Sometimes furniture makeovers don’t go so well, Sweet Friends. Today, on the blog I’m sharing a New Furniture Makeover with a Video, “Furniture Makeover using DIY Paint and Iron Orchid Designs and a Story about My Gratitude for Junk.” This furniture makeover is a makeover times two.

FURNITURE MAKEOVER STORY!

Here’s the story! Grab a cup of coffee and get ready.

One person’s junk is another person’s treasure! Right?

One morning as I was driving the boys to school I drove by a house where there was a dresser sitting out front. On the dresser there was a sign that said, “FREE!”

I almost did the happy dance in my car seat.

I starting braking to slow down and then realized there were cars behind me and the boys were already late for school.

I knew I wanted the dresser and the Sweet Owner made sure I got it. For that, and all those who give away there junk……I am grateful!

Back in 2016 I started picking up furniture on the side of the road. I had a new home and needed furniture, but did not have alot of money. I was at a crossroads in my life (divorce was happening) and I needed to set up a nice place for the boys and I. When I saw free furniture on the side of the road, I just couldn’t resist. I’d see FREE, but I’d also see the possibilities of turning junk into a treasure.

This furniture makeover was a Makeover x 2!

Because Sweet Friends, sometimes furniture makeovers don’t go so well!

It’s kinda like when you have a bad hair day!

OR….

It’s kinda like when you burn the brownies!

The first makeover was a Dixie Belle Paint sponsored makeover and you can watch the video here. Dixie Belle provided me some free paint and products and I created a furniture makeover I thought looked nice enough.

Nice enough…

Sometimes REDO’s happen! Ya know, you paint it up all pretty and well and um…..

Not everyone likes it! (It kinda wasn’t my style either)! eek

It didn’t really match my home decor and so it was at my space in the Antique Mall in Redwood City and on Etsy, looking for a new owner. It had been there about nine months! Then, last November I decided to remove it from the store and bring it home to repaint it.

Note aside: Actually one woman on Etsy wanted to buy the dresser but she did not want to pay to ship it to her home in Florida. Since I live in California the shipping cost was more than the dresser cost.

So, I closed the chapter on the Dixie Bell Dresser and the failed makeover and started again. I decided to repaint the dresser. I used Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint in the color Crinoline and then I added a top coat of DIY Paint Big Top and then adhered an Iron Orchid Designs Decor Transfer in Flora Parisensis.

I love the dresser and I’m not sure it will even be leaving my home.

But, there is a point to the story…

The point is…. not that furniture makeovers don’t always go so well.

The point is I’m grateful to people that give me junk.

You know the old saying, “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure!”

Do you like Junk? Are you someone that gets a thrill finding something in a garbage dumpster or on the side of the road?

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Cynthia

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