Life We Live 4 Guest Post

Laura from the blog Life We Live 4 contacted me and asked if I wanted to swap posts. Uhhhh, yeah I do!

She found this sofa table and vamped it up a little....okay, she vamped it up a lot.

I think this is such a cool little hip table.

I think her vision for this table is very unique and fresh.
The pop of blue and the wood go so great together.


Laura also did this dresser which she calls the Stately Dresser and this one is my favorite!
I love the curve and the natural wood and painted drawers. Two toned furniture is either hit or miss in my opinion and she rocked this one.

I had to try really hard to not put more pictures up of this dresser. Make sure to visit her blog, take a look around and say hi!

Soldier Blue Buffet

I have been itching to paint a buffet for a while and when I found this one I snagged it. Yes, it's a little busy and there are a lot of things going on with the front of this buffet but it had potential.

 

Did you know you can usually remove those wood appliques? Keep that in mind if you find a piece you love but don't like little details. Most details can be removed.

I took the two spindle pieces off and the half moon...but then later reapplied the half moon piece.

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER



 the lighting is off in this picture but it gives you a close up look of how the milk paint distresses.

 

The color I used was Soldier Blue by Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co. and I used a black glaze to darken it a little and sealed with wax.

 

I wanted to keep the top natural but there were a few hiccups so I had to improvise. I painted it brown and then used black glaze to emulate a wood top look.

 

 

I kept the original hardware and sprayed it with oil rubbed bronze.

 

Here's a little close up of the vintage ornaments.



These ornaments belonged to my husbands grandmother....aren't they gorgeous?!

 

 

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (whatever is special to you) and a Happy New Year.

 

See you guys in the New Year!

 

 

 

linking up to:

a bowl full of lemons

savvsy southern style

mms

shabby creek cottage

 embracing change

life of jennifer dawn

someday crafts

 southern lovely

my girlish whims

 

Custom China Cabinet

I have come to the conclusion that I need a china cabinet now. Nothing big and gaudy but something just like this cabinet I painted for my client. I have no clue where I would put a cabinet but I am sure I could find a spot!

 

BEFORE

There was wallpaper stuck to the inside. Instead of ripping it all out which may have been impossible we lined the inside with a thin fiber board and used caulk to fill any gaps. By we.... I mean my husband! I did caulk all of the gaps though.

 



 

 I also removed all of the thick black trim that someone added. It didn't go with the piece so it had to go!

 

AFTER

 

 My most favorite part of this cabinet is the fabric that was used to line the shelves. It just adds so much coolness and a funky factor to this piece.

 

 The cabinet doors and the bottom doors have the original locks.

 

 This cabinet is going to its owner this weekend and I am going to miss looking at it!

My client Sam and her hubby bought and old house from the late 1800's and it is gorgeous. They are slowly furnishing it with custom painted pieces.

I am hoping to take a few pictures of her place and share them with you guys.

 

Here are a few of the other pieces I have done for her. Her bedroom set, a side table for her living room, and I did this dresser to sell and she grabbed it to use as a buffet in her dinning room.

It  might look like a lot of green but it all works so well in their home. There is a brick wall in every room, the ceilings are 20 feet tall (well, maybe not that tall but they are tall), and the palette is neutral with pops of color in each room.

 

 

What's your favorite part of this cabinet?

 

 

linking up:
My Girlish Whims
From My Front Porch to Yours
Southern Lovely
Someday Crafts

 Sugar and Dots
Handy Man, Crafty Woman
A Little Bird Told Me
Shabby Creek Cottage
House of Hempworths
French Country Cottage
MMS
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Savvy Southern Style

White Dove Dresser & Buffet Color

 I have had a lot of clients wanting to use old furniture in their nurseries. I'm a little jealous of these babies and the one of a kind furniture they have in their rooms. Each piece is so unique and vintage and timeless. Lucky little babies. My poor daughter has store bought furniture that is dark and has no personality....maybe I will change that soon.

My newest client contacted me about updating an old worn dresser she had found for her baby that is on the way.

BEFORE

 The top had seen better days. There were dings and water rings...oh, and lots of dust.

I stripped the top to remove the layers of top coat and varnish and filled in a few holes with wood filler.

AFTER

My client isn't finding out the sex of the baby so she wanted to go neutral with the color of the dresser. She chose White Dove by Benjamin Moore and opted for a clean classic look with no distressing. We kept the original hardware and dressed it up with a little Oil Rubbed Bronze.

I sealed it with Johnson's Paste Wax to protect it from normal wear and tear.  It is going to its new home tomorrow morning.

I am itching for some color. I used milk paint last week and I really liked it. To be honest, I didn't want to like it, I didn't want to do what everyone else is doing. But I have been bitten by the milk paint bug. I painted this bench in Old Fashioned Milk Paint.

I bought this buffet last week and I want to paint it with milk paint. I haven't picked a color but I'm leaning towards Federal Blue....or maybe a yellow. I had a dream last night I was painting it mustard yellow.







What color would you paint it?

Do you think something like this would look good with a naturally chippy distressed finish?

I think I will be doing a poll on my Facebook page next week to get input.  

linking up:
MMS
Tatertots and Jello
Positively Splendid
Alderberry Hill
My Girlish Whims
Shabby Creek Cottage
House of Hempworths
French Country Cottage
savvy southern style