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My Favorites & A Winner

You all know the drill…it’s so hard to pick my favorites and a winner! Even with a smaller group this week, it was hard. There are so many wonderful projects.

My first favorite is the Buffet Turned Vanity by Roeshel from the DIY Show Off. I am really in love this. Not only is the buffet gorgeous, but I love the ribbon ties, the bead board, the mirror! You have to check it out to see the before and everything that has gone into this lovely makeover. I really hope to find the right piece, so I can do this one day.

$.99 Vase Turned Cloche by Chelsea from Room to Inspire. OK, is a cloche a piece of furniture? In my opinion, it falls under the “home furnishings” category, so I hope everyone feels free to share great home decor projects like this one. Chelsea made this cloche and stand out of a vase, a wooden piece, a drawer pull, and a candle stick. The thing I love most about this is it doesn’t look like that. I am not a fan of something looking like you pulled out your glue gun and pipe cleaners and made a little craft. This looks fresh out of an expensive store with a $100+ price tag on it. Well done, Chelsea.

 Mudroom Bench by PK from Room Remix. This is such a clever idea. I not only love the chairs she used for this and the bright white paint, but putting them together…inspirational! What a great way to use chairs that have broken or missing seats. It’s so much cheaper to recycle something than to make it from scratch. Thrifty and chic at the same time.

 Pin Stripe Glaze Kitchen Cabinets by Danielle at Transforming Home. I spotted this post last week and I am so glad that Danielle shared this idea with all of my readers. Painting your kitchen cabinets is a great way to update them, but it can be a huge project, expensive and tedious. She came up with a cost effective and time saving solution to update those builder-grade kitchen cabinets. By adding a dark brown glaze in the grooves, she changed the look of her cabinets for almost nothing. Her hands got pretty nasty in the process (latex gloves, Danielle), but the cabinets look stunning.

 And the winner of the custom silhouette by Petit Debutant is…
Gun Cabinet Turned Hall Tree by Heather from Procrastinator Fascinator! OK…she turned a GUN CABINET into a HALL TREE. Does this amaze anyone else? I take any free furniture people throw at me, but if offered a gun cabinet, I would’ve called my dad to see if he wanted it. You know…for guns. Heather saw the great shape of this piece and saw a hall tree. I love how the black distressed paint, burlap fabric, tassel, and hook all transform this piece. No one would ever guess. Great job, Heather!


I hope to see you all again for next week’s Furniture Feature Friday. Grab a button from the side bar and spread the word. I have a fantastic giveaway lined up. Hint – you will want to have this while baking for the holidays!

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Marian Parsons 

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16 Responses

  1. Great Makeovers! Yeah I would have never saw the potential in a gun cabinet, may have to find one now…I can see chicken wire in the door too.

  4. Hello my friend…

    Just read your sweet note that you left on my finished faux fireplace project…I'm so happy that you came by for a peek! I really enjoyed your sweet note!

    Girl, I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying your Furniture Fridays!!! I went through each and every post of the participants! Sooo many great transformations…I just love seeing all these beautiful and creative pieces transformed!!! Thank you for hosting this fabulous Friday event!!!

    Have a marvelous Monday, Sweetie!
    Chari @Happy To Design

  5. Hi! I LOVE your furniture feature fridays! So much inspiration. I want to paint everything in my house and take lessons on building things. Great jobs everyone! I love them all!

    The vanity is a gorgeous furniture feature. I love being able to share awesome DIY projects. Janet from Chocolate Monday inspired me – I must have a vanity like that in one of my bathrooms!

    Thanks for hosting such a fun party!

    Have a great week!

    Roeshel

  6. What amazing projects! I love them all – that gun cabinet is crazy good, I am off to check her out right now. Thank you for the kind words on the cloche, I just love it when everything comes together AND it looks good!

    Chelsea

  10. Oh wow! I am SUPER impressed with the sink at the top! How did I miss that on DIY Showoff? I love her blog. This is one of my favorite redos I've seen. Awesome.

  11. OMG! I can't believe that I won! I am so honored, especially since I am new to this blogging thing, and debated whether or not to even post on your site, for fear of a negative comment. Thanks so much, now I am even more inspired to keep plugging away!

  15. Thanks for highlighting my bench! I'm honored to be included with so much creativity. Always love seeing the projects that link up and this is always a great party. Thanks for hosting it!

  16. Hi there.
    I really must get to sit down and check out these projects. Oh, won't life slow down for a moment?! Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and say hello. I did include your stool recover in my Inspire My Saturday feature and it was well-loved. I also wanted to thank you for joining us over at Life at the Zoo. I hope to see you often. (You know, when life slows down. haha)

    XO*Tricia

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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