Home Improvements

Today I added some new pieces to my bedroom. This is what they looked like when I first bought them at the good will:

I got the table (black painted pine) for 70 dollars and the chair (some sort of heavy metal with a crappy upholstery) for about 40. The chair was a real find but I didn't know what I'd find when I tore up the gross fabric on the seat. The table required some light sanding and repainting with an eggshell finish.






Here's the finished product in my room next to a bench I bought earlier at a flea market for 10 bucks:

Right now I've just covered the cushion of the chair in a white pillow case and I've put a white throw pillow on the back. I'm hoping to do some more permanent and more elegant covering soon.









Here's what was under all that gross upholstery:

Clearly sundamaged and stained, but a much better look. Finding something to cover this blue velvet shouldn't be too tough, and the cushion still has it's spring so that's an added plus.














Side view