Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We get so many questions from you guys wondering how we got started building furniture! When we first started Shanty2Chic, we actually didn't build, we refinished and rehabbed furniture! Whitney and I would dumpster-dive and turn someones trash into our treasure. After fixing broken pieces, sanding and painting, we thought we could try out hand at building and that's how it all began! This project brings me back to our beginning! My oldest son asked me if I would refinish some furniture that he had inherited. It is very sentimental to him and of course I said YES! He dropped it off for me and I got to work! There are so many ways to refinish furniture but I thought it would be helpful to show you all how we do it!
Find the products we used and the step-by-step tutorial on our website - shanty-2-chic.com/2020/05/how-to-refinish-furniture.html
We get so many questions from you guys wondering how we got started building furniture! When we first started Shanty2Chic, we actually didn't build, we refinished and rehabbed furniture! Whitney and I would dumpster-dive and turn someones trash into our treasure. After fixing broken pieces, sanding and painting, we thought we could try out hand at building and that's how it all began! This project brings me back to our beginning! My oldest son asked me if I would refinish some furniture that he had inherited. It is very sentimental to him and of course I said YES! He dropped it off for me and I got to work! There are so many ways to refinish furniture but I thought it would be helpful to show you all how we do it!
Find the products we used and the step-by-step tutorial on our website - shanty-2-chic.com/2020/05/how-to-refinish-furniture.html
