DIY THRIFT FLIP DECOR on a Budget | XO, MaCenna

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[@ettaz]

One tip when upholstering chairs like that - use something thinner like an old bedsheet or t-shirt first for the first layer next to the sponge, then staple on the fabric you want over it. It keeps your sponge cleaner and you can use it for much longer. My mom and I have done this a million times, we change the chair fabric every few years, and only replace the sponge every 10ish years. This also stops the sponge to stick to the fabric when it starts to fall apart, so you can easily reuse the fabric you are just bored with on the chairs.

[@ED80s]

Great tip!🤗

[@woin9361]

I’ve never thought to do that before! Thanks for the advice! Sponge is way more expensive than fabric where I live for upholstery projects, and I would love for the sponge to hold up longer 💕

[@avib943]

Jug handles suggestion: After attaching the handles, use spackling around the seams where the handles meet the vessel. After it dries, you can sand it a bit to make the transition of jug to handles look nearly invisible. It will appear as though the handles are original to the vessel if done correctly.

[@emilydenny5276]

This is a great idea! I was thinking along similar lines while watching

[@soupafleye]

that’s what i was thinking definitely made it look a but tacky with the cracks and unevenness i might even try this 👀

[@krose6451]

A great idea. Im gonna tag on that having wire the clay is formed around will also help with the structure. If the wires are left sticking out thay can be used to anchor the pieces to allow them to stand for baking and in place for less distorting. After baking wire cutters can be used to cut of the extra wire leaving the end flush for attaching.

[@josephjones6467]

What is the name of the clay she baked and use to make the handles

[@avib943]

@@josephjones6467 she said that she used oven bake clay, essentially a polymer clay. But if your wondering the exact brand, it looks like she’s using the 1lb (454g) brick of Sculpey.

[@patriciastieby5345]

MaCenna, I loved the "free wood frame" you made it beautiful again by restoring the original wood. It will be so beautiful with a mirror in your new house some day. Thank you for sharing your videos with us.

[@marielenahita6579]

I love all your projects ❤ 💕 they look amazing. God bless

[@iraleebarnett4760]

I was so proud she took it! I knew she’d have a great plan!

[@FlyingWonderGirl]

Tips for the clay- wire in the middle to ensure it has some structure and when baking have it propped exactly as you want it with crunched up tin foil

[@XOMaCenna]

Ooooo crunched tin foil !! Amazing tip thank you so much 😊

[@FlyingWonderGirl]

@@XOMaCenna welcome :) my father was a potter and I’ve watched some stuff on it

[@Beruthiel45]

Classic chair design. My parents had chairs like that when I was a child, and I'm 75! Bentwood, post-war, very simple but great.😊 Ours had cane seats though.

[@fionamorris9634]

Oh MaCenna, I was yelling at my iPad for you to grab the frame! I’m so happy you got it. It is utterly stunning. Thank you so much for not painting it I would have cried. 😁 Making it a mood board for now is a genius idea. I love it. 😍

[@KadilakHomes]

same here!

[@lolipovedano8476]

Muy bonito desde Valencia España 👍

[@lolipovedano8476]

La idea del espejo voy a ponerla en práctica pues tengo uno guardado en el tratero ,y me a parecido...GENIAL ☺

[@michelesamson6591]

The black chair is a Thonet chair. Michael Thonet was a german carpenter who specialised in bent wood furniture in the 1900's.

[@KiickrOcksz]

Thank you for this info!

[@lustofthelibertine]

if it's a real one this is a lucky find, they cost a lot!

[@cindydolezal9362]

I picked up a small children’s chair for $4.00 because it was a cute turquoise color. It turned out to be a Thonet. I knew nothing about him til I did some research!

[@gerlindew2012]

It's Austrian Thonet bend wood furniture :) greetings from Austria. You can find such pieces still a lot in our cafés

[@connietheel1425]

Chair and free mirror fix

[@juliagoolia72]

That frame is one of those once in a lifetime finds. For free! So beautiful and I’m so glad you left the finish as it was.

[@iced4000]

I'm here since the video with Lone Fox and I'm staying forever! You're so positive and inspiring, xoxo

[@wambuinganga2605]

Me too

[@FashionFoodie]

Me too!! Love when collabs on my favorite channels feature good KZbinrs...It's so fun to find new (to me) channels

[@bripowell7759]

A tip for the “mud” look on ceramic... take a dry brush and paint on shoe polish! It makes it look aged and grungy but so much less messy than real mud.

