Custom Dresser ~ Changing Table

Meet my best friend Emily and myself circa 1983 - 1984-ish. I think we were three in this picture but we have known one another since we were infants (5 month old infants).

 

In 8th grade, Emily moved from Texas to Georgia. We would write each other letters (this was before email), make long distance phone calls with our parents permission (this was before cell phones), and occasionally visit each other.

Through all of these years and the hundreds of miles we still stayed in touch and stayed friends.

Now we are both married and starting our families. I am so honored that we get to experience this next part of our lives together.

 

Emily is on the left and I am on the right. I would like to add that I am rockin' that homemade haircut!

 

 

Emily is having her first baby in December and asked if I would paint a dresser/changing table for the baby. Emily and her husband Brian aren't finding out the sex of the baby so she wanted to keep things neutral.

 

 

BEFORE

 

 

AFTER

A few detail shots



 

I am delivering this piece next weekend so hopefully I can get a few photos of it in it's new home and with baby stuff on it! 

 

I must say, this post is making me a little emotional but I am so happy for Emily and Brian.

I can't wait to meet their baby!

 

 

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Blue & White Waterfall Dresser

I know Fall is officially here but I have to share this beach inspired dresser.

My clients, Brett and Christine, bought a new house and were looking for a few pieces to add to their new digs.

They have a beach cottage style and asked me to transform this dresser to fit their style.

My clients usually tell me exactly what they want but Brett & Christine left this one all up to me.

Pressure!!

 

 BEFORE

 

 

AFTER

 

 

I stripped the original paint and removed the veneer on two of the drawers.

In the Before picture you can see a decorative piece in the center of the top drawer. My clients wanted that removed so I popped it off and I love how it looks!

 

I primed (that's the white you see peeking through), painted with homemade chalk paint, sanded and sealed with wax.

 

The paint colors I used were Aspen Aura and Swiss Coffee by Behr.

 

I love Fall but this dresser already makes me miss Summer!

 

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What do YOU want to know?

Hi guys! I want to know what questions you all have about painting, mixing and using homemade chalk paint, distressing, waxing.....etc. Leave your question in the comment section or on my Facebook page and I will use them in a blog post.

In the past I have received a lot of questions about my chalk paint and a few other great questions. I want to make sure that I don't miss any of them so ask away!!

Custom Red Buffet & Birthday Gift

It turns out that red furniture is a huge hit! A client of mine saw the red empire dresser I painted and requested the same color for a buffet she is going to use in her new home. She is moving to Oklahoma next week and she is taking this gorgeous buffet with her.

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER

 

 

 

I mixed a custom red using Gumball Red (by Olympic) with a chocolate brown paint and then I used kona stain as a glaze. I also used homemade chalk paint. I have tweaked my recipe just a little. I have never measure but I did this time because I thought the ratio was a little off. The new recipe I use is   1 c. paint to 1/4 c. baking soda. The old recipe called for 1/2  c. baking soda. I would say use UP TO 1/2 c. soda but start with only a quarter cup.

I lightly distressed and sealed with wax.

I kept the original pulls but sprayed then with Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint.

 

For my birthday last month, my husband got me a branding iron to brand my business name into my furniture pieces. He ordered it from a wood working website and had a custom saying added to it.

 

How cool is that?!

In case it's a little hard to read it says: Handcrafted by Picked and Painted.

I thought this was a neat gift because it is something I would never by for myself and I can put my name on my work!

If you are interested in more info on where to purchase a custom branding iron click here.

 

 

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