dining room ideas with antique furniture
28 diy furniture haul ideas. there are infinite possibilities for creating practical items when it comes to furniture. let us help you out by suggesting few ideas,to which you can add your own too! 1. vintage feed sack chair.who knew empty feed sacks could be useful? create your very own vintage chair by stitchingthe sacks to cover the skin of the chair (after removing the old one and whitewashing it ofcourse!). 2.
upcycled beverage station.save money by creating a bar all by yourself. attach shelf to the brackets, which are thenattached to the door with wood screws. before gluing the upper shelf, attach a metalwine glass rack to the underside of the upper shelf. for more stability, screw it into a wall soit doesn’t topple when kids are running around. 3. night stand makeover.use cool colors to create a contrasting effect as you revamp your night stand.
create a box, craft a drawer, and use a scrappiece of flooring for the top (3 to 4 pieces are needed). sand the feet before staining and use 000steel wool to buff the metal parts of the feet. fashion the handles with gold – it givesan exotic touch. 4. farmhouse table makeover with homeright sprayer.sand the table before starting. spray it with homeright sprayer and use 4coats of poly. please make sure it dries thoroughly.
5. bathroom diy magazine rack.first, ensure you measure the height of the rack properly. mark the area and cut wood to the desiredlength. fix wood to the wall with a nail gun. next, add a piece of 1ã—3 for the bottomand the top rack for the magazine to rest on. the boards in front of the rack should bestraight and each one placed slightly higher than the one below it so the magazines don’tslide out.
6. ikea hack attack! making a side table.buy some ikea clothing hampers – you have no idea how handy they come in while designingcreations like these. use a piece of wood to fit the frame, puta couple coats of satin on top, wait till it dries, and then spray the frame with acolor of your choice. use wood screws to attach the frame to thewood. 7. how to diy reupholstering chair without sewing.start cutting your fabric for the two inside
pieces first. tuck it inside creases and use staple gunto secure them. cut front facing arm pieces and staple themaccordingly. hide the staples up underneath the outsideof the arm. cut a long piece (rectangular shape) leavingenough fabric to fold inward so you get a clean edge showing on the outside. pull as tight as you can and staple each corner. do the same thing for the top side pieces. the piping will also hide any staples thatmay be showing.
8. diy cork board office wall.buy these quirky, sticky square cork board pieces at most home improvement stores andall you got to do is just peel and stick. you can stick these pieces to just about anysurface but make sure they are flat and smooth. once the cork board tiles were covering thewall, you can add a floating shelf to the wall in order to have a place to display pictureframes, a small plant, and any other artwork. 9. ikea card file drawers hack.sand the corners of the drawers heavily to round them off a bit.
apply two coats of timber stain. add a soft lustre and improve richnessof the stain, use three coats of danish oil. once the oil is dry, attach pulls and hammerin nails. file off the nails that are poking throughif they bother you. to finish, design some simple antique styletabs for the card holders. 10. feast watson bedside table transformation.measure bedside tables accurately by cutting all of the cladding from large sheets of pineply. this included the faux drawer fronts (30 piecesin total), the shaker-style side trim (20
pieces in total) and the tops and bases (fourpieces in total). stock up on feast watson prooftint (teak),feast watson scandinavian oil and feast watson prooftint colour reducer beforehand. for the hardware, you can put some plain labelholders flanked by small brass knobs. as a finishing touch you can line the drawersand use geometric patterned wrapping paper. 11. easy diy faux multi-drawer cabinet hack usingpeel and stick flooring! measure, trim, and attach faux drawer fronts. decide the number and sizes of drawers beforehand.
don’t forget to take into account the widthof your peel and stick planks. obviously, you want as little wastage as possibleand can save yourself some trimming. while finishing, cut down a square lengthof pine to create four simple little feet and screwed them to the new base. paint the furniture, attach hardware, andfill label holders. 12. how to make a bed frame from box spring. cut the yards of fabric into two pieces so that it would cover the box spring and sewthe pieces together.
after fitting the piece of fabric over thebox spring, flip it on its side and start stapling the fabric down. screw the brackets down first, and then fixthe legs on to them. once the legs are attached, trim any excessfabric on the bottom of the box spring. for a finishing touch, add an adhesive feltpads to the bottom of the legs. 13. a charming antique piano stool haul.stain a stool with rich brown color it should be consistent to stain the breadboard with the same color and finish with linseed oil for some shine.
