It was time for L to get into a big boy bed, and after a few phone calls and attic and basement searches, I have my mother’s old twin bed.  It was still in good shape for being 60+ years old, but it needed just a little work.

Refinishing wood furniture is not that hard to do, and I really love doing it, so I decided to strip the old polyurethane and stain off and redo it to match L’s other furniture.

Click on the link for a full tutorial on How To Refinish Furniture.  It is a messy job, but so rewarding to know you did it yourself.  I’ve done a few pieces that I’ll share, but first, the bed.

Before & After

Yes, it is Thomas The Train Overload, but L loves it.

Antique Washstand

I’ve also done an old washstand that belonged to my husband’s grandparents.  Here is the before and after:

Before

After

Vanities

For some reason, there was a trend years and years ago to paint your beautiful wood furniture a white and greenish/goldish color.  My grandparents did it and so did my in-laws.  I inherited vanities from both.

Here is my in-law’s old vanity before and after:

Before

After

My Grandparent’s vanity had a lot of intricate detail that took f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get the paint stripped off, but it was worth it.

Before

After

With a little work, you can turn something “not so trendy any more” into something beautiful.  Here is my How To Refinish Furniture tutorial to help you along.