Raise your hand if you want to see a new use for an old object! Well, we've got one for you that you are gonna love and it's all courtesy of the talented Kim of Pink Butterfly Decor. Kim saw this sad and lonely 1980's era former dresser mirror in a thrift shop and knew she couldn't pass it by. So what if it was missing it's mirror! She had other plans for it. She didn't even have to haggle for it because they were only asking $1.50 for it. Consider that deal done!
Kim carted that baby home. Her handsome handy husband set about fitting the mirror area with new wood which Kim promptly painted with chalkboard paint. The dated brown wood frame was painted with some random leftover Valspar paint that
she had in her stockpile of paint leftovers. Then she applied her magic secret weapon...Valspar Antiquing Glaze to give it as she says, "that old
funky, gunky aged appearance."
Let's take a look at the after of this new use for an old (outdated) object, shall we?
Pretty cool! Kim says she sells her painted pieces out of her home and almost everything she has can be bought. With the exception of her hubby, kids, and this funky junky chalkboard
transformation. It hangs on the wall in her dining area. It's her favorite thing and she's not about to part with it. (She did share it though to inspire you or perhaps you can contact her and see what else she can make for you).
Kim says her baby girl, Allyson is responsible for the writing on the
left and her son Brandon's Welcome Home (from Afghanistan) is on the
right. She wrote to me, "not sure how my 'Golden Child' Justin didn't get represented.
Oops. Maybe he won't notice. hehehe..." (Kim kind of sounds/writes like me! Although I'd sell you my firstborn but he'd annoy you so much with his talking you'd want to return him within the week and I don't take returns. Hehehehehe. Sorry Zach! I'm just kidding. No worries, he doesn't read the blog. Plus, he's a keeper.)
You can find Kim on the Pink Butterfly Decor Facebook page. There you can see what she is working on and what she currently has for sale. She is based in Texas. Head on over there and let her know you saw her on Furniture Flippin'.
Thanks Kim for sharing your wonderful use of an old object! I have a dresser mirror in my garage and I was just waiting for inspiration. I think you just provided it!
If you have a new use of an old object or a furniture flip you'd like to share, you know what to do. Email me at furnitureflippin@yahoo.com . Quit making me tell you everyday. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?
See ya tomorrow!
~ Stephanie
Last week we showed you on our Furniture Flippin' Facebook page this gorgeous piece that Dennis from Cripple Creek Woodworks picked up at an estate sale. We asked you, "What Would You Do?". And you answered. Your comments were: use it for the back of a buffet, make an entry mirror out of it, hang it over a door as a decoration, make it into a shelf, affix it to a mahogany door and make a really cool headboard, and a few of you suggested turning it into a hall tree. Awesome ideas all of them. I came up with the idea of incorporating it into a bench of some sort. I don't know. I have benches on the brain lately. Hehehehe...
So, what DID Dennis do with this? He turned it into a MIRROR!! Turns out Mr. Cripple Creek Woodworks already had a plan in mind, he just wanted to see what you would do. Smart guy! Plus, it's so much fun to hear everyone's ideas. You all are a bunch of smartie pants yourselves! Little Einstein's with great ideas.
Dennis writes, "Much to the dismay of
many, I cut down the architectural piece that I found at an estate sale.
I took details from the piece and added them to the new frame that now
makes the mirror. I added flutes to the styles and rails to mimic the
flutes that are in the small corbel brackets. Then I added a rosette
block in the lower corners and carved them to match the existing
rosettes above. I then painted the frame with 'Maison Blanche' chalk
paint (Magnolia) and then clear coated and waxed with a dark brown wax. The finished product measures 21" wide x 35-1/2" tall."
Let's take a look at this old AND new mirror.
See! What were some of you afraid of WWYDoers? You were afraid the piece would lose its integrity if it was cut and repurposed. Just the opposite happened. It was simply reinvented and made useful again. Now instead of just being a decorative piece to hang on a wall it has become part of a gorgeous mirror that will be around far longer than we probably will be. Absolutely beautiful! Imagine the images it will reflect in it's future. All of that of course depends on who ends up with it. It could be YOURS. It's for sale. This one of a kind handmade quality mirror is available for purchase. If this is something you'd like to own, go check it out at Cripple Creek Woodworks Etsy store. You better hurry before it's bought up! ~ Update: IT SOLD! Which one of you bought it? Lucky duck! That's a beauty!
Remember when I introduced you to Dennis and his fabulous makeover of a couple of hitchhiking coffee tables? Yeah! You remember!
You can find Cripple Creek Woodworks portfolio on their website and catch up with them on their Facebook page. Let them know you saw them on Furniture Flippin'!
Thanks so much Dennis for letting us in on the fun of this flip! It was a delight to see this new use for an old object become a reality.
If you have a furniture flip or a What Would You Do? submission or a new use for an old object that YOU'D like to share, please email me at furnitureflippin@yahoo.com . We'd love to show off your work, too!
~ Stephanie
Raise your hand if you want to see a new use for an old object! Well, we've got one for you that you are gonna love and it's all courtesy of the talented Kim of Pink Butterfly Decor. Kim saw this sad and lonely 1980's era former dresser mirror in a thrift shop and knew she couldn't pass it by. So what if it was missing it's mirror! She had other plans for it. She didn't even have to haggle for it because they were only asking $1.50 for it. Consider that deal done!
