If someone had told me a few years ago that I'd be certifiably obsessed with rehabbing and painting old furniture, I would have called them crazy. I'd never really picked up a paintbrush; I was never someone who you'd call artistic or creative.
This hobby/passion/side job (furniture rehabbing has become all of these to me), arose when I moved out of my parents' house. Brian and I needed furniture for our new place. On a whim, I checked Craigslist (which I'd never used before) and found an old Ethan Allen coffee table with a price of $15, "or best offer." I offered $10--she accepted!
I brought it home and decided it would look better with a coat of white paint. I literally bought some paint at Home Depot and globbed it on--no cleaning, sanding or priming. Even though it wasn't very professional looking, I was still kind of proud of it. It inspired me to find other inexpensive pieces that I could transform.
Fast forward a year later, and I'm always on the hunt for old furniture. I'm yet to find an old piece of wooden furniture that I don't love. Quite simply, they don't make things like they used to. The detail, quality of workmanship, and beauty of old furniture are seldom seen in new pieces. Transforming old, worn-out pieces to their former glory is thrilling to me.
I hope that this blog will be a forum where I can record my adventures in rehabbing old furniture, give some tips that I've picked up along the way, and also showcase pieces that I have for sale.
I hope you'll join me!
Katy
The Elegant House
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