The FunKy Little Green Chair -- $ 45

This chair has been in my garage for a long time.  I normally sit on it while I'm waiting for paint to dry, or to contemplate something that is really boggling me.

But it's a nice, sturdy little chair, so I thought, "why not paint it?"

I always try to incorporate left over materials from earlier projects, especially on one this small.

So I chose the leftover fabric from the black hutch............

.....and the "sage green" from "the sage green chest", which look marvelous together.........

Look how nice it turned out!

This would make a great desk chair and can be yours today for only $ 45
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The FunKtionally FunKy Black Night Stand -- $ 85

This was a great thrift store find.  "Lane" brand night stand.  Very solid, but very much in need of turning funKy.

I knew I needed to have another black distressed piece in my collection, so I went about cleaning, prepping, priming and painting to get this latest funK-sational addition.

How cool is that?  Would you like a close-up?

This can yours today for only $ 85
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The Antique White Dinette -- $ 300

This dinette set belonged to me and was purchased some ten years ago.  It has a solid wood top, as are the seat bottoms, with a wrought iron base.

It was definitely in need of re-vamping.  I forgot to take a "before" picture so here is one from my archives.  I think you can get the gist.

(My boys are much older now, look how cute they are)

My first intention was to go way funKy with this table, but when I went to buy paint I just couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.  I also couldn't get the image I wanted out of my head.  What did I do?

Begged my wonderful, best sister, to come over and help me.  I dragged her to Home Depot and asked if she would pick out a color she envisioned for the dinette.  My sister is THE QUEEN of decorating (you know you are, Val) so I knew she wouldn't steer me wrong.

It took alot of preparation and time to finish this (those pesky chair rungs) but I think I'll make Val proud.

Here's a look without all of the shadows.

The table too.

Take a closer look at how the joints are showing through.

Very "shabby chic", right?

This dinette has a diameter of 47 1/2" and a clear matte top coat for extra protection.
It can be yours today for only $ 300
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The FunKy Vintage RED Chair -- $ 95

The instant I saw this chair I had to have it.  I know for certain that it is "vintage" because once I removed the old fabric, I saw some very outdated materials that makes up it's construction.  (iron springs, straw, etc.)

Here is what it looked like when it came home.

I knew instantly this chair WANTED to be red.

I picked up some gorgeous fabric that I think I need to put somewhere in my house, painted it red, added a little bit of trim and.........

Drum roll, please................

I.  LOVE.  THIS.  CHAIR.  (Probably because it's red, I know)

This chair can be yours for only $ 95
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The Multi-Faceted Coffee Table

I picked up this cool coffee table at the same time as the Infamous Favorite White table.  It was pretty beat up but I saw it's potential immediately.

It's potential to be MY coffee table.

I share the home of "The Man of My Dreams" and he is NOT funKy.  He believes that wood should be wood colored.  So, if I wanted this to be MY coffee table, I had to let him pick out the stain color and go through the arduous task of stripping this bad boy down.

The reason I call this "The Multi-Faceted Coffee Table" is after I spent a good part of my life getting this down to bare wood, I discovered it had many different types of wood, including veneer.  This, of course, is the biggest reason why I choose to paint instead.

But since it was staying, I didn't mind.  My honey chose a lighter walnut colored stain to match other pieces in the house and it is definitely one of my favorites.

A nice, beefy piece of furniture that you can put your feet on.  Thank You, Me!

The Infamous Favorite White Table -- $ 195

OK Robert, here's your favorite table.

I think many of you will like this table.  I'm not at all sure what exactly you would use it for, but I had to have it.  This little guy is heavy and solid and was really sticky when I brought it home.

After many hours of cleaning off it's pink, sticky substance, I decided I would go for white.  I know that white is what you normally see when something is referred to as "shabby chic", but I'm glad I did because this  little table has been a hit.

I chose to base coat it in black, so when lightly distressed, you see the white, the black, and the original wood.  I am very happy with the way it turned out.

Table for 2?

Let's have a closer look.......

This table stands at 29" high and has a diameter or 36".  It's a perfect table for two, or maybe even a high end table.  It can be yours today for only $ 195
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The Sage Green Chest -- $ 225

This piece came home with me for an entirely different reason than being "For Sale" on this post.  I thought it would make a great addition to the master bedroom.  Well, I should mention that I wanted it added to the bedroom once all of the present 1980's era furniture was gone.

It's still there.

But I can dream.

Anyway, I bought this chest from one of my favorite haunts, The Shabby Shack, in Mesa.  They always get new stuff in so you can easily go a few times a week.  (I love you Shabby Shack!)

So I decided to put very little effort into this.  I took my time masking off the hardware, and chose a subtle approach to FunKtionally FunKy.

"Vanna, show everyone the inside"

This baby sits at 16 1/4" high, is 51 1/2" wide and 24" deep.   It can be yours today for only $ 225.
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The Very Quirky Turquoise Coffee Table -- $185

Wait 'til you see what I did with this piece.  I've had friends come over and take one look at this coffee table and love it.  And there are those who hate it.  I know that someone out there will want this in their home.

