Refinishing Furniture

Welcome to The Painted South! In today's video, I'll share with you some fabulous thrift store finds and how I gave some of them a makeover using chalk paint...

How to make DIY hanging solar light bird feeders by upcycling glass bowl light shades off of a chandelier. Easy bird feeders with additional $1 solar lights from walmart, lighting for your backyard and deck as well as a great spot for squirrels, chipmunks and birds to eat all year.

I purchased this sad table, just aching for someone to love it and give it new life, from Craigslist. After sanding down and re-staining the top a rich espresso and painting the base with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...she is a beauty!!

** UPDATE: I just wanted to say hello and thanks to all of you who are visiting from Pinterest! It appears this particular pin has gotten a lot of love. Since I finished this table makeover around 2 years ago, it's still holding up great. The table doesn't get a ton of heavy use, although I've since applied two extra coats of wax for good measure. And now back to your regularly scheduled blog reading! ** Seven months. That's how long it's been since my last blog post. Whoops! There's been…

I'm loving my recent end table makeover! All it took was a little gel stain, chalk paint and dark wax to totally transform these gorgeous vintage tables.

DIY: Refinished Lamps with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - YouTube

I’m slowly but surely chipping away at the project list for the living room. For the most part we didn’t use a coffee table in the loft and we really missed having one. So remember this vintage coffee table? In the loft, we used the marble top on our kitchen island (both incarnations). I kept the fruitwood...

Never use furniture stripper again! With this easy gel stain over stain & paint technique, you can stain over any surface!

Learn how to refinish a table with tips on how to remove the finish, prepare the wood for staining, stain the table, and protect it with polyurethane. This post contains affiliate links and sponsored products.

How to sand and refinish wood like a pro to transform this coffee table! Find out my favorite wood stain colors and how to get a gorgeous finish everytime!