Category: Furniture

The key component of creating a reclaimed wood headboard is to understand how to finish the wood. The general idea of finishing is that it involves cleaning, sanding, and staining or painting the wood. A good thing to keep in mind is that this form of reclaimed timber furniture will be near your sleeping area. Therefore you should probably stay away from certain materials, such as pressure treated wood (it can cause nasty splinters). As long as you keep these pointers in mind, you can basically create a headboard out of anything from a solid cross section of tree to an old abandoned stretch of fence.

Remodelling nightstands is often a task that requires both imagination and certain skills. If you would like to save money and still reuse objects like old wooden crates. What is important is the preparation of the materials you will use. What you need for some of the tasks are screws, a drill, varnish, sand paper and wheels. Use the sand paper to make them smoother and then apply lacquer. Here are a few ideas which will help you.

“Refinishing a dresser can be super overwhelming. I’m often asked the questions: What qualities should I look for when furniture hunting? How do I ensure that I prime properly? What paints should I use? Claire here, and today’s project has been a long time coming. Over the last couple months, Chanel has had some major dresser drama — broken drawers, socks and tee shirts scattered on the floor, it hasn’t been pretty. So in an effort to upgrade her storage situation (and celebrate us being roomies for a year!), we set out to makeover this wooden dresser in a most glamorous way. Keep reading to learn how I did it and to get my tips for personalizing any sad furniture you have at home.” says one of the designer of the dressers below.