Sweet tarnation, this before chest is giving me the sweats. If you’re new here, you may not know that I have a mild phobia of knotty wood. I’m shuddering just looking at it! Quick, let’s scroll down to the after.
Phew. This I can handle. Better After reader Angi received this chest from a friend who was about to toss it. Who can turn down orphan furniture? Not our girl Angi! Problem was, she didn’t need another chest. But she realized with a few modifications, it would make a perfect buffet for holding linens and tablewares in her dining room.
I’m including her process here, since she doesn’t have a blog. (PS: did you know you can always send me your makeover submissions, whether you’re blogger or not? I’d love to see them! Shoot me an email at betterafter@live(dot)com).
Angi says:
Wow!
This makeover also started life out differently, first as a piano bench. What good is a piano bench with no piano? Well, it’s actually perfect for when I play my air piano, but I haven’t done that in years. I wish I would have stuck with it. I could be playing at air Carnegie Hall right now.
But regrets aside, this bench is still serving a functional purpose, now as a distressed coffee table.
Debbie didn’t mess with much, just shortened the legs and built a new top right on top of the old top, hip hop ya don’t stop. She also added a shelf on the bottom for extra storage, and since it still opens up, there’s storage a-plenty. Can’t ever have enough of that. Check it out on her blog Painted Therapy.