Turn these old pieces...

Glory Restored

It's been said that one person's trash is another's treasure, and today it's never been truer. Designers are viewing old furniture and castoffs of every kind as fodder for creating rooms with unique character.

All it takes is an imaginative eye, basic carpentry skills, and the transforming power of paint. Artist Molly Spain and her brother, blacksmith Sean Spain, see possibility in some of the most forlorn pieces and prove the point through their company, Blue Road Studio.

Together, this designing duo takes unwanted finds and refashions them into elegant furnishings.

Browse below, and on the following pages, for more of their trash-to-treasure techniques.

 

...into exquisite furnishings
infused with old-world style.

By choosing to paint all the disparate pieces in black, Molly and Sean create a classic, unified look that works as well in a vintage setting as it does in a contemporary room.

This offers a gracious look and the one-rich-color approach hides the fact that you've invested very little time and money.