Corner Cabinet: Before & After

I was bringing my daughter home from school when I saw this piece of furniture on the curb. 

The back leg was missing and the side was broken and stuffed inside the cabinet. I knew my husband could fix it and I knew I could paint it and make it usable!

I wish I would have taken pictures of the back.

I posted a picture of my find on my Facebook page and a sweet lady named Sarah had been looking for something just like this for her dining room. 

She loved the posh red w/black glaze pieces I've done in the past so that's the look we went with!

Here is a side-by-side.

Sarah's going to get this gorgeous red cabinet just in time for hosting Thanksgiving!

I used posh red by valspar, lightly distressed and glazed. 

It was sealed with wax and the top was sanded and re-stained.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving! 

Vintage Buffet and Not Decorating for the Season

Hi friends! 

Fall is officially here and I can feel the change outside. 

Here's to cooler times waiting in the carpool line, long sleeves, and everything pumpkin spice. 

We'll all be sick of it soon and ready for spring again. 

Pumpkins, fall leaves and Harvest signs are everywhere in blog-land. You won't find any of that crap on this blog. 

At least, not until October. 

I try to make things pretty and I stage with things I think look pretty. Plus, I haven't dug out my fall decorations. 

Therefore, pink gladiolas and bright yellows it is. 

Okay, I've rambled enough...here's a pretty makeover that I am super in love with.

BEFORE

AFTER

How much do you love this makeover?! 

I really love it. 

I found this buffet at Goodwill and when I saw it I knew I had to get it! 

It is much bigger in person. Like HUGE, in person.

I knew I wanted a pretty dark bluish grey color but I wanted to use paint I already had on hand. I also wanted a more worn look since this piece has a vintage feel. 

I had some Old Fashioned Milk Paint colors so I mixed them until it was close to the color I wanted. 

I mixed sea green, light cream, and pitch black. I didn't measure, I just added colors until I liked the outcome. 

The color was a shade of denim once it dried. 

I used a brown glaze to make the color deeper and bring out the creases and imperfections. 

The milk paint didn't chip as much on it's own so I used a 220 sandpaper to make the paint chip. 

Love, Love, Love!

I hope you like this piece as much as I do....and my spring flowers : )

Helen 

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The Little Table That Could

Hello! 

My friend and client needed an old family table repaired and painted. 

I wish I could find the before picture! 

One side of the table was broken in-half and the top was looking pretty rough. 

My husband repaired the side and the table is in one piece now!

 

 

 Who needs old vintage books?! Not me. 

These are my current "must reads".

 My husband does our landscaping & gardening and every summer I can't thank him enough. 

I love cutting our flowers and enjoying them inside.

Quincy photobombs again!

He's lucky he's cute. 

I used posh red (Valspar), distressed, and glazed. 

I make my glaze by mixing clear translucent glaze (it's really a milky white) with black paint. 

I really love this little table and I'm so happy Erika can keep an old family heirloom.  

Changing Table Painted Red

A previous client of mine is expecting her second baby and she needed a changing table/dresser. She found this changing table on Craigslist for $10. Lucky lady! 

Before

After

 She wanted her piece to be a deep red. My most popular red pieces are posh red and glazed so we went with what works.

Since the original wood was so light I only distressed the edges instead of the drawer fronts and the sides.

Posh red can be found at Lowe's at the pulls are from Hobby Lobby.  

One more look! 

 

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Accidental Tourist

If you follow my furniture projects, you know I'm a fan of using "oops" paint. Not only is it cheap but this time it gave me a chance to get help from all of you!

"Oops" paint rarely has a name printed on the label.

This time I asked the followers on my facebook page to help me name this color. 

The paint was a Valspar paint. I painted the dresser and added black glaze to bring out all of the imperfections in the wood.

It looked a different shade to different people. 

 

I thought it was a bluish-gray color. 

Friends thought it was sage. 

Other people saw it as plain blue.  

I needed help!

 

The names that were suggested on my facebook page were great. 

A few of my favorites were: Algonquin Moon (it's an inside joke between myself and my brother-in-law), stormy seas, luvy duvy grey, gone gray.....I could go on! There were so many great name suggestions. 

The name I liked the best was accidental tourist by Amy Kitchen. 

Her meaning behind the name is creative. Since the paint was an "oops" color it was an accident and I may not be able to get this exact color again, therefore, it's visiting. 

 Perfect!

It makes me want to be a tourist in a far away country. Shoot, I'll take being a tourist in another state!

Thank you Amy for such a unique and dreamy name. 

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Back to Work

I've been trying to add new inventory so I can paint my own pieces when I'm not working on custom orders. I love doing custom pieces but there's something about doing my own piece.
 I bought a dresser about three weeks before I was scheduled to have my baby and I had the hopes of finishing it within a week. That didn't happen but in my defense I did get the bottom and drawers painted.

 It's been three weeks since I had my daughter and I'm ready to get back to work. I figured I should finish what I started.

AFTER

The color was labeled as Rose Dust by Valspar in the "oops" section but it was mixed wrong so I don't know the real name of this color. If you Google rose dust by Valspar it is definitely not this color.  

The picture on the left is the "oops" color without glaze and the picture on the right is with black glaze.

  I went with black glaze for two reasons: 1. To tone down the color and to add depth  2. So the knobs would tie in with the color better. 

The color is a pretty red now that it is glazed but nothing too dark.

I think the glaze was the perfect finishing touch to this dresser.

Are you a fan of glaze?



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