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DIY Mountain Wall Art ~ Geometric Fun

Post author By Larissa
Post date January 30, 2020
8 Comments on DIY Mountain Wall Art ~ Geometric Fun

Featured DIY Mountain Wall Art by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #home #farmhouse #geometric #homedecor #diy #modern

Okay, my DIY following friends…let’s have some fun! Maybe you’re here to be inspired, or maybe you’re here to just see what my loony brain has come up with this time. In either event, thank you for joining me. I don’t know about you, but I could be totally on course with my shopping chores and then the word CLEARANCE pops up. Talk about deviation! Take a peek at what I found this time and how I’m turning it into DIY mountain wall art.

It is no secret that I love all things wood. Wood is one of the most versatile mediums. Just think of how we enjoy trees for so many things – beauty for our eye to behold, structures we live in, furniture, provides heat, paper in many forms, carvings…I could go on. So, when I find these geometric shapes in a bin for 52¢ instead of $3.98 I GRAB THEM ALL. hahahaha!!

Tags art, diy, farmhouse, modern, tutorial, woodworking

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Mid Century Modern Media Stand

Post author By Larissa
Post date December 24, 2019
14 Comments on Mid Century Modern Media Stand

There I am minding my own business, heading to get groceries on a cold, gray, raining morning. I drove past a busy part of town and almost missed seeing this sitting on the side of the road set out for trash. You know I just had to snag it on the way back home. Today, this vintage Mid Century Modern media stand is too cute to trash. Let’s take this #trashure and make it new, shall we?

Maybe you’re wondering what I see in this thing. Well, it is built to last…like forever, last. And, quite honestly, these are

Tags diy, furniture, home decor, mid century, modern, trashure, vintage

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Mid Century Modern Desk Set from Sewing Desk

Post author By Larissa
Post date October 10, 2019
91 Comments on Mid Century Modern Desk Set from Sewing Desk

Featured Mid Century Modern Desk from Upcycled Sewing Machine Desk by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #furniture #home #homedecor #midcentury #modern #vintage #retro

You know I love a good challenge, right? It seems I often undertake the most hot mess of projects at times and find myself scratching my head as to the why. ahem. Well, today is one of those days, and I know why. Meet this dilapidated sewing desk that is going to become a Mid Century Modern desk set with a cause.

We have: (1) water damage (2) fun carvings into the wood (3) missing veneer (4) legs removed (5) missing knobs (6) and a top that has taken a beating. Oy!

Tags diy, finding home, furniture, mid century, modern, paid in full, trashure

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Mid Century Modern Bar Cart & DIY Macrame Art

Post author By Larissa
Post date August 28, 2018
2 Comments on Mid Century Modern Bar Cart & DIY Macrame Art

Featured Mid Century Modern Bar Cart with DIY Ombre Macrame Wall Art Tutorial by Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

Do you ever find that it take a bit before you realize you crush on a certain object? Like it doesn’t show up until you see a pattern that you notice that’s tell-tale. Well, I apparently have a thing for carts. ahem. Like any and all. I’ve worked on tea carts, built my own carts, and even buy carts for my workshop. So, when I spied this vintage Mid Century modern bar cart at the thrift store, it may have jumped in my cart before anyone else could grab it. tee hee!

I know without a doubt that the casters are what draw me in every time. Having mobility with style is so fun, isn’t it? This little gem was missing a few things, but

Tags bar cart, boho, diy, furniture, macrame, mid century, modern, trashure, tutorial

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Broyhill Saga Dresser ~ Mid Century Modern Update

Post author By Larissa
Post date April 26, 2018
202 Comments on Broyhill Saga Dresser ~ Mid Century Modern Update

Featured Vintage Broyhill Saga Dresser by Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

Happy dance! Today is another fun Furniture Fixer Upper day, where my blogger friends and I get together to share some DIY fun with you. However, today I’m taking the back-burner and letting my oldest son, Mr. I take the helm. He shares with you how he updated with vintage Broyhill Saga dresser. Isn’t it cool?

I actually had an exact match to this set in a tallboy chest which was a custom request by a client. However, you can see how it was updated HERE. Not only has this style has always caught my eye for the lines, but also those carved and etched star designs on the front and mirror.

