Thursday, May 5, 2011

Before & After (Julia's bedside tables)

Julia, a friend and subscriber to Fresh Quince, recently bought 2 bedside tables off of Craigslist for $20 in Portland. The were identical and looked like this...


That is until she did her magic and transformed them into these...


She painted the base a rich dark forest green and used a pretty contact paper for the drawer front and also lined the drawer with the same contact paper...


For the other bedside table she painted it the same color, but chose a different yet equally gorgeous contact paper for the drawer front and inner liner...


And a close up...


Brilliant job Julia! They look great and I love that red rug!
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12 comments:

  1. Kim@ChattafabulousMay 5, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    So pretty! Where did she find such great looking contact paper?

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  2. quintessenceMay 5, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    What fun!! Julia did such a great job of transforming those previously lackluster tables into something fun and different!!

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  3. Melissa at HOUSEographyMay 5, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    So cute!!!

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  4. JuliaMay 5, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Thanks everyone! Contact paper is from a great website called "Chic Shelf Paper".

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  5. TinaMay 5, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Oh, I love these kind of transformations- Inspiring and crerative! Probably all things(even the ugly ones) have great potential, you just have to see it:)!

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  6. Cassie BustamanteMay 5, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    those are so fun and chic!

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  7. designchicMay 5, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    How cute are these...love them!!

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  8. Erin Walsh DesignMay 6, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    That is absolutely amazing! They came out beautifully!

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  9. AshleyMay 9, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    How cool! I'm also digging the vibrant rug shown in the second photo!

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  10. SHERRY HARTMay 10, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    I agree...I'll take the end tables AND the rug :)

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  11. Åpent^husMay 11, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    hi
    I accidently stumbled upon your blog. I love it! :)

    I thought I'd give you a tip to go see a fun Norwegian site, redesigning old furniture.
    It's called www.precious.no
    (Haven't been to the shop myself, but the website shows their playful ideas)

    I'll come again soon. :)

    Best wishes
    Open house blog, Norway.

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  12. Acanthus and AcornMay 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Paint and paper, the 2 greatest design words ever and you gals just proved it!

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