Su Casa: Renewing a Table

CasaSugar — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:01:35 -0800

Su Casa member Grumpalita recently posted pictures of a Craigslist find that went from forgettable to fabulous with some refinishing know-how and lots of hard work. Grumpalita writes

I found a table on Craigslist that had nice lines but was tragically painted over. After some stripping, sanding, and staining with india ink, it looks much better now!

Here's how the table looked when she found it.

To see her hard-won results, just read more.

I'm pretty floored by this transformation. And what a great project to celebrate the last week of Renewal month!

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Casa Link: Trash to Treasure

CasaSugar — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:15:50 -0800

Ikea Hacker reports on a bench that Diane found on the street. While many people would simply ignore this Ikea find, Diane transformed it into something absolutely stunning with an art-nouveau pattern.

To see the results, just read more.

You can read the whole story on Ikea Hacker.

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