Flippin' Junk

I started with an old record player cabinet that I picked up on Craigslist. It was pretty cool to see this transform from a heavily  used, partially broken pile of wood in someone's storage unit into a functional and modern kitchen island. I'm sure that at some point, this thing was beautiful. It was made of solid hardwood, and it had pretty nice hardware, but the years had not been nice to this cabinet. Rather than trying to save the wood, and sand through all of the layers of varnish and stain on this thing, I went the easier route and painted it. I took all of the hardware off, removed the doors, took out some of the odd interior shelving, and sanded everything just enough to get a nice smooth surface. I painted the cabinet and doors a bright white, and applied a satin clear finish over the paint. I added some new black hardware, and a butcher block top I made from 2x4's.  I think the black and white look great together, and I was surprised at how nic...

I found a simple little Ikea table online for $7.99, and turned it into a colorful piece of art. It's a very simple process, and really hard to mess up. All you'll need are: high flow acrylic paints (any colors you want) 2 part epoxy (This is what I used: Pro Marine Supply Epoxy ) Any flat surface table (This is what I used: Ikea Lack Tablee ) Optional: Sandpaper and popsicle sticks I mixed several varieties of blue acrylic paints, along with some black, white, and metallics. I started by watering each of the colors down slightly, to allow them to flow better. Then I poured each color into the same cup. I gave it one or two swirls with a stir stick, and then poured it over the table top. I lifted the edges of the table to guide the flow, and get full coverage over the corners and sides. I went around the edges of the table with a popsicle stick to catch as many of the paint drips as possible. Then I let it sit for ~48 hours to dry. (I don't actually think th...