Quickie Living Room MakeoverTransitional Living Room, Los Angeles

The credenza was a great find at Melrose Trading Post, a popular L.A. flea market. “The wood grain was ugly and it had water stains, but it had nine great brass handles that were all intact, and we knew we could repair it,” Jansz says. The piece is great for storing games, books and toys and displaying art. It also serves as a bar top and buffet when her clients are entertaining. Jansz’s assistant is a great DIYer and did the fix-up job herself.Keys for fixing up a piece like this: Fill in dings and chips with wood putty.Sand the wood to prep it for painting.Sand down the drawers to make them glide more easily.Apply at least two coats of paint.If the drawers don’t glide open with ease, rub a bar of soap on them. Credenza paint: Rue Royale, Ralph Lauren: plant pot: Ikea

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