I heard a rumor that there is going to be a ‘reboot’ of The Labyrinth.  Uh, esqueeze me? Nobody asked my permission for this to happen, because I would have said “No.” And also “Don’t be stupid.” C’mon Hollywood, is there really anyone on earth who can play a better Goblin King than David Bowie?? Is there? There is not. Travesty. Some things just can’t be improved upon.

However, I am a little excited for Grease: Live because A: I like Julianne Hough and B: it can’t get any worse than the original. YEAH I SAID IT.

Which just goes to show that some things CAN be improved on.

Like this credenza! Left alone it was a fine mid century modern piece, if not starting to show its age.

So Reeves at The Weathered Door just breathed a little new life into it without compromising its inherent style.

And look inside! What a great detail. She used high gloss white paint around the frame and deepened the drawer color with a gel stain. They look spectacular next to each other.

Now THAT’S a reboot.

Is there a school closing near you? If so, hooray! Consider yourself lucky! (Unless your kid went to that school … in which case … bummer). BUT! Perhaps the school is selling off some furniture. Hustle your buns over there and see what you can nab. Old school furniture is super sturdy and can make a great industrial-style addition to your home.

The always amazing Michelle at 4 Men 1 Lady recently acquired this science classroom table.  You’ll never guess what she paid. I’ll tell you. Four bucks! Sure, she had to sand off a few anatomy ‘lessons’ that had been ‘artfully’ engraved on the top by previous students, but that’s a small price to pay for such a small price to pay.

She transformed it with chalk paint which was the perfect choice because it requires no sanding nor priming (unless of course, your furniture is engraved with obscenities, you’re going to want to sand away those), but once Michelle had smoothed it out, the paint went on like buttah.  She finished it off with a clear coat of wax, and everything was perfect.

OR WAS IT?

A short time later, she changed her mind about the white tabletop. No, YOU shut up! I thought it looked great too! But she decided it needed to be a bit more indestructible. Michelle knows a thing or two about living in a house full of boys.

So she had a piece of galvanized metal professionally welded over the top instead, then treated it with an antiquing solution to resemble aged zinc. It looks 100% authentic, I’d say, and definitely able to withstand whatever punishment three young boys can dish out. Check out her post how to make galvanized steel look like zinc to get all the details.

Which one is your favorite??