Furniture Fixer Uppers Archives - At Charlotte's House

Thrift Store Makeover: Bentwood Chair

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February 19, 2020

I love these thrift store challenge days as they give me FULL permission to go thrifting and dream up all sorts of projects! When I saw a pair of these bentwood chair at Goodwill for $5 each, I knew they had potential, buuuut… I didn’t want to do anything permanent to them, because bentwood chairs are amazing.

Painting a Wooden Table With the Help of Painters Tape

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February 13, 2020

I picked up this side table at the Restore for $10. I know I just finished stripping another restore purchase to bring it back to its wooden glory, so I appreciate that this might seem a little hypocritical, but… painting an old dated piece of furniture can also be an amazing way to give it new life and bring it into your individual decor.

How to Strip Paint From Wood Furniture

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February 5, 2020

I went to the Restore for a beat up piece of wooden furniture and found this dresser for $40. I could tell it was solid wood and figured it would be a nice before/ after because of the paint removal, but I had ZERO idea what I would uncover…

Setting Plastic Toy Animals in a Resin Table Top

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February 4, 2020

This project was actually super simple, but it will take you a few days to build up the depth of epoxy needed to cover the animals! Fundamentally you’re just added molding to the sides of a basic table to contain the epoxy, you’re gluing plastic Safari Ltd. toys and then you’re pouring epoxy.

How to Paint Over Rust

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October 6, 2019

I’ve tackled a lot of furniture flips in my blogging career, but the ones that make me the MOST satisfied are ones that start out with disastrous “Before” pictures. One of the most challenging things to “fix” in a makeover is… rust.