Dresser Refinished with Aluminum Foil

Bought a dresser from Craigslist for $25. We are going with an industrial theme in my son's room, so I thought that I would paint it a metallic color but after doing some research I decided I did not want to sand the entire dresser. So I then looked at silver leafing it but didn't want to pay the price for the silver. Sooo I turned to a $3 box of aluminum foil and crossed my fingers.

Original dresser

Once I started putting the aluminum foil on the drawers my first thought was...OMG! What have I done? This is fugly. But I continued on in hopes that it would get better.

But once I added a little black acrylic paint to it, I started to see the potential

In the end, my son ended up with a one of a kind dresser that fits the industrial them perfectly!

Faux Granite Table

In the search for a larger dining table, we ran into a few problems-  1. We didn't have space for a larger table. The solution- bench seats. 2. The cost of new furniture. The solution- DIY.

I was a little hesitant to take on such a project as I can't even draw a stick figure but with cost savings as my motivation I gave it a try. 

I found a table on Craigslist for $40 (that way I wouldn't feel so bad if I totally jacked it up). It was in pretty bad condition with scratches and water damage.

Here is the table after I faux painted it without the acrylic top coat

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With acrylic top coat and glass top (to protect the paint and easy cleaning)

Being my first DIY project I am very pleased with the outcome.