Refinishing Furniture With Pure & Original Paint

Pure & Original offers a beautiful color palette & high-quality furniture paint products to help DIY-ers achieve a high-end finish to their furniture projects and home. I'm convinced that you'll be blown away by their paint color choices-including a few new ones that they have recently added! Today, we're sharing a pretty furniture makeover using Pure and Original in Black Hills Classico Paint. 

I love the color green! In fact, I painted this repurposed hutch, a vintage highboy dresser and the upholstery on this settee using green paint. But, this is the first time that I've used such a rich green hue on furniture and I absolutely love it!

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How To Transform Second Hand Furniture Easily

Transforming second hand furniture is an easy and economical way to re-do your space! In this post, you'll discover where the best places to find second-hand furniture are along with our BEST tips for what to look for when you're buying used furniture. 

Then, we'll provide you with step by step instructions on how to paint second hand furniture properly so YOU can have beautiful looking furniture and save some money while you're doing it! 

Once you're finished go to our furniture refinishing resource page to see our most popular thrift store furniture makeovers and get some more inspiration! 

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Affordable Furniture Makeover Inspired by Scandinavian Design

Affordable furniture is easy to find if you know what to look for! Learn how to transform tired old furniture inspired by Scandinaivia. 

What are you going to do with your old and outdated bedroom furniture?


A. Live with it?
B. Sell it/get rid of it & buy new furniture?
C. Save your money and transform your old furniture into something you love!


If you've have visited a retail furniture store or shopped for furniture online his past year, then you know just how expensive it is to purchase new furniture.


Rather then spend several thousand dollars on a new bedroom set, I'm giving YOU a challenge!


Return that tax return refund $$$ back to your bank and save your money for something more important!


Choose option C and try your hand at updating your existing furniture with some fresh paint and new hardware.

Not only will it give your old furniture a fresh new look, it will truly save you hundreds and hundreds of dollars in the process!

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Layering Chalk Paint® On Furniture

Layering Chalk Paint® is a fun and easy way to give your furniture pieces some added depth, dimension and interest. Using these simple layering paint techniques, you'll learn how to layer two colors of chalk paint together to create visual interest and depth to your furniture piece. Layering paint with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® colors is really simple and easy to do! 

With a little bit of practice, even a beginner can do it! There are a lot of different ways to achieve a layered Chalk Paint® look. 

Today, I'm going to explain one of my favorite methods, called Dry Brushing. With this method, I'll be two color distressing with chalk paint and explain how to layer chalk paint colors. 

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How To Update Nightstands: A Stunning Makeover

** Country Chic Paint provided me with the products for this furniture makeover, however the thoughts and opinions expressed here are out of 100% delight!

I live in a city full of retirees and I love it. They exude wisdom, compassion for my children, and for the most part are so friendly. Another perk?! They often downsize and sell some of the best furniture pieces for amazing prices. I recently had the pleasure of meeting a kind old man who was selling a pair of campaign style nightstands from their guest room. I'm pretty sure they didn't entertain guests often, because these were in breathtaking condition. 

Um, if they were in such great condition, why did you paint them? 

Head on over to Country Chic Paint to find out why! 

I took these unflattering chests and paired them with one of my favorite paint colors from Country Chic Paint and transformed them into eye catching pieces. The contrast between the brass hardware and this bright and bold navy hue makes me smile. 

We're taking this furniture makeover to Country Chic Paint today. While you're there, sit back and enjoy a treasure trove of inspirational projects from some wonderful talented bloggers!

Have a great weekend!
Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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The Belcourte Collection

Today, I'm doing the happy Tuesday dance. Look at these AMAZING finds! Two matching vintage beds. They have detail, wood wheels, spindle legs and lots of worn chippiness. They are perfect! And there wasn't one, there were TWO of them!

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I may have actually thrown my money at the gal selling them.

