Twenty Dollars

I always see pins on Pinterest of people who claim to have redone a piece of furniture for only ten dollars. Well seeing as I was on a budget I set out a plan to do the same thing. Since I was now an estate sale master , I found an estate sale for the upcoming weekend and decided to attend. I was running low on my loan amount and only had around twenty dollars to spend so I did not expect to take much home with me. After the bidding began I noticed the auctioneer trying to sell an old desk and vanity for a dollar each. Both of those items were pieces of furniture that I needed.  I had never seen an item go for so low and immediately gave my bid for a dollar for each piece. I barrowed my friends truck and picked up my new pieces of furniture. I was very proud of my new purchases. As I dropped the furniture off I began looking up ideas for how to redue pieces of furniture. The task suddenly seemed a lot larger than I expected. The furniture needed to sanded, primed twice, and then painted. Seeing as I had a full day of myself I quickly began. I went to a local hardwear store (always buy local it is typically cheaper and supports the community) and bought sandpaper for 4 dollars and the paint and primer for 15 dollars. I had some old brushes at home that I was going to use the paint everything. I began to sand the furniture. When sanding make sure to sand with force to take off and previous stains on the wood. After sanding I began priming the furniture. Most pieces of furniture will take at least two coats of prime. I let the primer dry and began painting the furniture. The furniture I required two coats of paint. I was very proud of my finished product. I wanted to give the vanity a more country sheek look similar to something I had scene in pottery barn so I used the extra sandpaper to rough the edges and side up which made the furniture look worn.  I spent approximately twenty dollars for a desk and vanity. Contrary to popular belief the furniture made on Pinterest is possible with time and patience. Give yourself at least two full days to complete the task.