Lately I’ve been thinking I need to start a blog. Since the Pinterest outbreak, I've been more into crafts and DIY projects than ever. I’ve kept a Pinterest board of my own projects, and love being able to share pictures of things I’ve done and keep them all in one place. One of my Scrabble crafts has more than 10,000 repins, which I think is pretty cool!
One thing missing from my Pinterest posts is the link that goes to the blog where it tells you how to do/make things. I’ve thought about starting one before, but wasn't sure I would keep it up or have enough content. That still may happen, but lately I’ve been getting into painting (and selling) old furniture. So far it’s been going really well, and I thought now would be a good time to start a blog- mostly so I have a link back to all my pins!
I have always loved seeing old furniture painted and redone, and had been thinking about tackling something for a while. One thing I have seen on Pinterest and really wanted to do was make a TV stand out of an old dresser. (Plus we had a small, Walmart TV stand and I wanted something nicer.) In the process of looking for that perfect dresser to transform, I fell in love with a Mid-Century set of two dressers and a nightstand that was already painted white, looked awesome, and best yet, was selling for an incredibly reasonable price. I dragged Ryan and my dad out in a huge blizzard to pick it up.
When we arrived, the people selling it had about six dressers, all painted white with oil-rubbed bronze hardware. They basically buy old furniture, paint it white and sell it. I thought to myself, “I could do that…”
Shortly after that purchase, I continued looking for that perfect piece for my project, but in the back of my mind also thought about fixing up furniture to sell. Most postings on Craigslist were either way overpriced for something I was going to redo, or they were poor quality (I’ve learned to look for solid wood and dovetail drawers- manufacturer stamps are a huge plus!) I finally found a gorgeous Mid-Century dresser for $50. It was the right mix of nice lines and good bones, but just needed some love to look great again. It had posted the night before, so I emailed in hopes it was still available. I got a response pretty quickly that said the first person to schedule a pick-up time could get it. Luckily, I was that person- and that evening Ryan and I picked up this beauty:
