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Furniture

1 In outdoors

Door Restore

Sometimes I get nervous describing a terrible before, like, “Oh, I don’t want to be too mean, what if this was their grandmother’s treasured table or something?” However, I feel no remorse in stating that this door was HOWLING for a makeover. On it’s knees, begging. The lone light bulb looks like a solitary tear rolling down the face of the house as it pleads, “Please. Please help me.”

 Gina from The Shabby Chic Cottage to the rescue! What a difference! I especially love the extra moulding detail at the top. Now it’s a door anyone would be proud of.

5 In kitchen/dining/ tables/dressers

Katie’s Table

This table redo come courtesy of Katie Kubler, who is becoming quite the makeover maven. (Hey, good name for a blog! Quick, someone go get it! Wait, never mind. It appears someone already took it a year ago and made a grand total of one post and never came back. Don’t you hate that?)

 Anyway, lots of work and love went into this redo, as you can see, she hammered each and every one of those nail heads in herself. Not to mention the painting and sanding, which I’ve discovered is never as easy as it looks. Great work Katie! Be sure to check out her blog for a whole lot more!

2 In tables/dressers

Green Dresser

What I love about sharing before and afters is the instant gratification! But it’s easy to overlook how much time and effort really went in to fixing up a piece. So let’s take a moment, shall we, to appreciate how much WORK it must have been to turn this damaged hunk of junk around.

Better After reader Sue set her daughter Britt and her friend Susan up with this old thing and everything they needed to fix it up. The girls sanded it down to the bare wood, primed and painted and now have an awesome “new” dresser to show for their efforts! Great job!

2 In decor/ kiddie

Toy Chest

Paola found this vintage WWII army chest for $25, and with a little paint and polish, turned it into a toy box! But the best part has to be the surprise inside – giraffe print! So fun. She also lined the inside with padding under the print, which is a very smart idea when making a toy box, don’t you think?

4 In desks/hutches/buffets

Retro Chest

I love any and all before and afters, but mid-century modern design is what really floats my boat. So when Better After reader Angie sent me this this mod little chest she funkified, I had to post it right away! She brought it back to its retro roots with black paint, added a stained wood panel to the front, and then topped it off with complementary decals. Fab!

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