Antique Round Pedestal Table and Mismatched Chair Makeover.

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 Welcome back my Beauties!

I have a quick little makeover for you today.

I have been so busy with graduation stuff for my daughter,

but I managed to quick work a small project in. 

I am going to show you how I made over this  Antique Round Pedestal Table and Mismatched Chair.

 

I picked up this table at goodwill for about 40 bucks.

It was in pretty good shape but the legs that aren't showing had some significant damage.

I knew I wanted to keep the top just because I love the old wood and it was in great shape so I decided to pick a color that would compliment the wood color. 

 I chose General Finishes Charleton Blue for the base of the table and the chairs.

I had picked up this pretty fabric for another project and I just loved it and the color went with it perfectly.

I painted the base of  the table and the chairs and recovered the seats.

 

I can't believe what a difference painting those old beat up ugly chairs made.

They had been sitting in my garage for ages waiting for a makeover 

 After painting the base and the chairs it brought this miss matched set all together.

 

The table got to keep a bit of its character and age with the original top and the base got a nice clean coat of paint.  I love how it all came together.

I still can't believe this is the same set.

Now I have to get back to running around like a chicken with its head cut off as I get ready for my daughters graduation..Oh and did I mention all 4 of my kids have had STREP within the last week..???

Its been fun times here at the Art is Beauty house! 

But hopefully now they are all on the mend and we can get back to our NORMAL crazy :)

Until next time,

Have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Not so PERFECT Vintage Desk and Free Vanity Bench Makeover

Hitting REPLAY on an old post.
ENJOY!

Good Morning My Beauties! 

Last night I asked on FACEBOOK if you guys would like to see

NOT SO PERFECT posts.

You guys said yes...SO here is the first one.

Last night I explained that when I get super busy, I don't have time to 

set and photograph all the pieces.

Sometimes I have about 10 minutes before I have to bring some pieces in.

This set was one of them.

The desk started out like this.

Your typical wood and metal old school desk.

The bench started like this. 

My lovely sister gave it to me. 

Its an old vanity bench. it was in great condition but needed an update.

I grabbed some gold spray paint and started painting the legs.

I had no idea what I was going to do yet.

But once I started painting I got in the groove.

I painted the wood part of the base a nice mint green and then started

on the bench.

I painted the bench a cream color and found some cool coordinating 

fabric to pull it all together.

Now to the not so perfect addition. In my attempt to recover this bench

I learned how to do the special BACK covering. I thought it went pretty good but

the nail head trim went in a little crooked. 

But like I said this is a NOT so PERFECT post!

 Here it is. The finished set...

The not so perfect...

finished set.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

Thankfully someone else enjoyed this because it sold pretty quick

after I brought them into the booth.

Well that was the first of our 

NOT so PERFECT posts.

I hope you enjoyed.

Until next time.

Go make someones day Beautiful!

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Minted iKAT Fabric Simple Chair Makeover

 This is a sponsored post and I received product in return for this post, but all opinions and mine and true.

 Welcome back my Beauties!
I know we are screeching into the end of the year like Gang Busters.
That being said I still wanted to show a small makeover I completed, this last month.
It was nice because it didn't take much to transform this old tired chair.

 I started with this beat up yellow painted chair. 

It had seen better days.

I took the seat off before I remembered to take a picture.

(what could I say, I was in THE ZONE)

 I grabbed some of my General Finishes Seagull gray Milk Paint

and gave it a couple coats.

When it was dry I used some Clear wax and some dark wax to finish off the piece and buffed it up.

 Now it was time for the really fun part.

The Fabric.

I fell in love with this I-kat Fabric from Minted and I knew it would be the perfect

thing for this chair.

I loved the simple geometric pattern and color of this fabric.

One of the things I LOVE about Minted is they  believe that great design lives and thrives in the hands of independent artists that people do not have access to through traditional retailers. Minted uses technology to allow consumers to discover great creative talent, making Minted a place where artists can learn, gain exposure, and build their businesses. Minted is a design marketplace. They source creative content from a global community of independent artists, then sell the best content in the form of art, home décor, and stationery, directly to consumers.

Its why I love all the fabric choices they have.

 

I recovered the seat and affixed it back to the chair and she was ready for her closeup.

 

I love how it turned out and gave this vintage chair a little more modern flair!
Thank you so much for stopping over and

I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL new year!

I will be back NEXT YEAR...:)

with even more makeovers!

Fab Flippin Furniture Contest GEOMETRIC Makeover

 Good Morning my Beauties!

Its time for another Fab Flippin Furniture Makeover.

 This month at the Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest, it's all about "Geometric Design".

