Hey ladies! (And the few gents that follow me…) Have you painted any furniture lately? Y’all know that I’m usually working on jewelry boxes but I do some small furniture makeovers. Mostly end tables, coffee tables, and I’m currently working on a piano bench for the dining room that I hope to show you soon. But I dream! I dream about having a garage where I could do projects like these amazing Goodwill furniture makeovers that I’m sharing with you today.
I’ll start with one of my favorite Goodwill furniture photos. My daughter and I went thrifting for furniture for her new apartment a few years ago. She fell in love with this $25 French Provincial dresser and told me she thought we could get it into her PT Cruiser. I think I just laughed. But she did it! (I’m hoping she took a picture of the finished piece… she painted it green!)
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5 Amazing Goodwill Furniture Makeovers
Retro Credenza Makeover
This first piece is a big, chunky piece of furniture that I see pretty often at Goodwill. They’re too big for our townhouse but I’d love to get my hands on one of these. Deborah spent $25 and turned this old dresser into a useful TV stand. She shared a before photo that included the ugly doors… don’t miss it!
BTW, this was the first piece of furniture she ever painted! What do you think?
Vintage China Cabinet Makeover
Here’s another large piece of furniture that I’d LOVE to have… but no room! Jen turned it into a farmhouse style china cabinet, complete with shiplap!
She also shared how to keep the original mahogany finish from bleeding through the white paint.
These next three furniture makeovers are a little more my speed.
Mid-Century Modern Dresser Makeover
I could probably handle this small dresser project in my house. Plus, I LOVE mid-century modern.
Those legs!!! You’ll get the step by step tutorial when you click through to this furniture makeover.
Glass Top End Table Makeover
This was a $4.50 Goodwill find that ended up on a front porch. I see glass top end tables and coffee tables pretty often.
Decoupaged Corner Table
Amy used a photo transfer medium to add a cute spring label to this little corner table. I have one almost exactly like it but I spray painted mine black. Turned out VERY different!
More Furniture and DIY Projects
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- 5 Thrift Store Secrets
Thanks for reading. Leave a comment and let me know about your latest Goodwill furniture finds. I’d love to hear about them. Featured on Thrift Store Hacks, Waste Not Wednesdays
‘Til the next project,
Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim
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Seren says
June 26, 2018 at 7:46 amI have painted my furniture in the last month. It is one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Wish I could read your post before painting.
Debrashoppeno5 says
July 6, 2018 at 4:19 amI would love to paint some of the larger pieces also. I do have some but no room in the garage to spread out. 🙂
Jann Olson says
July 8, 2018 at 9:21 amI do like making over furniture. It’s been a while since I’ve done any. I actually started painting my sewing room drop leaf table last fall. I need to get back to it and get er done! 🙂 Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Erlene says
July 8, 2018 at 2:13 pmI haven’t done a furniture makeover in a long time, but I see those furniture pieces in the thrift stores all the time too. I’m hoping to makeover some Ikea bookcases soon since I need pretty storage.
Sherry says
July 11, 2018 at 7:18 amThanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Deborah Sommerlot says
July 16, 2018 at 2:53 pmThanks so much for including our piece!!!
Cheryl says
January 18, 2019 at 2:00 pmOn the China cabinet makeover, what is the brand of shellac based primer you used? Also, after the primer did you put one coat of country gray on and then one coat of old white on top?
ducttapeanddenim says
January 22, 2019 at 6:36 amJen did that makeover. The complete tutorial is here: https://girlinthegarage.net/2018/03/farmhouse-china-cabinet-makeover-shiplap/ You can also contact her on that site to ask her questions. Thanks for reading!
Jeannie says
April 13, 2019 at 5:30 pmIt would have been nice to see the after pictures.
Jay says
October 14, 2019 at 3:47 pmWould have much rather seen the after photos to see the potential.
ducttapeanddenim says
October 16, 2019 at 10:47 amSorry! I was trying something new in this blog post. I got the message from several readers. All my other posts have the finished projects shown.