Give Old Furniture A Modern Makeover

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Give old furniture a modern makeover.

Prep the piece by sanding cleaning and priming. Decide what needs to change. Rustic navy blue dresser by jilly and mia. Maybe you can find a piece with good bones and give it a custom look.

For this reason it may be worthwhile to visit a thrift store or two. Rather than throwing out your old furniture learn how to give your old dresser a modern makeover by following this video tutorial. Take painted furniture a step further with all over eye catching color as well as painted details. Transform old furniture into new functional pieces with these step by step makeovers.

You will need to sand down the frame of the dresser and then replace all of the problematic parts. From time to time there. Decide what modern features to include. 4 steps to diy step 1.

Ways to give old furniture a modern makeover. Coat the dresser with enamel semigloss paint. Look at the elements of your piece and decide what s dated. Now that you have decided what about your old piece needs to go.

These series of louis xv upholstered ribbon chairs are beautiful classic frame pieces with a twist that comes in bright colorful upholstery. There are plenty of ways to give your old furniture a fresh new look. We snagged a 1960s bennington pine bookcase on craigslist via forgotten furniture and gave it some. Rustic cabinet makeover by simply chic treasures.

To begin pull off all of the old drawers and other pieces that do not work. Two tone desk and hutch by a sunday afternoon. Cute stenciled aqua end table makeover by fancy frugal life. Dransfield ross definitely know how to give a traditional furniture piece a modern makeover.

Hutch and buffet makeover by the 36th avenue. Bring a starved for attention bookcase back to life with a quick wallpaper and paint makeover. Most of them are easy to do and don t cost a lot of money. Use our fun paint techniques to update a dresser table chair or bookcase and take items from bland to beautiful in less than a weekend.

Taking traditionally shaped ornate chairs dransfield ross put a modern emphasis on upholstery adding color and playfulness as well as a nice contrast to the char design. How to give old furniture a modern makeover.