to attach the board to the stool, use a fewdrops of clear silicone. this holds it firmly in place while allowingfor easy removal. 14. diy cage light sconces.drill three holes in your bracket. there are two pre-drilled holes at the topof the bracket so just widen them. cut off the plug end and the switch portionof the pendant light with wire snips so that you can thread the cord through the bracketstarting at the outermost hole and going up over the top of the bracket and down throughthe bottom hole. get a professional to install a new plug atthe end of your light fixture.
after wiring, simply plug in, and enjoy thedifference your new sconce makes to its surroundings. 15. diy floating sideboard.use ikea kitchen mounting rails for mounting 36" x 24" ikea cabinets. level the rail and the cupboards automaticallybecome level. fix cupboards to each other from the insideand you are done! 16. beautiful diy honeycomb armoire.you need a simple melamine wardrobe and ensure it is clean, taken off doors, with drawerspulled out, and any other hardware removed.
to give the hexagons a nice frame of sorts,add a new over-hanging top and base. look online for wide raw ply hexagons to getthe pattern right. hand-stain them, dip your brush from colourto colour and coating each shape to achieve random tones. finish by installing handles. 17. folding chair makeover.turn the underside of a vintage wooden folding chair into a chalkboard by mixing chalkboardpaint using unsanded grout and black paint. tape off edges with painter’s tape beforehand.
use hooks and tray to include your organizerin the design. 18. manoteca reincarnates a vintage door as arustic desk. from “manoteca†a bologna-based studio. named indoor, this is 78″ long by 31″high and 40″ deep multifunctional desk or table. when it is opened, the door panels have convenientfabric pockets, while a drawer is included for holding items. 19.
danish chair redux.carefully take apart the original cushion covers, which means removing each seam untilyou have all of the pattern pieces. once you take all of the seams out, you shouldhave all of the pattern pieces you need. trace the pattern from the old fabric ontothe new fabric. pin your bottom and side pieces all togetheruntil you have a square. your corners need to be completely unfolded,so the seam goes around the corner, not over the top of it. sew and once you are done, repeat the sameprocess with the last big square you have left.
20. spice saving laundry organization.get your laundry bags ready for labeling. use any font in cricut's design space to createlabels, but make sure you can size it accordingly to fit the bags. use wall hooks to hang up. 21. salvage drum coffeee table.clean the drum properly, gently place table top onto the drum claws, and add rubber stopsto avoid scratches. 22.
diy cabinet ikea hack.begin with side pieces – screw them one by one, as they should line up perfectly withthe sides of the cabinet. attach the top and bottom pieces later. fix the sleek black handles and vintage legs. secure the cabinet to the wall using ikeafixtures. 23. how to paint laminate furniture without sanding.use lint free cloth and white spirit to wipe down surfaces. use two coats of a shellac based primer, followedby two coats of your preferred emulsion paint.
if it is the matte version, finish with acoat of varnish. 24. yellow console table for master bedroom.sand, wipe, and prime the table (use foam roller on top and brush for legs). jigsaw it at a depth of 14 inches and paintit. attach to a wall with an angle bracket forbetter support. 25. half table console.unscrew extension mechanism, sand, prime, and paint the table.
the edge of the table should rest on a woodsupport, so fix a 2x2 inch piece to the wall at the tabletop height. screw through top to the wood support, fillholes with wood filler, and paint over – it makes the console sturdier. 26. cut up table to create a new entryway benches.cut a coffee table in half and sand the top thoroughly. wipe and brush gel satin with a brush, letit absorb for around 15 minutes, and remove extra with an old cloth.
let it dry overnight, and use another coatto get the color of your choice. apply a couple of poly coats on top to protectstain. 27. how to make two console tables.original dimensions of the table are about 1m x 1,50m long. saw them into two 13 1/2 in (35cm) wide consoletables. nail screw a 2-by-2-inch piece of wood tothe wall at the height of the tabletop. you can paint it in a neutral shade or optfor a contrasting effect based on your preference. and last one,28.
creative and chic diy nightstands.cut legs down to the proper height, saw to cut table in half, and remove existing finishand rough edges with orbital sander using medium-grit sanding pads. use wet cloth to remove dust and sanding residue. finish by drilling to fasten cleat to wallwith screws. place table on top of cleat. using a drill, attach table to cleat withwood screws from underneath. use bright and vibrant colors if you desired. so, what are you waiting for?
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