1. Dining Room or Office Chair
These chairs are abundant at thrift stores, or maybe you have one laying around your house that you would like to update. Centsational Girl gives us a fantastic and detailed how-to on a complete chair makeover. Having a nice and cheery workspace keeps us motivated. Next » Coffee Table
2. Coffee Table
Sew Many Ways gives us a great tutorial for using old book pages to create a unique coffee table. This would be a great evening project to work on in front of your favorite movies or shows. Next » Side Table
3. Side Tables
Lots and lots of buttons are used to makeover a boring side table on Crafty Crafty. If you don’t have enough buttons to fill the entire surface, you can use other flat bits that you have lying around. Pieces of broken china, sequins, and other recycled materials would create a nice collage effect. Next » Lamp
4. Lamp
Olive and Joy has a nice and simple diy on transforming a drab lamp. There are so many fabric selections at your thrift store that would be perfect for this project if you don’t have enough large pieces in your stash. A vintage pillowcase would be fantastic! Next » Bookcase
5. Three Shelf Bookcase
Since three shelf bookcases are smaller than your average bookcase, one can tend to overlook them and just think about their function. Here is a great tutorial, found on Apartment Therapy, that shows you how to update a forgotten bookcase. Using reclaimed map paper or other pieces of ephemera would work just as well. What are some ways that you like to stay busy during the months you’re stuck inside? Do you like to do some updating and sprucing up around your house? What are some pieces of furniture that you’ve made over? I would love to see some of your projects and ideas. Feel free to leave any comments, links, and suggestions. [Paint supplies image by paige_eliz via Flickr Creative Commons, Dining chairs image via Centsational Girl , Coffee table image via Sew Many Ways, Side table image via Crafty Crafty, Lamp image via Olive and Joy, Bookcase image via Apartment Therapy]
