Do you have a granny chandy lurking in your home? Does it plague you with its shiny brass, overwrought crystal and ruffly glass shades? Does it embarrass you at parties? You don’t have to live with it you know. You too can enjoy a chic, sleek, modern light fixture for the price of a new lampshade. Don’t believe me? C’mon, you should know better than that!
Sarah shows us how its done on her blog Dash of Sass. Thanks Sarah, she looks great!
Before: A vanity that no one could love. Well, maybe a hoarder. Or a blind person who needed the storage. But besides that, no one.
After: A ‘blue ocean breeze’ beauty. Beth from Sawdust and Embryos knew this former hunk o junk had potential, and she deserves an award for being able to judge that from this original before photo from Craigslist.
{Rambling side note: WHY oh WHY do people post such crappy pictures on Craigslist? Is the technology that baffling? Do they figure that a blurry picture taken from 80 feet away on a rainy day with their kid’s Fisher Price Digi-Cam, uploaded to the size of half a postage stamp is really going to entice buyers? Is it that hard to kick the mounds of crap and clutter out of the background or dust at off at least the top layer of dust before taking the picture? I’ll never understand. But hey, I guess low expectations mean low prices, right?}
Anyways, it’s just gorgeous now. I love all the little scroll-y details. Thanks Beth!
Erica’s bookcase got his feelings hurt when she left him out in the garage for a while. So, like any attention starved child, he threw a tantrum and flung himself to the ground. Unfortunately, he broke into several pieces. Erica, who never intended to leave him out there in the first place, decided to give him all the attention he deserved and then some, and she fixed up his broken parts into some unique wall decor. Check it out on her blog Retropolitan.
In all my thrifting travails, I have honestly never come across the Hexagon Pedestal End-Table Thing of Madness. If I had, I’m pretty sure it would have been the recipient of much pointing and giggling and not the newest member of my furniture family. Silly me.
Ashley had a vision when she adopted this one, and decided to give it a lovely golden glaze. Now it looks right at home perched next to her vintage sofa. Love the accents too. Check it out on her blog Blush and Bashful. Great job Ashley!
Now, don’t you go freaking out, describing how many times your great-great-grandma is spinning in her grave, aghast that someone would dream of painting silver. Because you can find these silver tea sets anywhere. For around $10. So, if you feel particularly guilty, you can buy two. Keep one for grandma and paint the other one turquoise like Chrissie did HERE, because gosh dang, how cute!
Chrissie also brings to us the Tale of Tiffany, her dated sofa that was destined for a dramatic end until Chrissie and her friend saved the day with a Sunbrella slipcover. See it here: Chrissie’s Collections.
