Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 3Mar 29, 2012 4:16 pm Anna Ethos Interiors is a fresh and creative design firm, specialising in online interior design services for clients all over the world. http://www.ethosinteriors.com.au Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 4Mar 29, 2012 4:27 pm Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 6Mar 29, 2012 4:43 pm I think I am well and truly out voted. Can't wait to see the after pics. Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 7Mar 29, 2012 4:46 pm Love the ideas and hints. Anyone who has done this type of thing before post your pics! Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 8Mar 29, 2012 5:51 pm I've done a couple of previously stained and varnished bookshelves and a varnished pine desk in the last couple of years: Before: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love doing this kind of thing and see the transformation take place! I am always looking in Op Shops for cheap battered furniture I can spruce up...don't often find it, though. There's a bit more on my blog about the details if you feel like going searching. I can't stress enough the importance of using Zinsser BIN as the primer, especially if you want to paint a colour other than black over the dark wood. Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! 9Mar 29, 2012 7:12 pm Stormy that's great! It could really be an addictive hobby. We hardly own any furniture atm so financially it's a good option to add pieces to a room that would otherwise look empty. Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 10Apr 01, 2012 9:21 pm I thought I'd start off with an easy one before I tackle the others. This is an antique style gold mirror that I spray painted today gloss black. BEFORE Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AFTER Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have been trying to refine the ideas and concepts for my two living areas in the house and I have come up with these two moodboards. Open Plan Kitchen/Meals/Family Room Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Living Room Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The plan so far for the piano stool is to go into the living room and spray it gloss black. The country style cabient I think will get the 'industrial look' make over, but I will need some more thought put into it before I begin. I will try out stainless steel hinges and stainless steel strapping. The handles I will get hubby to bring home some samples to see what fits the best as he's a cabinet maker. (And I have to find somewhere to put it ) Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 11Apr 02, 2012 4:40 pm I think it looks great so far and you've done a good job on your moodboards. The only thing I would say is that your kitchen and dining space has a lot of white, while the living room has a lot of black. I would bring some black into the dining area with some art and accessories, or even consider using black Eames chairs (not as common but can look amazing!). And then bring in some touches of white and cream to the living area with some cushions and things. The mirror looks fun - very Baroque style Anna Ethos Interiors is a fresh and creative design firm, specialising in online interior design services for clients all over the world. http://www.ethosinteriors.com.au Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 12Apr 02, 2012 5:03 pm Thanks I love the mirror That's exactly what I am doing I just bought a white shag rug for the black room. It will be easy to add some cushions to the couch in a lighter colour when we move in & I'll play around with that when where in the house. The couch isn't the one in the moodboad, but similar though. I just ordered it on the weekend it will take 12 weeks to make. It also has more modern feel to it with stainless feet. And in the kitchen/family room I'm intending to add more black. I had half thought about the black Eiffel chairs or was considering a modern black shade over the table? I did also Buy a rug that is grey and black, but unsure if I'll use it there yet maybe more for bedroom. There's only so much fiddling you can do with that Moodboards app on iPad but it was a great help to figure out what I really wanted. I still don't mind if the front living has more black furniture and the back area that's more open plan has a lot of white. To tie them together is something I will definitely do. Thanks for your input! Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 13Apr 05, 2012 11:09 am I think everything should be spraypainted gold. Love the black and leopard print idea though, it would make a great seat before a vanity table! Painted white with gold/silver dusting over the accents will fit into a modern decor. Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 14Apr 05, 2012 1:28 pm I love that mirror. I have an oval one in storage at my parents garage which I might dig out paint the current gold frame black gloss and try to insert it somewhere. As for the piano stool, black would look lovely with some new french inspired seat fabric like this maybe: http://www.etsy.com/listing/84068944/af ... cor-fabric For the other cabinet, something industrial and some new handles are a must . . . I'm quite liking crystal and chrome handles at the moment on edgier pieces. Looking forward to the results. Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 15Apr 05, 2012 1:59 pm I love your mirror transformation too! Very inspiring, I have a similar gold mirror in the shed that doesn't fit in with our modern new home. I might go to bunnings to buy some spray paint! Stormy, would this type of project require the primer you mentioned? I was thinking of painting it a warm white. Oh I'm excited now, a long weekend project! Building our custom design "Dream Home" Follow my Build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46820 Contract Signed - 28/04/11 Siteworks Commenced - 20/06/11 Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 16Apr 05, 2012 4:45 pm I was very interested to see this thread and I have watched the transformations wrought by Stormy on her furnishings. I have an art deco mirror that I don't know what to do with. It has a small crack and some black marks because it's so old. My husband wants to bin it but I suspect that it could be special in the right setting. Just was wondering what others thought. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The crack and dark marks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Handover February 2011 Happy with our home Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 17Apr 05, 2012 4:52 pm Nice pic of your feet Robin and the dog!! Can see why you want to keep the mirror - perhaps someone knows how you can get it fixed ... For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 18Apr 05, 2012 5:07 pm Thanks McClaren. I've debated about it and considered listing it on ebay but I love it. If I sell it maybe I can find something more contemporary for our house. BTW, I thought the dog was a nice touch but sorry about the feet:) Handover February 2011 Happy with our home Re: Furniture Makeover Ideas Please! *Pic Update* 19Apr 06, 2012 8:26 am robinred55…that’s a classic Art Deco/Nuevo mirror! Love it! If you want to keep it, just hang it someone, anywhere…..the look will work. As for the black marks and the cracks, nothing is going to fix those unless you have the glass replaced. But that then looses the age of the mirror and that would be a shame. 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