Friday, April 13, 2018

New Beauty - Ugly Duckling 

I am a rehab addict, I love a good project and am making a living refurbishing furniture. Here is one of my most recent furniture flips, I took two ugly chairs and a little coffee table from ugly to gorgeous.. here’s how;

I found a set of ugly chairs with good bones at goodwill, these cushions are super easy to replace, just four screws. I found the coffee table at a local auction house (3 little tables for $5, YES PLEASE)


I stripped down the chairs, the staples are a bit of a pain in the butt so I raided my husbands toolbox and found an automotive upholstery clip remover. 


I probably didn’t NEED to sand these down but I always do, then a good clean with Krud Kudder and I was ready for paint! Affiliate link  https://amzn.to/2HceYxm


I have a friend who carries Debi’s Design Diaries DIY paint, I bought the color "Kissing Booth" because it was "my color".. it is the perfect pink, my favorite color. A few tidbits about this paint, it’s PIGMENTED and coverage is great, I was able to do these with an 8oz jar. It also dries very quickly, like....minutes.. which is amazing but you’ll need to either water down your paint, have a water bottle handy or work quickly. 

I decided on a GORGEOUS floral fabric I had on hand and a gray stain from general finishes to top the little table and tie the colors together. I couldn’t be happier with the end result. She sold in less than an hour, and my bleeding pink floral heart was excited she had a new home but so sad to see it leave. 



Thank you for following and being part of our journey! 

{Being Buckingham}