Refinish, Reinvent, Reuse! Special Finds Add Personality To Your Style

Whether it is something you’ve found, inherited or have just had lying around since days in your first apartment, you can breathe new life into special pieces to keep them around for a long time.

Adding furnishings with a history or special meaning attached to them creates an environment that is uniquely your own.

It also saves the environment by keeping stuff out of landfills and using less new materials to make new things.

Look for craftsmen who specialize in refinishing and repairing or tackle the project yourself. With a little research and a lot of confidence you can polish up your treasures for a lifetime of enjoyment.

Garage sales and second hand stores offer a great resource for special finds.

And simply looking around your own home for things neglected or stored away can often lead to discovering something forgotten.

Mix everything together; old and new and be sure to choose things that you really like. You almost can’t go wrong.

These family heirlooms were refinished and put to good use at The Raymond John Wean Foundation in The Market Block Building where function and fashion go together very well, indeed.