[@laurens7731]

Much better idea! I do t know how these people wipe/clean the thing when it's just covered in dirty water.... Guess they don't?? But what if it gets dusty?

[@kajnadams]

@@laurens7731 I have been using matte clear coat on mine....didn't like the idea of bringing dirt inside the house LOL.

[@laurens7731]

@@kajnadams ah that makes much more sense than essentially putting a dirty case on the dining table 😂

[@avib943]

Will the shoe polish counter the matte finish of the paint?

[@michaelbass2185]

Excellent idea! Definitely going to try this. (Really like the simplicity of MaCenna's vase. And adding the clay handles was genius!)

[@janicewhite8076]

omg! I was dying for that Parisian chair, then each project just kept getting better and better. Loved them all.

[@Cindihful]

The mirror piece reminds me of a violin! It echos a time that has long past, and holds a promising future... simply beautiful!

[@lyssedwards2028]

These videos are the only thing I look forward to on Sundays 💕

[@XOMaCenna]

aww yay! thank you!

[@markhegedus5821]

Feeling so inspired to go to the thrift stores to find some things with potential! Another great thrift flip video 😊✨🙌

[@soupafleye]

same i’m going today 😩

[@prettybre7496]

dri ffeRRrR%ewRrRerR LI😂😂:-D:-D

[@kkdhhhd1236]

I can hardly ever find anything reasonable anymore in goodwill.

[@emmypadge]

That mirror frame looks like something I'd find in my grandparents' old house. My granddad is gone now and my grandmother isn't herself anymore - seeing you restore and bring that frame back to life was so special!

[@dannettekey8375]

That mirror/pin board turned out great. When I saw it, I was like "Romeo, start the car"!!!! Like that IKEA commercial when she got a good deal....it was kinda like that. Who gives something like that away for free! It's gorgeous. I also liked the vase, that turned out really nice

[@lalvarezromano]

I love the last one! It's a gorgeous piece and, surprisingly, free!!!

[@johanna9277]

I think Kinsley was trying to help you my walking on the fabric to adhere it more to the foam board lol! So cute. I love how your thrift flips come out elegant 💕

[@jbigfeather]

The beautiful wooden frame was a find of of the century for free! It looks exquisite!

[@Yassou.96]

As an interior designer i freaking adored all of these diys in this video!! Also it was surprising to see a beautiful antique wooden frame for free hhh loved the idea of turning it into a moodboard 💙💙💙

[@wendyganz8707]

You've inspired me to thrift and i brought my 8yo daughter with me today, we hit up two goodwills...at first she thought it would be boring, but she got so excited when she started finding stuff and we started brainstorming what we could do with certain items....she's literally looking through her room right now for old items she can "flip"!! She's a Macenna in the making haha!!! Thanks for all of your hard work, you're so inspiring! And we love Kinsley!

[@TraciHinesMusic]

That mirror frame is SO STUNNING oh my gosh! Absolute insanity that it was free! I’ve been searching online for ornate frames & mirrors for months and for one that size it costs anywhere from $50 - $3K ! Amazing! I def wondered if it was haunted haha! It’s so beautiful def my fav of your thrift flips! 😍

[@melinapizano4240]

I legit thought it was haunted too!! LOL

[@judithgretes1644]

Great

[@teejay1650]

Me too! Very hard to find the perfect antique mirror!

[@lauriehunecke9509]

Hi Traci, did you ever think to buy modeling air dry clay & buy molds with pretty ornate styles??? Find a large plain mirror & glue on your designs after you make them & paint them to blend in with your mirror frame. I will be doing that when I move out of state in a few mnths, can't wait!!

[@tammyr2966]

Omg! That thought actually crossed my mind too- haunted mirror! Lol

[@janetbyrne7765]

I love what you did with the little bentwood chair! The rattan accent over the painted wood completely makes it a more beautiful style.

[@janetanderson8719]

OMG!!Talk about being in the right place at the right time!! What a deal on that beautiful mirror!! Absolute bst deal EVER!!

