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" 1. Bench  Remove nailheads by prying out with screwdriver, discard old fabric (and foam if not in good shape)  Using a paint remover and a wire brush to remove unwanted stain/varnish. (This can take about 3 hours and must be done outside for ventilation. Follow the package instructions and keep lots of rags on hand to wipe away the dissolving finish.)  Re-stain frame with Minwax &amp;quot;Special Walnut&amp;quot; stain Add new foam if needed and cover with new fabric (like  Nate Berkus El Toro in Aegean at Calico. Fold fabric under to avoid seeing unfinished cut edge Hammer in brass nailheads around edge of cushion  2. Bust   Create a base by constructing a box with 3/4&amp;quot; thick pine boards  Cover any holes or gaps with wood filler; sand and let dry Paint with white eggshell finish interior paint   \u2014 OR \u2014  Set atop thick old books  3. Salvage metal piece turned table base  Scrub off any rust with a wire brush  Spray paint base with 3 coats with  Liquitex Cadmium Red Medium paint. (Spray one coat on with base right side up, turn over and spray on a second coat, then flip right side up and spray a third time for even coverage.) Have a piece of glass cut at glass supplier to fit top of base  Affix top to base with cable clamps (spray painted to match)  4. Milk mold turned lamp  Using an extra long drill bit, drill hole down through center of jug Install  make-a-lamp kit  and lamp pipe, which connects the bolts at the top and bottom of the lamp Top with a plain shade and trim with silk satin \u00BD&amp;quot; wide ribbon, adhering with fabric glue.    5. Bistro Chairs   Unscrew cushions and remove from chair Spray paint chairs with Krylon Satin Finish paint in ivory  Cover the existing cushion fabric with Bukhara by Dear Stella Fabrics in color &amp;quot;Multi Fez&amp;quot; with staple gun Reattach cushion to chair base  6. Trunk  Remove the lid by unscrewing from base Sand and prime base of trunk; paint with 2 coats of Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue in eggshell finish.  Cut 1&amp;quot; wide thin  basswood strips into 6&amp;quot; lengths, then map out a chevron pattern on the trunk lid and draw on with pencil. Cut any strips to fit the pattern with an Xacto knife and scissors.  Glue strips to top of trunk with wood glue.  Use 4 1\u00BD&amp;quot; x \u00BD&amp;quot; pieces of pine to frame out the edge of the trunk lid.  Stain the entire lid with Minwax Classic Grey stain  Screw top back onto base.   7. Hmong Textile turned pillows  Purchase simple white fabric for backing Buy pillow forms from onlinefabricstore.net  Cut quilt and white fabric into 20&amp;quot;x20&amp;quot;, 16&amp;quot;x16&amp;quot;, and 12&amp;quot;x16&amp;quot; pieces Sew together and insert zippers, stuff with insert (If you don&amp;#039;t sew, can also take to a tailor/seamstress and have made for around $25 apiece)  8. Wooden window frame turned mirror ($25)   Spray frame glossy black on both sides with Rustoleum Painter&amp;#039;s Touch  At a glass or mirror vendor, have mirror cut to fit the frame, subtracting \u00BD&amp;quot; from both dimensions  Attach mirror to wooden frame with epoxy at all corners   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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