Today I am linking up to Mustard Seed Creations for her weekly Furniture Feature Friday.

I have been following her blog for about 3-4 months now, and love all her creative idea’s, and that she highlights others works of art. A true inspiration!!
This week Miss Mustard Seed is asking all of us DIY’ers to post about our favorite makeovers, thrift finds and so on as long as it is furniture related.
I am going to do a year in review of all the pieces I have finished over this past year, and I am going to include a few pieces that are almost complete. So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax because this is going to be a long post.
(Nov 2008) Here is the very first piece I completed for 2009. It is a antique sofa table. I don’t have a good before picture of it but picture it all dark dark wood, with water stains on the top and many many scratches. (ignore the dates on the picture, I had not set the date yet on the camera lol)


(Dec 2008) Phone table/bench. Sorry no before picture again, least I can’t find one. It was dark cherry wood color before paint, with a pale green and white strip fabric on the seat. This piece I sold. (again wrong dates on photos)

(Dec 2008) A little side table, again no before picture, sorry. When I first started doing furniture pieces, I was good a forgetting to take a before picture.


(Dec 2008/Jan 2009) A older rocking chair I found at Goodwill for $5, yep SCORE!!
Before
(sanded before I took picture, was natural wood stained)

I took it completely apart and sanded everything real good, got the old nails and screws out and put it all back together with gorilla glue and screws where needed.
After

(Jan 2009) A little red side table. Was natural wood before.

(Jan 2009) A small antique bookcase I got at the thrift store for $8, again SCORE!! It was dark cherry wood color before and had allot of scratches. I had painted it white and was going to sale it, but fell in love with it and decided to repaint it black and keep it.

(Mar 2009) A antique cafe table and chairs.
Before, the table top was in bad shape and had to be sanded, re-glued and stained. The top was in the basement all strapped together while the glue dried when I took this picture, so this is why the top is missing.

After

(Mar/Apr 2009) Headboard turned into wall shelf.
Before

After take 1, was going to sale this piece also.

After take 2. Repainted to keep.

(Jan 2009) A dresser that was FREE!
Before

After

(May 2009) Sewing Machine table. Was stripped, lightly sanded and new shellac.
Before

After

(Dec 2009) A old, possibly antique stool.
Before

After

Current Projects I’m working on…
A buffet that was FREE!!

Currently sitting in basement waiting to be finished

Headboard and footboard
Before, was only a full size set
(the gray one behind the twin)

In the process of making it into a queen size set


Currently in the basement waiting for another coat of primer and then paint


Well I believe that is all. For those of you who have never been to my blog before, I hope you enjoyed all my projects. And those of you who follow my blog, I hope you enjoyed seeing these all again.
I do believe, no I know this is the longest post I have ever done (has taken me 2 hours to get it done lol). Now I’m off to find something to do, I think my booty is numb from sitting here lolol.
Until next time…
Jamie