[@georginaviesca8436]

I love to watch your videos, even in these stressing times just seeing your DIY or makeovers makes me feel calm, thank you so much.

[@danikittie]

Soooo awesome! I loved everything but the antique frame is my favorite. Kinsley is also the best helper ever! 🐕😍

[@lornawood3260]

LOL. I was practically shouting at the television for you to GET THAT ORNATE FRAME!!! What a beautiful FREE item!! Your pin board looks lovely and I was impressed with your “jug” transformation! 👏👏👏♥️

[@kbarnes1927]

All three projects were fabulous! But- I simply CANNOT get over the beautifully ornate free wooden frame!! 😍 Would have been at least $50 in an antique store.

[@ursulamelia7136]

Thrilled for you that you found this amazing wooden frame!!!!! The wood came up beautifully and making it into a pinboard for now looks great! Also loved the chair and the vase, but have to confess I quite liked the original colour. It might also have worked with mosaic tiles stuck on. But your version is a great match to the mood board and the whole vibe of your dining room!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@lswinyer]

I mean, just a wow. Love that everything is so original and things you actually use rather than just things to fill space on your channel ♥️

[@HeavenScent72]

I loved all three projects, but the pin board was my absolute favorite.

[@lynnadkins1079]

Found you for the first time today. What have I been missing?? The use of the cane on the chair was so clever. It made it one of a kind. I have added new fabric on top of other past coverings in good condition, as an nod to its history and other woman’s choices of decor. It’s interesting to see the different fabrics taste, a real blast from the past. Of course it is a given, the free frame is the envy of most of us out here. Another clever idea 💡 to give it a new lease on life. I’m 75 but still love to find new items and ways to make our home interesting

[@peanutbutter7126]

That vintage frame was just an amazing find!! Also loved the chair transformation.

[@misbauman8496]

Omg MaCenna I love them all! You never cease to amaze me. Leave me inspired week in and week out! xo

[@racheleford7755]

Yes, I liked all, but the last one with the mirror redo was AWESOME!

[@violamanges2966]

My favorite was the chair. You made a simple chair look elegant. The mood board was a close second. I am inspired to try reupholstering some old chairs that belonged to my husband’s grandmother. Looking forward to your Christmas decorating videos.

[@chynnastrong4078]

My favorite part of Sunday (besides church of course lol)

[@XOMaCenna]

💕💕💕

[@sulseze]

Amen 💯🤣

[@simple_naildesigns]

Same 🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@breeramsey5136]

Kinsley is so cute! I loved all three projects but my fav was the chair. You really got a great find with the free frame! Thanks again for sharing!

[@lauralee2248]

You inspire me !! I am a colorful decorator and watching your creativity I have somehow started using more earth tone neutral colors !! I never really liked macrame or baskets and I find myself looking at them and trying to figure where they can fit in my decor!! Less color more earthy..for now 🙂🙃

[@sheilavanduynfote5539]

I love each and everyone of them, my favorite was the free wood frame for the pin board.❤️

[@CyborgSlayerNila]

"How is that frame free??" First thought: HAUNTED!

[@josephodell4830]

Probs originally a mirror, but the glass broke

[@rexrad9735]

@@josephodell4830 ...it broke when a ghost jumped out of it!

[@josephodell4830]

@@rexrad9735 😂😂

[@molefheboitshepo9471]

Which ghost 😞

[@chrispkreme5262]

Same

[@soffiapiano]

I have a mirror that broke and I was saving the frame to fit in a new one but this video gave me another idea 🤣

[@ltomsen1]

The mirror frame is everything!! I can’t believe it was free. Creative use of it.

[@mrs.hopwinkle6034]

I don't have words for how relieved I am that you didn't paint that beautiful frame, but kept that wonderful wood as is. I would have cried if you'd painted it.

[@MamamialaureL]

I find that thrift stores in Claremont have the most amazing finds, it's about 45 mins away from LA but it's my favorite place to thrift!

[@sandrakicklighter2735]

Thanks for the tip, I live in Glendora and have been hunting the same old shops for years. Found some great stuff but still can't have too many new hunting grounds. And downtown is just too far. Claremont though, that is great news, never thought to check out there.