I picked this up at, (you guessed it) my usual favorite thrift store, but wasn't quite sure how I wanted it to look.

Believe it or not, my inspiration came from my 10 year old son, Spencer, who said, "Why not make it turquoise and silver!"

I thought, that's actually not a bad idea.

Well, once I completed the wood top, I spray painted the iron base silver, just like Spence told me to do, and it was hideous!  I mean, HID- E- OUS.  Yuck.  (no offence, Spence.  You thought so too)

So here is how it wound up.

Here's a different view.

It's slightly distressed and has a topcoat of polyurathane for protection.  It's your standard coffee table height at 17" and measures 38" x 38".  It can be yours today for $ 185.
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FunKy Navy Blue Album / Magazine Holder -- $ 85

When I found this little guy at the thrift store, I thought I was going to have to wrestle an old man over it.  I think I could've taken him, but it turned out I didn't have to, thank goodness.

I had made up my truly funKtionally funKy mind that I was going all-out blue with this piece.  "Who would want a blue piece of furniture?" you ask?  Those of you who are Quirky-at-Heart, that's who.

I busted this one out in only a few hours.  I think it took me longer to tape everything off than to make it navy blue distressed.

Check it out:

Look inside...........it's an album holder...........

It's a magazine holder..............

It's FunK-sational!!!

This little blue marvel is 25 3/4" high, 24" wide and 16" deep.  It can be yours today for only $ 85.
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The Two-Toned Nightstand -- $ 195

I found this next piece at one of my favorite thrift stores.  There was a matching sidekick nearby but it was in rough shape, so I chose to take only one home with me.  It was very homely, but rock-solid.

I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with this one at first, so I started out by sanding all of the varnish and stain off of the top to check out what was underneath.  Amazingly enough, the wood grain was gorgeous!  So I spent about 6 hours getting this beauty bare.

Hickory??  Ash??  No clue.  But it's solid wood.  Pretty, eh?

Now that I was ready for stain, I thought, "Stain is not that funKy...........or is it?"  I decided to stain the drawers a different color than the body, and here is the result.......

This would make a great nightstand, especially if you have a high bed.  This baby stands 31 1/2" high, 24" wide, and 18" deep.  It can be yours today for $195.  Local pick up only,  Gilbert, AZ.  Cash Only Please.
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The FunKtionally FunKy Red End Tables

As I mentioned previously, I was really itchin' to do something in red.  There will be many more pieces in the future that will most likely wind up red also.  In case you forgot, my FAVORITE color is (wait for it...) red.

So here is what the pair used to look like.  Of course I already had the drawers removed before I took the picture, and it's mate is just out of view.

They're your typical Mexican style furniture that I had thrown some stain on some years ago.  I removed the old stain and also took some time prepping and taping so they would look a bit more professionally re-vamped instead of seeing alot of overspray.

I don't take many "in between" pictures.  I'm lucky if I remember the "before", but here's a little peak of how they looked right before their transformation.

I only put two coats of paint on these babies because I wanted to see some wood grain.  Topped it off with some black glaze and....

Wah-la!

I was instantly in love with these tables.  I don't want to leave out it's mate, so here's a picture of the other one..........

Cool huh?  Of course I think so, I did it.  So what do you think I did once I fell head over heels in love with these?  Well, anybody who knows me well, knows EXACTLY what I did.

I made ANOTHER set of end tables RED!  Yes, I really did.  Believe it.

I just went back inside my house and went shopping again!  It was easy.

Here is what they looked like (I know what you're thinking, but they really ARE different from the first set)

Since I already told you that I fell instantly in love with first pair, I just repeated all of the steps to get these little guys looking beautiful.

Here's the final product.  Well, one of them.

And his partner.......

Do you feel the love?

The Piece That Started It All

I found this piece at a thrift store and thought at first that I would make it look "FunKtionally FunKy", but after I brought it home and looked at it for a while, I decided that it was actually quite beautiful in a 1960's sort of way.  So I immediately got to work.

After many, many hours and piles of sanding dust later.................

Here she is!  She's gorgeous if I say so myself.  And quite shiny.  Even her hardware had a facelift!


After that I was hooked.  But I was ready to get really funKy, so I just made another trip to the thrift store to see what else I could find.

Lo and behold........ I found a piece of junk!

Pretty awful, huh?  Not to mention the fact that the top doesn't match the bottom.  But did I care?

Nope.

I just got to work.
I sanded and painted and sanded and painted.  I even threw in a little bit of fabric..............

Are you ready for the "after"?

I think this turned out So.  Cool.  It really got my juices going.  I had every potential color at my fingertips to work with!  (well, at least what they have at Lowe's and Depot)  Just think of the possibilities????

Red.  I just HAD to do a piece in red, my ultimate, by far, FAVORITE color.

So I searched all of my furniture haunts but didn't find anything that wanted to come home with me. (At least for the amount of money I wanted to spend)  What better place to look?  My own house!  Yep, I decided that my end tables could really look better.  I mean, I was on a roll!  I needed to get all of my creative thoughts down on furniture.  I figured once I was done with my end tables, I would search my haunts again for something new.