This stained, chipped & just plain grotty commode was the first piece of furniture the dude bought –used, for a scant 5 Deutschmarks– when he flew the family nest 20 years ago.
It’s lived in university dorms, living rooms, kitchens & cellars and has housed everything from undies to pot. I discovered it cowering under our Xmas decoration boxes in the storage room, felt sorry for the poor thing, hauled it upstairs & decided to give it a face lift.
here’s what I did:
I grabbed the remaining pages from my secret book safe, glue, paint brush, exacto knife & varnish.
Then removed the knobs & completely covered the chipped & stained areas using the same easy method as my upcycled diaper box projects.
Let it dry completely then brush on 3 – 4 coats of clear varnish.
The paper will wrinkle in places but fear not, during the drying process the wrinkles smooth out and disappear.
I then reattached the knobs et voila!
The once grody commode now has a new life as our end-of-the-bed-extra-blanket-storage-chest.
Neato!
2015 Update: it still looks fabulous & is now used as extra storage in our kitchen:
