Revamping Old Furniture

Have you ever been antique shopping and found a rustic, unique furniture piece, but you wonder what can be done with it? With popular website out there, like Pinterest, the ideas are now endless for how to revamp and reuse old furniture pieces. This doesn’t just hold true for pieces found in an antique store, but also for current furniture pieces inside of your home or office.

Decoupage

Decoupaging an older piece of furniture is the perfect way to hide any imperfections. It is also an easy update that can easily be done with the help of your kids. Adding colorful decoupage layers to an old nightstand or dresser is a prime way to add a unique touch to a bedroom. Have an old kitchen or side table? Decoupage it with vintage newspaper clippings, old magazine pages, or pages out of a vintage book to add a shabby chic look to any room!

Doorknob Hanger

Do you have an old piece of wood or vintage door knobs? Paint a piece of barnwood or leave it au natural. Screw colorful and unique door knobs into the wood. The higher the variety of shapes and sizes of knobs, the better your new hanging piece will look! After applying all of the door knobs and completing the piece, hang it in the entranceway of your home for family and guests to hang their coats, purses, and other personal items!

Re-painting

If you are staring at that old nightstand or coffeetable, just wondering whether or not you should give it to Goodwill or simply throw it out, there is hope! Paint your furniture piece with a bold color to give your living room, bedroom, or bathroom an extra pop of color. Make sure you sand down the furniture piece before applying the paint. After painting, you can sand down corners and other areas of the furniture to give it a rustic, shabby chic look.

These are a just a few of the ideas we have for updating old furniture pieces. When you are ready to add that new, special piece to your residence or office space, stop by Johnson Furniture Store’s showroom in downtown New Braunfels!