So welcome September and what better way to bring in one of my favorite months than to have General Finishes sponsor it!!  

For this months makeover I decided to take this plain jane chair and Jazz it up with some Geometric Fabric and some awesome General finishes  

Somerset Gold Milk Paint.

General Finishes makes painting not only fun, but if you are new to painting or their line, they helpful videos on YouTube to help guide through the process.  I love that if I feel stuck or if someone asks about a process, I can go right to their General Finishes YouTube channel to watch a step by step guide!!

  You can see here that I started with a plain and simple old chair. the chair was structurally fine but had some scratches and grooves in the wood. 

I lightly sanded those down and got to painting with my gorgeous Somerset Gold Milk paint.

 once I gave the chair two coats of paint I removed the seat and started recovering it using some fun geometric fabric.

 

Once I recovered the seat I screwed the seat back on.

 

I love how the color of the paint and the fun fabric transformed this once plain and boring chair into 

something fun and funky!

I hope you enjoyed this latest makeover and 

I hope that you check out some of my friends who are participating in the Fab Flippin Furniture Contest. 

Each month the group of creative bloggers compete in this fun furniture makeover contest by incorporating a monthly assigned theme with sponsored products. This month the theme is "Geometric Design" sponsored by General Finishes. The winner gets a full case of General Finishes in quarts or pints! Now that's a whole box of fun!

A complete line of paints, stains, waxes and top coat finishes company. 

Water Based Wood Stains & Dyes, Water Based Milk Paints & Glazes, Water Based Topcoats & Sanding Sealers, Oil Based Wood Stains & Sealers, Oil Based Topcoats, Furniture Maintenance Products, Polishes and Waxes, Touch-Up Products & Sundries

 

The September contest was launched by our two featured hosts: 

Lynn of Fern Avenue 

Carrie of Thirty Eighth Street

Thank you to Lynn and Carrie, and our Cohosts: 

Stacy of Anastasia Vintage

Charlotte of Ciburbanity 

Evey of Evey's Creations

The Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest is open only to the entrants who have signed up through the group Facebook page. If you are an active, furniture flippin' blogger, and you'd like to participate in future contests, we'd love to have you! Please contact us at info@fabfurnitureflippincontest.com to find out how!

 I was compensated with one complimentary quart of milk based paint from General Finishes. My designs and opinions are solely my own.

DIY Thrift Store Dining Chair Upcycle

Hello again my BEAUTIES!
Oh how I have missed you!
We had a fabulous Hiking trip in Maine at 

Acadia National Park and it was

so hard to leave.

But now that I am home I am back in the saddle

and ready to show you the latest makeovers!
I have a new post for Furniture.com up right now where

I show you how to DIY Upcycle an old dining room chair.

You can head to the LINK HERE to see the full transformation!

I will be back later in the week with another fun makeover!
I can't wait to show you!

If you guys want I can also do a post about all the gorgeous beauty of Acadia 

National Park and some Tips for the area.

Let me know..and if you want it I would be glad to post about it..

Until next time..

Go Make someones day BEAUTIFUL!

Simple Chair Makeover Themed Furniture Makeover

Hello again my Beauties.

I have a super simple makeover for you guys today.

I am part of a Themed Furniture Makeover Group

and this months Theme was "CHAIRS"

Luckily, since I have been so busy I had done a chair way back in the Fall

and NEVER had a chance to post about it.

I had grabbed this chair at a local thrift shop for a few bucks.

I loved the style of it but the legs were pretty beat up

and the fabric was ....well...you can see...

It wasn't FABRIC...It was plastic.

I pulled off the PLASTIC cover and removed the seat and decided I was going 

to use a swatch of fabric that I had grabbed in a pile of scraps I bought.

My Creme De Menthe color from Maison Blanche was the

perfect match for the fabric I chose.

I recovered the seat and got to painting.

I painted the chair with two coats and a simple clear wax .

I buffed it up and she was ready for her seat to be put back on.

You can see the fabric here.

It cost me less than a dollar.

It was like it was made for this color.

I love how the soft blue green pulled out all the colors in the fabric.

It really rejuvenated the chair and gave 

it a fresh new look.

I miss seeing my patio....I looked back at these pics to start editing for the 

project and realized its been months since it hasn't been covered in snow.

I can truly say I am OVER winter...:)

But if you are like me and still coupled up you can be sure

to spend some time 

checking out the chair makeovers my friends have done!

Also be sure to stop over to the Be~YOU~tiful LINK party 

and link up your Beautiful projects.

You can link up HERE

Until next time;

go make someones day BEAUTIFUL!!!

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