Sure - do you need before and afters? Finding all the befores may take a while.. Old CL bureau, $30, now vanity in basement bath. Painting and graining were damaged and needed to be filled in. Before is the ad pic. 1st floor powder room vanity. Was covered in a 1960's 'antiquing kit' when I bought it. Another CL $30 bureau; it was falling apart, although it looked great in this ad pic. See the filler? The stenciling on the drawers and both sides made me wonder what I had gotten into. These handles were in my cellar stash, having been taken off a long ago project. I didn't take a pic when it was finished, but a dentist bought this for her office! Not a bureau, but she also bought this - before - Almost done here. Faux marble painting on the top. Before - After - That's it for now! Thanks for asking.

Oh, my goodness. I've purchased a cotton striped fabric, and I have a coordinating solid color silk. A friend of my husband does wood working and the stage is set. This is Florida and the result should be softly bright, tailored and contemporary. I've looked for fabric for 4 years, and finally ....... I just finished and hung an 8 ft scarf in the dining room. Now, the great room has an 8 ft tall, 9 ft long slider onto the lanai. The plan is to use a similar valance to those shown here, but way, way more tailored. Two weeks ago, in Sanibel, we had breakfast at a place that had similar valances with huge, rosy cabbage roses but they had folded pleats at the bottom. My home won't take cabbage roses, but those pleats will work in just fine. The cotton fabric needs a boost. I have coordinating dark metallic thread (never used it before, of course) that will outline the lighter teal color, and the darker teal nubbed silk with make the straps. The friend will make big wooded "buttons" that I will spray gold to anchor the straps. Sounds like a plan, right? I should start Monday. My husband is onboard for the shelf I'll use for hanging the two matching valances. Oh, excitment!!! This confirms that the colors in the dining room, greatroom and kitchen will be gold and teal with a touch of red. The sofa is a dark teal leather. This should all work. The tile in the kitchen has a trace of soft gold in it, and the cabinets are white. I've printed out the instructions and wish me luck! With this effort I'll have to set up a photobucket account so I can share. Those instructions were the thing I really needed to get started! When I'm done, we will get the painters in to paint the greatroom and the kitchen a soft gold (the dining room already has a darker gold wall).

The downside is for those who sell through the consignment shops. Someone I know has been considering that as a business and told me the commission is 50%. When things are already expected to sell dirt cheap, I can't see paying someone else to do it, losing another 50% on the item.

I don't have a before picture, but was given a channel back chair that needed to be reupholstered badly. I took it to local guy and he eliminated the channels and I think it looks fine. Have never posted pictures but may be able to follow directions if you need to see the finished result. It sort of looks like a wing back now. d