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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 66913, member: 37"]I continue to mostly buy cheap furniture. Thrift store finds unless indicated otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>This adjustable height school desk has an interesting granite-look porcelain top. Bought for $7.95. The chrome industrial stool was $10.00.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This bookcase was already painted like this other than the little yellow medallion at the top that I painted. Took some sandpaper to the rest and gave it a coat of paste wax. Bought for $8.95.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17305[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This kitchen cabinet needed paint and some touch up to the porcelain. This is the <i>after</i> photo. Sorry, no before photo but it was just plain off-white. Interestingly, there was a note on the side of the drawer indicating that it had been repainted coppertone in 1965 so it has some age to it. Could see the coppertone under the white paint, on the back, and inside. Would have been a good look for it. Bought for $15.00.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17306[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This walnut nightstand was $10.00. It had some veneer chips to the drawer and needed a back. I filled the chips and painted the drawer. Put a back on the bottom half only to enclose the drawer. Just touched up the finish on the rest.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17307[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The green bench was $5.00 at auction. Had to glue the foot and just distressed and waxed the rest.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17308[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Picked up this 30" x 13" old decorative unsigned oil on board for $3.95. It is a little rough but the price was right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17309[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, picked up this double swag light for $4.00. Should sell to the Hollywood Regency crowd on ebay.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]17310[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 66913, member: 37"]I continue to mostly buy cheap furniture. Thrift store finds unless indicated otherwise. This adjustable height school desk has an interesting granite-look porcelain top. Bought for $7.95. The chrome industrial stool was $10.00. [ATTACH=full]17304[/ATTACH] This bookcase was already painted like this other than the little yellow medallion at the top that I painted. Took some sandpaper to the rest and gave it a coat of paste wax. Bought for $8.95. [ATTACH=full]17305[/ATTACH] This kitchen cabinet needed paint and some touch up to the porcelain. This is the [I]after[/I] photo. Sorry, no before photo but it was just plain off-white. Interestingly, there was a note on the side of the drawer indicating that it had been repainted coppertone in 1965 so it has some age to it. Could see the coppertone under the white paint, on the back, and inside. Would have been a good look for it. Bought for $15.00. [ATTACH=full]17306[/ATTACH] This walnut nightstand was $10.00. It had some veneer chips to the drawer and needed a back. I filled the chips and painted the drawer. Put a back on the bottom half only to enclose the drawer. Just touched up the finish on the rest. [ATTACH=full]17307[/ATTACH] The green bench was $5.00 at auction. Had to glue the foot and just distressed and waxed the rest. [ATTACH=full]17308[/ATTACH] Picked up this 30" x 13" old decorative unsigned oil on board for $3.95. It is a little rough but the price was right. [ATTACH=full]17309[/ATTACH] Lastly, picked up this double swag light for $4.00. Should sell to the Hollywood Regency crowd on ebay. [ATTACH=full]17310[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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