Saturday

Trunk: Before & AFTER!!!!

The time is finally here to unveil the 'AFTER' on the Old Steamer Trunk I posted a few weeks back!

BEFORE:
It had great bones but it needed a lot of TLC
Tomorrow I'll post some pictures that I took during the process of refinishing!

AFTER!!!!
I can't wait til we move (countdown 4 weeks 4 days!!!) and I will actually have somewhere to put it and take some decent shots!
As you can probably tell I added some wooden curved legs, about 2" tall, just to get it up off of the floor and add a little extra detail. I lined the inside with a fabulous satin fabric, in shades of purples and navy. I really wanted it to be a POP of color when you opened it, and even though I put it there it's still a welcomed surprise every time I open it :)
Once we move and figure out a color scheme I'm going to add a colored cushion to turn it into an 'ottoman' that will house all of our board games!

4 comments:

  1. I LOVE IT! You did an AMAZING job. How completely fabulous and unique. You will treasure this forever! I'm so impressed and JEALOUS! Love it...great, great work! Enjoy your day!

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  2. That's incredible!! I have not one creative bone in my body so I envy people who can do stuff like this!

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  3. Found your trunk restoration through Design*Sponge-- any way we can get some DIY instructions?? I just got a trunk of my own that's in bad shape, but the outside isn't as bad as yours... even still, I don't know where to start! Any advice would be appreciated, yours looks so amazing!

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  4. Nic Nac, I started to respond but decided that instead I would do a whole post on how I did it complete with photos I took during the process!! Will post later today and once you re-vamp your trunk I'd love to showcase it on my blog!!

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