In celebration of Earth Day I post some fun and easy Room Recipe Projects on how to update old or unwanted furniture with a bit of spit and polish.

SIDEBOARD

I took an old, inexpensive sideboard from my client’s mother and gave it new life. I used an espresso stain, new hardware and replaced the broken mission glass with mirror. It turned out rad. Good tip: sand, sand, sand before any paint or stain is applied. And clean the surface very well.

Old Cherry Sideboard Gets Modern Facelift

CHANDELIER

Did you buy a house with brass and gold lighting fixtures a la 1980? I took a trashy brassy chandelier and with a light sand, primer and white spray paint turned it into a contemporary focal point (on the cheap!)

It was brass, now it's got class!

Share with me some of your favorite re-purposing projects!!

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Author: Krista Watterworth

Krista Watterworth considers herself a true multi-tasker: mom, author, television personality, and interior designer. Krista starred in four seasons of HGTV's Save My Bath as host-designer and her new HGTV show called Splurge & Save airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30pm EST. She has quickly gained celebrity for branding her unique aesthetic. "I like to find out your intimate secrets, and then create an entirely personal world around that."

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