Are you hosting Thanksgiving at your house this year? Yay! I’ll be there. I’ll bring the mashed potatoes. What else do you need help with? Do you have enough silverware? Serving dishes? Do I have to sit at the kid’s table again? But most importantly, what’s the status of your dining set?
If it’s in need of a little attention, fear not. I’ve got some ideas to get your dining room ready to party in no time! (Ok, maybe slightly more than no time. But it’ll be worth it).
Let’s go!
First up, this example from Better After reader Liz, who sent in this stenciled table makeover, explaining that she inherited it from the grandmother of a close friend who she cared for while she was in nursing school. Her instructions were to do anything she wished with it, as long as she didn’t give it away.
Free to let her creativity fly, she came up with this fearless and fun design:
How gorgeous is this set from Christy at Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer? Such humble thrift-store beginnings, but now it’s magazine worthy! It’s like a that movie where that one guy starts out living in his car and turns out becoming the CEO of a worldwide company. (That’s a movie, right? Surely that’s a movie).
If you want to add some color to your Thanksgiving-scape beyond the cranberry sauce (that’s what it’s for obviously, because no one has ever actually eaten it in the history of Thanksgiving), how about taking the chairs for a little dip? So cute. See more of this fresh look from Laurel at A Bubbly Life.
And finally, if you love that distressed farmhouse look but don’t have the time to sit around waiting for your set to become distressed, guess what? Deb has a shortcut for you. See her secret on her blog Lake Girl Paints. That is so delightful to me for some reason. “Let’s hurry up and make this thing look old already!” We humans are a funny bunch.
Beautiful job Deb!
Do you have a makeover to share? I would love to see it! Send your submissions my way at betterafter@live.com. Happy weekend friend!
5 Comments
Bee
September 19, 2014 at 11:25 AMThese are all great and very inspirational! Makes me want to paint, stencil, distress, and dip a table and reupholster some chairs. hmmmmm….what do I have around here?
Olivia
September 19, 2014 at 2:07 PMLove the two black and white tables. We have three cats and black just seems to attract their hair. My tables a light brown wood that can be wiped down daily. I disagree on you with the cranberry sauce we eat it year round. Love that stuff the three of us can finish off a can with dinner. Also love your blog.
beck campbell
September 19, 2014 at 2:11 PMBeautiful…all of them. I just had a friend call me today who is trying to get a dining set for her daughter’s new home! I told her to start scouting out thrift stores and garage sales and we can make something wonderful! I sent her this link so she can see how you can go from “ick” to “awesome” with just a little work!!! Thanks again for the amazing inspirations!!!!!
Christy@Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer
September 19, 2014 at 2:47 PMThanks so much for including my thrift store dining table and chairs, Lindsey! Your story telling is so fun! XO
Tracy
September 19, 2014 at 8:52 PMThese are SICK! (My nephew uses that word for AWESOME, so, thought I’d try it out LOL)