| Do you really want to know how bad your furniture | | | | brighter, bolder color than you think you want. You'll be |
| looks? You know you're tired of it and if you've had it | | | | amazed at the impact of painted wood furniture brings |
| for any amount of time it probably looks a tad tired as | | | | to a room. |
| well. But do you want to see how bad it really looks? | | | | If the upholstery on a dining room chair is wearing thin |
| Some times it's best to start with the worse case | | | | try this. Go to a fabric store or upholstery shop and |
| scenario to get a real idea of what you need to do. | | | | see if they will give you their old samples. These are |
| So give your space a new look and paint. Nothing | | | | usually 20 pieces of fabric bound together that are |
| makes a room look bigger or fresher than a fresh | | | | used as sales tools. When those fabrics are |
| coat of light colored paint. The walls become the | | | | discontinued, the samples no longer have any value. |
| canvas for your decorating efforts. While you're at it, | | | | However, they are typically just the right size to fit the |
| make your windows look bigger by hanging the drapes | | | | seat of a dining room chair. If you score one of these |
| higher and wider that the windows actually are and | | | | then all you need is some foam and a staple gun and |
| then using a valence to cover the space from the top | | | | you can change out a seat in 20 minutes. |
| of the window to the curtain rod. | | | | If you're not into the handy man scene then check out |
| Once you have that done take a look at your furniture. | | | | the net. There are some super deals on all kinds of |
| If you bought your furniture in the past 5 years and it | | | | furniture just make sure the shipping costs don't kill you. |
| looks beat up there really isn't a lot of hope for it. New | | | | The other thing to consider is the cost of sending it |
| furniture isn't built anything like old furniture. It falls into | | | | back if it's not really what you expected. |
| the same disposable category that appliances do. It's | | | | Don't get stuck in the habit of just buying new cheap |
| cheaper to buy new than to repair. | | | | furniture. It's expensive and it's not going to last. Get |
| If you have old wood furniture that you're just tired of | | | | creative and save some bucks while creating a great |
| looking at you're in luck. Consider painting it before you | | | | look. |
| condemn it to the trash. And if you paint it, use a | | | | |