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10 Amazing Thrifted Furniture Makeovers

Easily upcycle thrift store or garage sale furniture with HomeRight tools.

The best part about having old furniture is you can always make it your own with a little bit of paint! Thrift stores, curbsides or even your own home often yield the best furniture to remodel. Check out these awesome ideas from people who love transforming furniture for cheap!

1. Dining Room Set

This beautiful dining room set used to be ready for the trash before it was saved with paint and reupholstering work!

2. Bookcase

We love the mixed pinks and blues of this upcycled bookcase! A lot of easy techniques went into this adorable makeover.

3. End Table

Can you believe that this little end table was originally bought from the Goodwill for $2? You should check out the before picture!

4. Armoire

You can even find big pieces of furniture on the curb or at the thrift store! Trust us, this armoire didn't always look so pretty.

5. Chair

You might be horrified by the before photo, but we're loving the new look of this rocking chair.

6. Table

This table was found for only $5 at the thrift store and then updated with paint and contact paper. So cute!

7. Dresser

This used to be a plain, boring dresser and then we updated it with glitter...yes, GLITTER!

8. Porch Furniture

Even shambled or aged porch furniture can be brought back to life if you have paint or stain! Isn't this gorgeous?

9. Crib

There's no limit to what you can save with a little bit of DIY magic! We're glad this baby crib wasn't thrown to the curb.

10. Backyard Furniture

This outdoor metal table had seen better days, but was given new life again with paint!

We hope you enjoyed these furniture makeover ideas and hopefully it will save you money the next time you want to Do-It-Yourself! Of course, all of these projects can easily be accomplished with the: