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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Trash to treasure

I was driving with my husband to my in-laws house and along side the road I spotted this entertainment stand.  I was like "honey stop I gotta check this out", he of course was like "no way!".  So we got to my in-laws house and of course I mentioned the treasure along side the road and her and my father in law were like lets check it out.  LOL!  Well we ended up bringing it home:)  My honey was even surprised at how good of condition it was in.   



Sorry for all the Christmas decor on it.  I got this treasure and took pics before my bloggy days:)  So yes, this was in the trash on the side of the road!  Not a thing really wrong with it.  I just did some touch ups with one of those stain markers and washed it up and moved it into my den.  Well I knew I wanted to do something to give it a new look, but wasn't sure what.  So it stayed like this for two years and then we moved into our new house and then I decided what I wanted to do.  Here is the after picture:


I sanded and painted it a country white.  Then I sanded some more to give it a distressed look and wiped it with a dark walnut stain.  I didn't really want to keep the glass in the front so I spray painted it black and stapled it to the front.  The iron like star knobs I got for .99 cents each a a little store called Cape May Wicker in NJ.  I love that place!  I live in Florida now so I don't get to go but maybe once a year.  So what do you think of it?  I love it!  Its a new look for now:)

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22 comments:

  1. LauraAugust 27, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    What a great transformation!

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  2. TammyAugust 27, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    This looks great. Love the new look! What a great way to use chicken wire! Lovely. I am your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime soon!

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  3. UnknownAugust 27, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Thank you! When I mentioned to one of my friends what I planned on doing she looked at like I had 5 heads when I mentioned chicken wire...LOL!

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  4. kristinAugust 28, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Oh my gosh, I LOVE this!!!! It looks gorgeous now, i especially love those knobs!!

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  5. Kim@todayismysome-dayAugust 28, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    What a great find! I swear one day I am gonna find a decent curb side cast off! Came over from Nifty Thrifty's party.

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  6. Kim@todayismysome-dayAugust 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    oh, and I'm a new follwer :)

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  7. UnknownAugust 28, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Thanks!! Those knobs were a steal! I so wish I would have bought more @ .99 cents each:) People are surprised when I tell them I found it along the side of the road:)

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  8. JamieAugust 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Wow the star handles really give it a unique and awesome look!

    Please feel free to link up your re purposed entertainment center to my new Make Yourself Blog Hop!

    -Jamie
    For Love of Cupcakes

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  9. UnknownAugust 28, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Looks great, love a bit of white paint!

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  10. JamieAugust 29, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Thank you so much for joining the Make Yourself Monday Blog Hop! :o)

    -Jamie

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  11. UnknownAugust 29, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Thank you for all your comments!

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  12. Jamie @ DIY Home Sweet HomeAugust 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Love the lighter color. Looks much more elegant. If you get a chance I would love you to link your trash-to-treasure up to More the Merrier Monday. It lasts through Wednesday so you have plenty of time to stop by. See you there. http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/

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  13. jreistleAugust 30, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Wow, going to hit Cape May Wicker tomorrow!!! Weird that I found your blog spot tonight and saw your star knobs. Jean from South Jersey

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  14. UnknownAugust 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    @Jamie thank you! I will be sure to stop by:)

    @Jean Wow! What part are you from? I lived in Cape May County. I bought the knobs about 9 years ago...if they have them I wanna know! LOL! Thanks for the comments:)

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  15. StephanieAugust 31, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Love painted furniture! Great job.

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  16. Handy Man, Crafty WomanAugust 31, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    I never luck in to stuff like that. What a great find! Thank you for linking to Wicked Awesome Wednesday.

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  17. EtcetorizeAugust 31, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    It turned out great! I love those knobs~

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  18. Kimberlee, The Spunky DivaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Love it in the lighter color, and those are fantastic knobs. Visiting from Show and Tell Wednesday.
    ~ Kimberlee at The Spunky Diva 

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  19. MimiAugust 31, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    It looks great in white! And those star knobs are awesome! I need to find some. So glad you shared this at Power of Paint!

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  20. CynthiaAugust 31, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Wonderful makeover! Super cute knobs!

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  21. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Thank you for the comments! I love reading them:)

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  22. Meaghan McDowellSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    It looks great! I've been trying to find something like that to use as a TV stand in my living room! I am currently your newest follower! Yay!

    :)

    Meaghan @ thismessybusiness.com

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