{"id":25021,"date":"2016-08-31T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=25021&#038;preview_id=25021"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:22:01","slug":"refurbishing-furntiture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2016\/08\/31\/refurbishing-furntiture\/","title":{"rendered":"Refurbishing Furniture with Modern Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25084\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-SQ-1.png\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you&#8217;ve got a gorgeous statement piece!\u00a0 This is one of our &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2015\/09\/28\/buff-your-stuff-cheap-decor-transforming-old-into-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buff Your Stuff<\/a>&#8221; series where we take things we own and give them a whole new look. And what a dramatic difference this one is! This is an older unique piece of furniture, that in all honesty, we have no idea what it was originally meant for. But as you can see, with a little sanding and some paint and a few extras it became a lovely storage piece. Our tutorial for a <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/08\/31\/cash-statment-art-wall-decoration-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$100 Bill Wall Decoration Idea<\/a> was\u00a0 the\u00a0 perfect accent piece to place above this piece as you&#8217;ll see below!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Refurbishing Furniture Supplies Used<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sanding paper or tool (<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bJ6thU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We used this great little sander<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bXGzUW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White paint<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bJ7IxN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teal paint<\/a> (links are not exact brands we used)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2bYnD7J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gold paint<\/a> for accents<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31Sns8Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metal corner brackets<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2brcgXd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New knob<\/a> (We purchased ours at Hobby Lobby)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the original piece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25034\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-1.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"624\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The top flips up for more storage. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25035\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-2.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"784\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We did a quick sand. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25036\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-3.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"553\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then we decided how we were going to paint it. We chose a vibrant teal and white.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25039\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"755\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We used some basic hardware to spice it up, painting the corner brackets gold. This shows the final knob we chose after testing out another style you can see below.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25038\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-6.jpg\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"927\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We painted the bottom portion of the feet gold.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25086\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-9-1.png\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"789\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The wood bar under the lid was also painted gold as were the metal brackets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25044\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-11.png\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"917\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0We also have a tutorial for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2016\/08\/31\/cash-statment-art-wall-decoration-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$100 Bill Wall Decoration Idea<\/a>!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25041\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-8.png\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"1059\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25088 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #8d8d8d;\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Refurbishing-Furniture-with-Modern-Colors-1-2.png\" alt=\"Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you've got a gorgeous statement piece!\" width=\"630\" height=\"1500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refurbishing furniture can be as easy as giving it a new coat of paint. And when you pick bright contrasting colors you&#8217;ve got a gorgeous statement piece!\u00a0 This is one of our &#8220;Buff Your Stuff&#8221; series where we take things we own and give them a whole new look. 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