Refinish a Lane

We have been a little busy the last week with our friends and family and we haven't had time to post anything about our latest adventures.

In his spare time Justin restored a Lane side table that we found at the Goodwill.

BEFORE:

 AFTER:

It had some structural damage that I wouldn't know how to begin repairing but it looks pretty good! I used some finish stripper and then simply sanded it down, which didn't take very long. I have seen various blog posts about refinishing mid century furniture- and it's really a LOT easier if you use a finish stripper. The whole process only took a couple hours. This was my first time refinishing anything.

I also found a chair which I plan on attempting to reupholster... which I also have never done. We'll see how that goes.

A Thrift store find. This sofa was in amazing condition- except the fabric... it was very faded, and smelled like smoke. For $40 this could be an amazing find for someone who could reupholster it. Unfortunately, we wouldn't know where to begin.

We also came across this Broyhill Emphasis look-alike bookcase. Similar in design but incredibly low quality. Plastic!

TTFN

Brasilia Defeat

Today was upsetting! The Brasilia gentleman's dresser on craigslist I talked about yesterday is not ours. As we were on our way to go pick it up this morning, I called the seller to tell her we were on our way and would be there soon. She said she was sorry, but she had many, many calls, and one of the callers informed her that it was worth MORE than $100, and subsequently offered her more for the dresser. I was bothered to say the least...

It seems like there's not really much of any code of ethics when it comes to Brasilia.

Anyway, instead of spending all day hauling around a dresser, we went thrift shopping again. And we found some really great things.... not as great as a Brasilia dresser... but some great things nonetheless.

1) a working percolator
2) Lane end table
3) super cool "London Lamps" lamp
4) mid century looking vase, unmarked

"London Lamps '59"

TTFN!