Then, when I presented this to my son as a project piece, he was

Tags diy, dresser, furniture, giveaway, homeschool, kids, mid century, modern, vintage

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Updated Mid Century Modern Dresser

Post author By Larissa
Post date April 3, 2018
16 Comments on Updated Mid Century Modern Dresser

Featured Updated Vintage Mid Century Modern Dresser by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

One of the hottest trends in interior design right now is modern farmhouse. We’re not talking about your grandmas farmhouse with beautiful quilts and handmade goodies (a style that has my entire heart), but rather a twist on that style. It offers a rustic charm, but allows for a modern interpretation with clean lines. Today, I’m showing how to take this worn piece to an updated Mid Century Modern dresser.

When I come across pieces like this I seriously get heart palpitations. I have always loved the lines of Mid Century Modern though I lean towards a rustic farmhouse style in my own home. These pieces were

Tags bedroom, chic, diy, dresser, home decor, mid century, modern, vintage

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Art Deco Buffet Revived with Paint & Stain

Post author By Larissa
Post date July 20, 2017
65 Comments on Art Deco Buffet Revived with Paint & Stain

Featured Art Deco Buffet Revived by Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

Time for round two! Are you ready? If you missed the first installment of our Battle of the Buffets, be sure to see the first makeover of an antique in this post. You’ll want to take a peek so you can vote at the end of today’s fun and enter to win this week’s giveaway (I love to share!). Today, the entrant is this vintage Art Deco buffet that has seen better days.

Let me tell you why…first, it has damage to the top with chemical/burn stains, it is sagging badly in the middle, veneer missing, and the doors won’t stay shut. Nothing we can’t fix, right?!

Tags art deco, blue, buffet, furniture, modern, server, sideboard

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Updated Dresser with Pulls, Paint, & Stain

Post author By Larissa
Post date March 30, 2017
135 Comments on Updated Dresser with Pulls, Paint, & Stain

Featured Updated Dresser by Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com

Do you find stress relief in work? I’m one of those the will clean my house lickety-split when I am one hot mama. hahaha… That’s kinda how I feel about furniture and my creative projects too. There are times when I am downright frazzled and wore to the bone, then when I go get creative my woes are gone. I talk to God during that time and it feels so good. We’ve had some major setbacks in the last few weeks and I decided to take it out on this piece today. Let me show you how I turned it into an updated dresser. PLUS, I have an awesome giveaway for you!

You might be wondering what’s wrong, well we’ve found a pest in the wood we are using for our kitchen countertops. No big deal, just treat and move on, but that set us back 3 weeks finding the source, the solution, and waiting on it to arrive. Then our vehicle had issues and when they were supposed to be fixed the dude who repaired it caused more damage. We even had

Tags diy, dresser, farmhouse, furniture, giveaway, modern, painted furniture, trashure, zibra

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Modern Chic Makeover for Art Deco Nightstand

Post author By Larissa
Post date May 5, 2016
22 Comments on Modern Chic Makeover for Art Deco Nightstand

Featured Modern Chic Art Deco Nightstand by Prodigal Pieces | www.prodigalpieces.com

My kids are with me in my daily grind and I love to include them in my projects as well as giving them projects of their own. One day that won’t be with me and I want them to have wings to fly. I feel that learning a trade, along with a scholarly education in homeschool, is crucial. My efforts to broaden their horizons includes working alongside me as the eagerly request to learn. Today, my oldest daughter, Miss C, is getting to work on this Art Deco nightstand by giving it a modern chic makeover.

Whenever I receive a piece of furniture for free, I let one of my six kids have at it. Both of my parents have generously given various items for them to work on, and this time my father gave us this piece to revive along with a dressing table. I am working on the dressing table and my daughter gets to revive this rough-looking nightstand.

Turns out this is a piece made by Virginia House Furniture right here in the U.S. and this company is still making handmade furniture today. Isn’t that cool?

*this post includes affiliate links so you can find the products I love to use too!

Miss C isn’t a foundling when working on furniture

Tags art deco, bedroom, chic, diy, furniture, gold, homeschooling, kids, modern, nightstand, table