[@carmingo55]

What streets in Claremont? Or names of stores, I live in San Bernardino! Love Claremont n not far from me at all! Please share! Thanks

[@QueenNanaEva]

E V E R Y T H I N G, I absolutely mean, every DIY is AMAZING!

[@vanillaskye55]

Fun diy flip collab for you and Lone Fox. You both have stocked up craft rooms. The challenge is don't buy anything, and make something cool using only whats in the other person's craft room.

[@jeanisamoore2313]

They are all beautiful and all I could see was a mirror! I love the push board! The jug was my absolute favorite.

[@lovingmayberry2000]

Free?!?! I would've snatched that up too! 💙

[@HillaryTaylorM_]

Could be haunted

[@luciannar.t.bartley4292]

I need better thrift stores in my area. The one around here has dollar store containers for .99 - ridiculous

[@Faithlyric]

I love all of these!! The vintage/antique vibe of them are tugging at my heart!! It looks like you are decorating the scenes for Emily in Paris.

[@lorettaklugh4033]

Terrific idea and work !!!! I live in NYC and you would not BELIEVE the things people throw OUT!!! You could furnish a entire apartment , and well. They don't even give to a thrift store!

[@craftyzara3552]

Hahaha it’s like MaCenna hasn’t learned anything from her last breakfast nook table. She’s still doing DIY‘s on this one!😂😂

[@emiliemercure]

She's the "Tinker Bell" of KZbin.

[@PoliticalJunky101]

That vase project was super cool! BUT I like all of them ... that mirror is priceless!

[@kelliewalker7281]

I love watching your flip videos! The music choices are to relaxing! I could just kick myself for not watching some of these a few months ago. We cleaned out my grandparents house and there were so many things I could have flipped now that you inspired me.

[@christinaerfurt3425]

I feel like I just saw the female version of drew's (Lone Fox's) last thrift flip😂 A chair, the vase (wich was inspired by the same lamp) and a frame lol But in the same time it was different and intresting in it's own way❤

[@jaderene]

I loved all of them, but the one that I really loved was the last thrift flip!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@noricoleman8988]

Wow, everything looks so amazing! My favorite is the mirror frame changed into the mood board! Perfect!

[@Hugginsince79]

So the mirror I saw a KZbin take hers and out in front and beside fireplace with flower arrangement/ log bin in front. She also put under a table in the entry way. So pretty!!! I love what you did too.

[@lindaopperthauser2284]

Let me tell you., The music you use, I will... Play it, over and over.. just makes me feel good. Thank you Mc Kenna!!

[@elinakatarii]

Wow I loved all of these so much! I recently reupholstered an arm chair and I’m so into that stuff now and it was fun to watch you do a makeover on a chair 😍 But the frame was my favourite, I absolutely loooovvveeee stuff that style! 😩🤍🤍

[@thevagueone_]

Love the dirt and water technique. I'll definitely be trying it out. The board was my favorite but Kingsley slowly strutting by was priceless 😆🤣❤

[@cindyfernandez1956]

I will say all of them.🤣 I can’t believe they gave that mirror frame away. You hit gold on that one. As always I’m mesmerized by your talent and creativity. I noticed you use S hooks on your oven handle to put your potholders on. I have some S hooks left over from a pot hanger, so I’m doing that right now. I love your ideas and you are truly an inspiration. Love ya! 💖🙏👍

[@mariaolvera8213]

The free frame is definitely my favorite lord have mercy. That looks like the anthropology gold mirror but obviously in wood!! So in love can’t wait to see it with a mirror. You should make the mirror look antique like mercury glass 😍

[@HomeMade_AT]

What a terrific idea for that old mirror frame. The fabric has a lovely offwhite colour and is just perfect for the frame. Thanks for sharing and greetings from Austria, Erika

[@elliescothern3610]

I’ve bought an accessory kit for my glue gun off Amazon, they have finger & thumb guards as well as a silicone spatula to protect your skin and also to guide the glue, it was the best thing I’ve bought in ages!! Much love from England x

[@andreaharris7397]

You could rule the world with your diy self. That bistro chair...WOW

[@tashagervais8733]

love, love, love the vase/jug and also love Kinsley!!! so flipping cute walking across the board LOL!

