22 Ways How to Revamp Old Furniture #2

Everyone has some old furniture sitting around the house Grandmas old arm chair with tattered upholstery, or an old desk you acquired in college, but never found very appealing. Look around your home for those items that you tend to avoid, but wish could be restored. Once youve identified what you have that could be revamped, set them aside and do some research. Here are 22 ways to revamp old furniture that youre going to love.

12. Pastel Spray Painted Chairs. For a fresh new look to some drab old chairs, run out and grab a couple cans of fun-colored spray paints. If you do each chair a different color, it keeps things interesting not only for you, but also for guests in your house.

We recommend using chairs without cushions for this project. While youre out, grab some rust guard in a spray bottle. After sanding up the chairs a bit, spray on the rust guard and allow it to dry completely. Next, with quick swiping patterns, and avoiding getting the can of paint too close to the chair, paint each chair its special color.

Make sure youre outside and away from anything you prefer not to turn into a new color. When youre done, you have a fun new look to a previously boring set of chairs! 13. Drop Cloth Stool. If you dont already have a plain wooden stool, you can find one at a yard sale without any problems.

Theyre very common, but the goal of this fun DIY project is to make it into a very fun, but uncommon stool. Using some general padding from a local craft store, drape it over the stool head. Then find some drop cloth to drape over the padding, leaving the edges long enough to wrap around and attach the material to the bottom of the stool head. For a vintage rosette look, cut thin strips of drop cloth, roll them into long skinny strips, and curl them around and attach them all the way around the edge of the stool with a hot glue gun.

Youll come out with a cool rosette drop stool. The rosettes are so pretty they almost look like a wedding cake! 14. Reclaimed Wooden Headboard. In order to reclaim an old headboard to your bed, use stinkwood to create a natural-feeling headboard with the beauty of real wood.

Stinkwood is reclaimed wood that has already been finished and comes with adhesive on the back already. Its perfect for this project, especially if youre not a carpenter. Measure the pieces of stinkwood and attach them all together, fitting them like a puzzle on the surface of the headboard. Once the stinkwood is all in place as youd like, coat the entire headboard with a layer of shiny polyurethane and let it dry completely.

Now you have a new natural look to your bedroom in just a few simple steps! 15. Basic Side Chair Revival If youre left with an old dated side chair, why not amp it up with this cool DIY project? First, remove the actual seat. Set it aside. Now touch up the wooden frame by sanding any rough or uneven parts (we realize it is an old chair, after all).

You can even use some wood filler to fill in any places that need a patch. Pick a cool color you want to paint the chair and give it some love with spray paint. It may take several coats to cover up the wood, but it shouldnt take too long. After your chair frame is redone in your new color, find a fabric to redo the seat of the chair.

Stretch it over the padding (you may also need new padding) and fasten it below for a cool look when you replace the seat! 16. Campaign Desk Revival If you come across a cool old campaign-style desk, heres a fun DIY project that is easy and will update your old desk. Since this style of desk has a lot of brass furnishings, youll either want to remove them totally from the desk for this project or cover them with tape. If they need a good brass polish, its best to just remove them and put them back on later! For the desk itself, use a light sander to get it to the texture you want, then repaint the desk with a color of your choice.

For desks this size, it may take quite a bit of spray paint with multiple coats. Let it dry completely before replacing your brass parts. When youre done, youve got a cool vintage desk with an updated look. 17.

DIY Mirror Nightstands To make a cool mirror night stand out of a plain night stand, you can purchase a cheap nightstand from Ikea, assemble it, and begin painting the edges of the stand the color youd like. Using small mirrors that match the size of the drawers, glue them on carefully using a general adhesive glue. Use clips to allow the glue to dry to the mirror for optimum hold. You can find some cool or fancy knobs that attach straight onto the mirror with a more powerful glue.

18. Kilim Rug Bedside Bench Make your own bedside rug using a flat sheet of plywood, a cool rug with a pattern you love (and that goes with your room), and some basic legs for the stool. In this example, Emma used some pretty modern-style legs for the stool. Direct instruction: Cut your plywood to the exact size you need to be the surface of the stool.

Apply a layer of foam to the surface of the stool and then cover with the rug material, fastening the edges under the bottom. Next, just attach your stools legs and you have a sweet new bedside rug stool. 19. Upholstered Coffee Table Have a coffee table that could use a little updating? A cool modern way to dress it up is by adding upholstery! Youll have to start by stripping old paint off using a sander and paint the frame of the table a color of your choice.

To make some neat upholstery pads, use a piece of plywood cut to the size you want on top of the table. If you want buttons, youll have to drill holes in the plywood where you want the buttons to attach. Next, place your foam and upholstery material to the top of the plywood. Use an L-shaped hinge to attach these pieces to the actual table.

Once youve attached the buttons, pull everything tight and make sure the material is stapled well underneath, and then attach your final product to the top of the table for a cool new padded coffee table! 20. Office Chair Makeover Almost everyone has an old office computer chair that could use some DIY love. First, unattached the seat and back of the computer chair. If you want new padding, now is the time to add it to the seat and chair back.

Using a fun patterned material (we like this hounds tooth pattern), cover the surface area with the material and fasten on the bottom of the chair. After you replace the back and seat, youve got a cool new look to a previously sad computer chair. 21. Farmhouse-style makeover Find some discount furniture youd like to redo.

Dont be afraid to experiment with things you think will work. Older wooden pieces tend to soak up the paint, so you may need to use several coats of paint. For a cool shadowed look start with a lighter color paint and then spread a darker color paint overtop with big motions in order to leave some of the lighter color showing. If you want to blend the colors more, get your brush a little bit wet and go over the surface again.

You can use some paste finishing wax in order to seal your paint in. And last, Add to your old bookshelf with some custom accessories Using some inexpensive objects, you can take your bookshelf to the next level. By using the core of a roll of duct tape, you can spray paint it gold and hot glue it to a few others for a fancy-looking set of rings to put on the shelf. Using simple cut-out shapes, mix your paper colors and frame it with words on the shelf.

Find some inexpensive mini cups that look like trophies, and use your gold spray paint to dress it up. Get creative with what you use and decorate your shelves! Bonus. And This video will close our presentation: Transform Your Room Challenge By using small but key elements, this room was easily transformed into something memorable and unique. Another key to transforming a room is to think about how youd like to use the space.

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