There are so many ways to restore or reclaim old ugly furniture. Whether you have furniture hand me downs that need work, or have found a beat up piece of furniture with good bones in the thrift store, here are some great transformations to inspire you.
1. 1. Decoupaged Yellow Dresser Paint and cheery yellow fabric make this 45 year old dresser better than new.
2. 2. Denim Covered Couch Grab a bunch of thrifted jeans and sew up a patchwork slipcover. Leave some of the pockets in for handy remote control storage.
3. 3. Side Table Transformations Here are two great reconned tables: one is hand painted with a beautiful damask pattern, and one has a wonderful mosaic top.
20 Jan
Posted by Koby Torrance as Home Improvement Minute
BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture Inds. said sales fell 4.2% in the fiscal fourth quarter, but the case goods and upholstery major recorded out a profit of $633,000.
The company said the sales decline was due largely to having fewer licensed Bassett Home Furnishings retail stores. Sales to company-owned stores and independent furniture retailers – other than Bassett stores – increased 9%.
“In order to reduce accounts receivable exposure from underperforming retail licensees, the company ultimately ended 2011 with 15 fewer licensed stores than at year end 2010,” said Rob Spilman, president and CEO. “This reduction in store count was responsible for 97% of the quarter’s decline in wholesale sales.”
Delivered sales at company-owned stores rose 13%, with a 4.9% comparable-store increase, he said.
The company ended its fiscal year on Nov. 2
18 Jan
Posted by John Sleep as Gardening Point
Setting up a greenhouse in your backyard may seem like a daunting task, but the truth is that installing your very own backyard greenhouse can be as easy as 1-2-3! Here’s how. 1. Order a lightweight backyard greenhouse kit that fits the space dimensions you have available to devote to your new greenhouse garden. Today’s greenhouse gardening kits come in affordable packages that include everything you need to get your greenhouse up in a jiffy!
Be sure to read over the included parts and instructions before purchasing a kit if at all possible, or speak with a greenhouse gardening sales specialist or consultant to make sure you are getting the right greenhouse gardening kit to suit your individual needs. 2. Find
12 Jan
Posted by John Sleep as Gardening Point
One of the nice things about having a WiFi network in your home is the fact that you can enjoy online music anywhere in the house … through a computer or mobile device. Now, however, you have the choice of instead placing Altec Lansing’s new LIVE 5000 Wi-Fi speaker wherever you wish, and listening to that same music through it. You can also wirelessly link together a string of the speakers in different rooms, and use them to either distribute the same music throughout the house, or play different music in different rooms.
The speaker itself is a tri-amp system, incorporating two Kevlar three-inch mid-range drivers, neodymium soft-dome tweeters, a long-throw four-inch subwoofer and a passive radiator.