Nickle & Dime Designs

So, if you really knew me you would know that I have several passions which you will see manifested through my blogs on Project Lolo.  My purpose is to inspire others.

 

In addition to my love for writing and blogging, one of my greatest passions is decorating.  Most of my friends and family can attest to this.  Some of my clients have been amazed at what I can do on a budget - simple things that they would probably never think of themselves.  Some of which I will share with you.

 

Stay tuned for regular blogs on decorating by combining high end furnishings with thrift, yard sale & Craigslist finds.  I tell you my Boo wouldn't be caught at a yard sale and had not used Craigslist til he met me - even then he didn't think I could find anything worthwhile but I proved him wrong - he is now a believer.  Not only that but now he shares in my passions by enthusiastically embracing my ideas like refinishing some of my nickel and dime finds (see his skills on the cabinet below - he's really good at it too):

I purchased the cabinet on the left from a lady in Churchland - it had 6 drawers and 2 cabinets on the bottom and was pretty old but in good shape.  I wanted a functional piece of furniture that I could use as a tv stand/media center.  Reg sanded it down with 100 grit sandpaper, painted it black, distressed it using 200 grit sandpaper, cleaned it with TSP and placed a coat of furniture wax on it.  He removed the two top middle cabinets & painted the insides black.  He drilled holes in the back of the 2 open shelves for the cords to the media components that are now stored inside.  Viola!  Now I have a beautifully distressed, vintage looking media cabinet that only cost me a few bucks.  #winning

Initial Sanding

Cleaning the wood with TSP before painting

Painted drawers left to dry



Distressed Edges



Enjoying my distressed/vintage media cabinet.

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