Cool Restorations That Might Urge You To Give New Life To Your Old Things (22 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       10 Jun 2020       3334       6 GALLERY VIEW

“We’ve spent the entire year restoring our backyard. Not going to lie, it was pretty expensive!”

“Including clearance, garden furniture, a gazebo, a patio, a greenhouse, and a pond with its planting, we likely spent around $12,000.”

 

“I decided to polish this figure and the result was unexpected.”
“Before and after my marathon of a backyard project”
“I have a hobby: I buy Soviet watches in terrible condition and restore them.”

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“A bit of an improvement”
“My wife bought this old junk and turned it into an Ikea-like cabinet.”
“I restored a classic guitar the best I could.”
“I just washed this table with pressured water.”
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“This is how I changed the design of my bathroom.”
“The previous owner inherited a few of these but didn’t like cooking with them so he left them outside.”
“I counted 5 layers including navy, pink, and teal before it went back to normal.”
“Before and after — I’ve spent the last many weekends doing this project.”
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“I finally got around to my bedroom door project — my personal spin on the Doors of Durin.”
“What I did to this old cabinet”
“The second life of an old Soviet toy truck”
“Before and after shots of our tiny backyard project”
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“I’ve finally finished my restoration project!”
“It would’ve been easier to just buy a new stove but I decided to do this.”
“I saved $7,000 by resurfacing my pool myself!”
“Got this table for $5. Sanded off the old stain and put on some new legs.”
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“A gorgeous $10 chair from the thrift store and a curtain for $2. The originality of this antique chair was beautiful but it really needed some love. Very pleased with my results!”
“I restored this watch.”


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Thaney 4 year s ago
#12 "before" was much better!!!!!
       
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Derrick 4 year s ago
If you mess with the finish on a valuable antique piece of furniture, you can drastically devalue it.
       
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Freddy 4 year s ago
Derrick,Depends what it is. I polished some WW1 medals once. F@#k.
       
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Dahl 4 year s ago
#11 Fantastic job!!
       
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Katelin 4 year s ago
I love the door of Durin. How ingenious.
       
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Brady 4 year s ago
#6 & #20 would have been better if they would have just sanded and stained instead of DI-whying it.
       
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