[@sarahsmith9652]

Obsessed with the mirror! It would be so perfect above a fireplace! 😻

[@brenschilling3529]

Fabulous finds and remakes! The chair is a famous style called bentwood. The rococo mirror is beautiful. Lucky you finding it. And your earthern vase is cool. I would have never tried that project, but it worked out really well. All classics. Thanks!

[@stefanitadio6236]

I honestly did like all the flips this week. The frame one really spoke to me because I'm also a sucker for ornate frames!

[@shirik]

At 12:59 kinsley got spooked and ran away in the back 😂

[@JeralynVictoriaArt]

I’m so glad you got that mirror frame! It would also be amazing with an abstract line work or gestural portrait inside!

[@leeendahoney]

You are so lucky to find that antique frame. I have been looking EVERYWHERE for YEARSSS that doesn't cost an arm and leg for me to play with.

[@doraidaperez5196]

Wow Macenna I think these are my favorite diys u ever made, because ur patio chairs can't be beat. U are so gifted. 💗💗💗

[@susanhoover7925]

That french chair with cane was beautiful free frame idea loved and painting the vase and making handle to imitate expensive one was great

[@marycolmery1508]

The chair,the chair omg the chair !!! You, my dear are a genius.

[@natalielalonde8924]

Oh my that mirror frame. What a crazy lucky find. It's gorgeous as a mood board 😍

[@vincentnapoli]

loving the ~fleet foxes~ vibes with the background music!!!

[@SuperAxlgirl]

Absolutely loved chair and the mirror. Amazing! Kinsley is so adorable .

[@JuliaSophia52]

Yes, I love all of them. The chair was a great idea, and the pin board was beautiful. So fortunate to have found the frame for FREE.

[@aiangalang8452]

can't believe that antique frame is free! haha super love how you turned it out into a mood board! it brings such a vibe like old western movie vibe haha love it! and that chair too! so fab! I also love how you experiment with some things and then turns out so well like that washed mud painting technique! 💖 i guess my favorite one is ... all of them! haha

[@timikaballantyne6144]

How beautiful would that mirror be in the cottage! Loved this MaCenna!

[@dianebateman6808]

Crazy!!! How free and huge was that frame, you did a great job. I also really liked the pottery look of the vases, had no idea of adding baking soda and dirt to paint to give it texture. Looked awesome! Thank you for sharing.

[@tammystewart7615]

Your nuggets is the most adorable little unit. Absolutely cuteness overload. Absolutely loved your flips!

[@ayem92]

Love how the bentwood chair came out! They can be such expensive chairs. Also Emily Faith did a mud look on light paint - hers looked great too!

[@bgipper4109]

I am so interested in your channel. Because you don’t have a “work room” space either. You make it work!!! I love that. And you sew. I lady after my own heart.

[@marymcaskile1727]

Loved the puppy peeping over the table edge while making the fabulous mood board. She is the cutest! Everything you create are favorites...mj

[@amber7714]

Always a treat!!! If you haven't already purchased one, invest in one of these! Staple Lifter - Heavy-Duty Upholstery Nail Tack Remover Tool (Amazon or any upholstery store or some hardware stores....One of the best tools I own and use religiously!!

[@pam6830]

And now the vase !!!!! love it

[@tammyr2966]

Omg! I love the mirror/ bulletin board! All were great! But that one was my favorite! I love thrift shopping and and finding such cool things! You make it look so easy!

[@mavisrobin]

That jar project was Everything!

[@Kate42]

Loved them all but my all-time favorite was the antique frame, I mean WOW! Beautiful!

[@terrioakley2250]

Loved them all , the frame looked so rich after the treatment . I lived little kinsley eyes peeking over the table she is so lovely 😊

[@Kathleen5429]

LOVED all that you rescued and made fabulous! The antique detailed oak frame will be great with a mirror when the time comes to change it but it looks so chic now. When I see a great piece like that, it makes me wonder who the lady was that owned it and what was her life like.

[@katienutt4388]

I’m blown away, honestly. And I’ve been doing diys my whole life

[@alexisrichmond5948]

I am absolutely in love with the pin board diy definitely gonna keep my eye out for something similar

[@jenniferreynolds3232]

Love, love, LOVE the pinboard!! What a great find and what a great idea!!

[@susann4944]

Amazed and so jealous that you got the antique French frame for FREE!! It is worth hundreds.