My latest and second attempt at a DIY furniture piece has been a cute little telephone table I found at a local op shop. I liked its lines and wanted a table for beside the lounge for magazines and a cuppa 
. Here are the before and after shots. I love how it turned out. The process involved taking it apart and sanding it back a bit, painting with ESP, painting with a semi-gloss paint in 3 coats, then putting it back together. For the seat, I pulled the old fabric off, washed the inner foam, and re-stapled the new fabric over the cushion and put it back onto the seat. Here are the pics
Before
During before paint
During painting
Finished seat covered
Finished side table
xx Sanch
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I have been looking at redecorating our home, bit by bit, to suit us and our lifestyle, and generally make things more visually appealing. This process so far has involved following a few amazing blogs on DIY decorating and simple living. Some of these people’s homes that they share are truly magazine worthy. And they have been done on a budget and over time..right up my alley. I am not one to hoard and I love things to be neat and tidy and everything to have a place. I also love the idea of the pieces that make up my home to have a story behind them, to be loved, used and have a purpose. So just popping into Ikea with the masses to pick up another bookcase wont do for me.
I have had fun visiting some local op shops, and last Friday I visited the Trash and Treasure at the local Dakabin Waste Management Facility (ie rubbish dump). I havent bought anything except the blue glass bottle and little pottery vase pictured above. I loved their colours and shape so gave them a home. I set them up on the dining table at home with a handmade pottery bowl that was a wedding present and we use for fruit. I love that noone else has them and I didnt get them at a mass produced department store.
Just wanted to share.
xx Sanch.
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