Do you love seeing before and after furniture makeovers as much as we do? If so, you’ll get a real kick out of this round up of DIY furniture flips, everything from dressers to chairs and accessories such as lamps and other home decor.
One of our favorite hobbies is to upcycle: turning something old and dated into something new and usable. Many of these items were already in our homes and instead of purging and throwing them away, we came up with creative ways to make them over.
We also really enjoy heading to the thrift store (here are the 10 thrift store items we always look for) or nearby garage sales to find hidden treasures. While easy DIY home decor projects are our favorites, upcycling furniture is a satisfying slow-craft!
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Our Favorite Before and After Furniture Makeovers
Here are our absolute favorite DIY furniture makeovers we’ve shared on the blog! Be sure to visit each post to check out the full tutorials which include the supplies you’ll need for each project.
Beachy Painted Headboard Makeover
Painting dated and worn wood furniture is a cheap way to update a room. Check out how you can paint a headboard into something new in just two easy steps.
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Modern Buffet Furniture Makeover
Check out how we transform an outdated buffet with loads of potential into a modern furniture piece with a tonne of versatility.
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Dark Wood Dresser Makeover
If you’ve ever wondered how to paint a wood dresser, we’ve got the step by step tutorial right here using environmentally conscious Country Chic Paint.
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Painted Dresser without Sanding
This tutorial on how to paint a dresser without sanding will make you want to upcycle all your furniture!
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Beach-Inspired Farmhouse Dresser Makeover
An old dresser found at a farmhouse yardsale gets a new life as a functional coastal-inspired home decor piece with beautiful paint and vintage hardware.
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Console Table Makeover
A little paint gives new life to an old wooden table and inspires a fresh and cozy office nook. Full tutorial on painting yellowing furniture.
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Work Table from a Repurposed Door
Making a table for your work space doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. This DIY work table using an interior door is a great option.
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Console Table with Barn Board
Learn how to make your own one-of-a-kind DIY console table with hairpin legs and a stained barn board surface.
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Refinished Table with Paint and a Stencil
Completely transform the look of a side table with some paint and a stencil to create a subtle fish scale pattern for a fun beach-style furniture piece.
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Nightstand Makeover for a Natural Baby Nursery
You won’t believe the transformation of an old IKEA Hemnes side table using Fusion Mineral Paint’s new Tones for Tots line and all-natural wood stain and polish.
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French Country Upcycled Dresser
This soft green paint gave this French country style dresser a fresh and sophisticated look especially with the stencilled gold lettering and new hardware.
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🌸Related: Check out Sonja’s French country guest room refresh
DIY Tuffted Bench
A simple step-by-step tutorial for making an upholstered DIY tufted bench with canvas fabric from Canvas Etc from an old wooden butcher block table. A great way to add a modern farmhouse touch to any room!
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Reupholstered Chair Seat
It’s amazing the difference some new fabric can make! Learn how to reupholster a chair seat with these easy to follow how-to instructions.
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DIY Slipcovers for Updating Dining Chairs
Slipcovers can be a budget-friendly way to update worn chairs. Learn how to make dining room chair slipcovers with this easy tutorial.
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Patio Chair Makeover into Planters
Makeover patio chair frames and transform them into a quirky garden treasure.
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Refinished Wood Chair
Bring in some history and learn how to refinish a wood chair to transform an outdated and worn out school chair into a contemporary accent for your home.
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Upcycled Farmhouse Window Frame
A beautiful and rustic upcycled farmhouse window frame finds a new purpose as a hanger for scarves.
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Brass Lamp Makeover with a Burlap Lampshade
Learn how to makeover an old brass lamp base and outdated shade simply using some spray paint and burlap ribbon.
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Lamp Makeover
An outdated table lamp for the living room got a fresh nautical makeover using gold metallic paint and a simple DIY fishnet lampshade.
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Yard Sale Finds Before and Afters
Come and see how we made over several of our finds from a recent yard sale adventure, including a mirror and bar stools.
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Children’s Bed Rail Monogram Decor
Add a personal touch to your holiday decorating with this rustic monogram decor idea made from an upcycled children’s bed rail.
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Front Door Makeover
Learn how to paint a front door in 3 easy steps! A simple DIY project to add curb appeal to your home.
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And that’s it (…for now at least)! Seeing the difference in these transformations, really motivates us to keep doing upcycling projects.
Which was your favorite upcycled furniture piece?
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