excited the chair is $5.00 that you don’t realize it has no seat cushion, this might come in handy. You might need to know how to make custom foam furniture cushions.
You probably guessed that all of the above apply to me. Today, however, I am going to show you how I made custom foam cushions for a vintage wicker sofa.
