Tricks for Giving Old Furniture New Life
Local interior designer Patrice Munden shows how your own home may be hiding beautiful furniture just waiting to be rediscovered.
Repurposing means finding completely new uses for existing pieces of furniture. Re-purposing furniture lets you give your existing furniture a new life, or you can buy used furniture secondhand and make it look new. More and more Americans are seeking to surround themselves with items that remind them of their youth with well-worn and primitive styled furniture as well as mid-century modern pieces. Many people are seeking to recapture an era in their lives but they are also looking for items that they can change and make fit into their current lifestyle. With the abundance of vintage and used furniture that is available, many are asking themselves: Why buy new furniture when there are so many unique, well-made pieces all around? Why use …
