Thrifted Trunk Makeover

"Furniture makeovers?" you ask. "You don't do that, do you? Stop it."
Actualmente, I kind of do. Or I have. Or I sometimes do...

Remember when I said that I'm attempting to decorate my new apartment at least a little bit? Well over the past few months, I've updated a few furniture pieces, so I thought I might share them :]

The first is this trunk that was gifted to me:

My mom found it at the thrift store for about 5 bucks and decided that I needed it. You go mom.

Her reasoning was that she had a big ol' trunk when she was in college; therefore, I needed one too. But now that I am newly post-college, and since I have no attachment to Northwestern since I didn't go to school there, I decided that it would be fun to paint this one.

I mean, I didn't really think that painting would hurt this one or anything. It was all scuffed and banged up and had def seen better days anyway...

So all I did was update it with a few coats of some cheery yellow paint! Now I feel like it is a thousand times cuter.

All I used was some regular interior paint from the hardware store and put on three coats. I suppose I could have taped off the edges of the metal parts of the trunk, but let's just say I'm lazy I like living life on the edge.

I still have quite a bit of decorating to do, but I think that I am making steady progress. (For example, since taking these pictures, I decided that a mature adult would CLEARLY have some Game of Thrones and Hobbit posters next to their bed, so that is precisely what I did. Hell yeaaaa~)

Also, added bonus, check out that dope thrifted lamp. It's so creepy, it's beautiful. Like dancing creepy naked babies and demon faces on the handles and everything. That's my new aesthetic.

So what do you all think? Any tips for a novice furniture makeover-er?


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