Two sisters need these beds! They need to have pillow fights, late night discussions and lots and lots of giggles. But, before anybody can enjoy them, they need a serious face lift. Perhaps, somebody living in a gingerbread house might enjoy them as is. But....I don't know very many people that live in  gingerbread houses. Do you?

Inspired by Anthropologie, I wanted them to be bright & bold. 

I chose Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Florence which gives you a really deep turquoise/peacock blue hue. I highlighted them with a mixture of Clear & Dark Wax. 

Here are some of the details of this furniture makeover...

If I was the new owner of these beds, I'd pair them with white duvets and lots of fun patterned pillows. Here's to bright & bold!

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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The Melinda Bedroom Collection

Would you let this furniture set walk into your house?

What if you could fix it up?

The construction and lines are there. How about the color and hardware? Yawining? Yeah, me too.  Four letters... D.R.A.B. And although I love the existing gold trim, in my personal opinion there was a little too much of it. We are bordering on goddy.

My plan? I'll keep the gold lines along the drawers of the dresser and on the legs and feet of both pieces and I would add some gold back to the hardware. Everything else would disappear in a silky smooth layer of turquoise.

Before you ask about the color I have to apologize. I don't have exact measurements for this turquoise hue. It was a little bit of trial and error on this project by dumping in a little Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Florence, Provence and Aubusson Blue and giving it a good mix. These pieces were finished off with both clear and dark wax. A little bit of paint went along way for these pieces.

Ms. Melinda, you're breath taking!

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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The Lenox Bedroom Set

I love when I come across a pair of matching vintage bedroom sets. I like to picture siblings playing games, flipping through magazines and listening to the oldies but goodies and telling stories to one another at bedtime. These headboards and night stands have memories and tell stories. There was a lot more life left in these pieces and we wanted to spruce them up for many more years to come.

We painted these beauties in Paris Grey Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan and sealed them with Clear Wax. I love how the dark wood pokes through the light hues and all that amazing charm now pops. 

Here's a before of the night stands.  Dark Dark & Dark.

Here's the After...

So much better, right?

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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5 GREAT Tips for Using Chalk Paint®

Chalk painted furniture has become a really popular option for refinishing furniture. In part, because chalk paint® is quick drying, it offers great coverage and it's advertised as needing very little prep work.


Today, I'm going to share my best tips and tricks and advice for using chalk paint with this simple nightstand makeover. Painting furniture with chalk paint® is so easy- even a beginner can do it!

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The Lenkie Bedside Chests

I found a pair of French Provincial bedside chests that matched but had slightly different hardware on the top drawers. I loved that they were similar but didn't match exactly. These chests were a little bigger then normal sized night stands and with curvy feet and three drawers of storage, I was sold! What I didn't love? There were medium size chunks taken out of of the back legs! Luckily for me, I have a handy husband. ;)

Once the bones of the pieces were fixed, these were refinished in Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan in Country Grey. I think this may be my new favorite color. Its a beautiful blend of light taupe grey hues that give bedroom furniture a perfect blank slate to work with.

Painting over the gold trim updated these pieces and brought them out of the 1970's. Selecting a nice neutral color still allows all of the details shine without looking too busy.

Happy painting!

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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The Penelope Bedroom Set

I get a lot of questions about where I find my furniture. I find them at Estate Sales, Craigslist and sometimes thrift stores. And they look like this...

 T
hey are usually brown. Come from the 60's-70's era. And have incredible hardware.

Most would walk past this and think, " I'm pretty sure I've seen that before at my Grandma's house."
Those Grandma's and Grandpa's were so lucky.... they received quality furniture back then.

This set came with an armoire and a long dresser, both in the same busy pattern. I was drawn to the Queen size headboard with all her swirls and curves and decided to lighten her up with some Chalk Paint® decorative paint in Old White. I pictured her dressed up with yummy white sheets, a fluffy white duvet and some fun pillows and a throw.

The side tables received the same treatment and will be paired with the headboard...

Carrie || Thirty Eighth Street

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