Home remodeling leads to furniture-refurbishing business

April Spicer, Marysville, describes her new furniture refurbishing business as a fairly new adventure.

It all started when she and her husband, Curtis Spicer, added onto and remodeled their home in east Marysville.

We had more space and needed more furniture to fill it, she said. We had a dining room table given to us, which was Curtis great-grandparents.

The dining room set was a light oak with ornate turned legs, but the color was not to Aprils liking and did not fit her style.

Both April and Curtis are both big DIYers (Do It Yourselfers) and have enjoyed designing, building and decorating their house during the remodel project.

So I thought I can do this, she said. I sanded the varnish off and stained the bare wood a dark espresso color.

She sent the table legs to Eubanks Custom Cabinet in Holton, which did their kitchen cabinetry, to use the same cream-colored paint and glaze to match the cabinets.

I am really pleased with the end result and was amazed at the transformation a piece of furniture can go through with just paint and stain, she said. It went from my not wanting it in my home to really, really liking it.

Aprils next project was the dining room wainscoting. For the kitchen and dining room, she went for a Tuscan/Old World look. Around the apron sink she chose an olive green paint color and for the walls a burnt orange color called Native Pottery.

With their open floor plan she wanted the dining room to be tied in with the kitchen, so Curtis built wainscoting around the dining room, and April painted it the same olive green with a dark translucent glaze.

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