I Made it Without My Hubby! - Red Furniture

I'm participating in Shanty 2 Chic's I Made it Without My Hubby party! Because of the way I assembled my furniture revamp posts, I didn't think it would make for a very smooth transitional link; so I'm re-assembling them here, along with a link to the original post (at the bottom).

While I still have several projects in progress, I think my favorite so far has been the creation of the red furniture.

It all began with this piece:





I saw this beauty at a thrift store in Waco, and tried to be responsible, and walked away instead of buying it. Unfortunately for my sweet husband, I kept thinking about it...and thinking about it...wishing I had bought it when I had the chance...and imagining what I would have done with it, had I bought it. Fortunately for me, my friend had to go back to Waco anyway, and loved me enough to allow me to accompany her, and use her vehicle to transport my beloved furniture piece with all that potential.

While we were there, however, another piece caught my eye...and I got that too. But more on that in a little bit.

So, the reason I was so transfixed by this piece of furniture was that I thought it would be the perfect piece of furniture in our game room. Last Christmas/birthday, I got My Love a projector, and we use it upstairs in the game room. He had a spare coffee table sitting underneath it, with all the electronic odds and ends required for sound, game systems, etc. kind of piled on and around it. I wanted something a little less...college-ish. So, I thought this piece would be perfect. It was nice and low, long, and had two doors with storage. I have a painting upstairs that I absolutely love, and I thought I would try to incorporate some of the colors from that into the room.

But first, I removed the hardware and primed the piece:



Second, I sprayed the hardware down with Rust-Oleum Hammered Black (love anything Rust-Oleum!):


Then, I chose a color - Krylon's Cherry Red spray paint, and purchased a glaze tinted black. I painted the piece with two coats, if I remember correctly, then glazed the details, and voila!:





My insanity was rewarded by this idea being realized. I think it came out extremely well, and I love it!


Now for that other piece that I discovered accidentally at the thrift store. Here she is:







I loved the detail, the unique hardware, and the idea of what it would look like with the other piece! You know, matching without being matchy-matchy? Uh-oh, what had I started? Now I had an end table to go with my entertainment table? :)
I went through the same steps with it. I primed it first:





Painted it red:



Spray-painted the hardware, and added the glaze:







As you might have noticed, I was having way too much fun. And, now that I had two pieces, I felt like one more side table would complete my set for the game room. I turned to my endless source of trouble (with a capital T) and great bargains- craigslist, and found exactly what I was looking for, at the dream price of $10! Seriously! And boy, was she pretty, even before I got a hold of her!:





I followed all the same steps, and was blown away by the results!





I put them all in the game room, paired them with my lamps redone from another project, and couldn't be happier with the finished product! And I made them all without my hubby! ^_^


The actual posts for these items can be found starting here.
Stay tuned for more improvements and revamps! We have our eyes on a new-to-us house -- we're really hoping things work out to get it, and if it does, I'll have lots more projects to send your way! :)