Comments on: Being Resourceful: New Furniture

By: Furniture Jak

Furniture Jak — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:25:46 +0000

I think you should keep the handles on the furniture piece also, they look clean and modern.

By: Dollhouse furniture fan

Dollhouse furniture fan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:45:48 +0000

The handles look just fine on your furniture piece, don’t bother changing unless you’re really itching to. Paint is a miracle product, you can do so much with it if you’re creative and don’t mind getting your hands dirty. Good job, you’ll have to post another furniture make-over again.

By: furniture store man

furniture store man — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:10:12 +0000

There are always such great deals on Craigslist - specially if you are willing to wait for the right piece. Here where I live, the Pottery Barn stuff goes quick.

By: Longaberger Products

Longaberger Products — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:14:14 +0000

Longaberger Products…

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….

By: Bean Bag Covers

Bean Bag Covers — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:28:28 +0000

Bean Bag Covers…

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….

By: cheryl

cheryl — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:54:20 +0000

oh my goodness, it’s gorgeous. my husband gets so angry with me because love to refurbish old castaway furniture. “I will buy you anything you want”, but the fun is in creating and the pride is in restoring. I also am on the constant lookout for (ahem) computer monitors or anything with a circuit board or logic board in the trash or side of the road. I have big plans to create a masterpiece desk for him and he just has no idea….

By: Cricket

Cricket — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:14:02 +0000

@Sue - yeah it actually took about 1/2 hour for the first coat (kilz) that includes removing the drawer pulls and stuff. Then I waited about an hour, then it took probably 15 minutes for the first coat of paint. Then I had to just be patient until the next day - I did the 2nd coat. On the 3rd day I put everything back together and started using it. It took me 2 WEEKS to come up with $11.00 for the paint and supplies. It wasn’t in my budget so I had to wait. That part wasn’t easy, because I thought the original credenza was really ugly. Now it’s worth it, however. Sometimes if we’re patient….

By: SUE

SUE — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:25:49 +0000

Wow Cricket that’s awesome. So basically it only cost you paint & supplies of $11.00? And of course 2 days labor, but still it was basically free? Thanks for the idea on Craigslist. I should check it out for free stuff in my area. Cool.

By: Cricket

Cricket — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:20:35 +0000

@Amelia - I actually have a lot of faith in Kilz Primer. So I just went straight to priming. I heard you can get that rich espresso wood look if you prime, paint, sand, paint, sand, stain. I haven’t tried that yet. That would be for REAL wood, not this pressed board stuff! Thanks for the link to Frugal Hacker - and thanks for the comment!

@Kookaburra - It was also a fun project! Thanks for the comment!

By: Kookaburra

Kookaburra — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:06:00 +0000

That really is a great idea to look for inspiration in catalogs and then find a more resourceful alternative. Saves stuff from going to landfills and saves your wallet at the same time… gotta love it. Oh and it looks great, by the way!