Edward - A Dignified Bowfront Dresser

Edward when I found him.

In pretty good shape !!  A top I can save ...

This is Edward now.

He's neutral, sophisticated , smart, and good looking.  At home in any home.

My pictures are not up to par.  apologizes.

This smart fellow was redone with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey.  

Distressed. & finished with Fiddes Natural Wax.

The top was sanded smooth to highlight and bring out the gorgeous grain, then stained with a dark walnut.  Also, finished and buffed with Fiddes Wax.

All products a joy to work with.

He's a keeper.  I might just have to hold on to him!

Monterey - Coastal Inspired Chest of Drawers

What she looked like when I found her.  Before.

 

This is Monterey now.

She was inspired by a friend.  A friend who is also looking to redo a piece of furniture who wanted a white base with a glaze finish in blues & grays ...  this was my "sample" before working on her piece.

I really like the way Monterey has turned out!

 The interior of the drawers are painted with Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue.  That is also the paint I mixed with a glaze to finish the exterior.  For a third layer, I also brushed on a milky white wash.

My pictures don't do a great job telling the story.  It is time to update my point and shoot camera !!

Another rescued piece of furniture. 

I think she was also inspired by the heat wave we are swimming in as well.

She's a cool customer on a hot planet ...

Peace & Blessings All

~ SOLD ~

Molly the Tea Cart gets a Fresh, French Makeover

Update on Molly -  She was cute, but no one would buy her.  hhhmmm.  So, what to do ?  

Take an orbital sander to her of course !

How Molly got roughed up and SOLD.

Honestly, she was cooler more distressed.  

A young couple snatched her up and are planning to use her as a mini bar.  

Cheers and Hurray for Old Molly !!  ~ SOLD ~

This old tea cart was a forgotten old server from a very long time ago.  It was hiding in a back corner of a dining room being sad, dark and gloomy - overlooked for many years.

This wallflower needed some understanding, love and a vintage french chocolate label painted on her top...

Thanks to the The Graphics Fairies super cool French Chocolate Image, it was just the flair that this old girl needed to get back in the game!  Honestly, before I saw that label, I was not inspired by this old girl myself ...

Tea Cart Before :

 

This is Molly the Foxy, French Tea Cart Now :

 

 

Feeling fresh, french & frisky.  

This sweet girl is ready to get back to work and look good while doing it - 

Really, isn't that what we all want out of our lives ?

I have truly enjoyed watching Molly come alive.  I can't wait to meet her new owner!

Find peace in your painting friends...

Paige

Audrey The Graceful

 Isn't she pretty?

 Can't you see a young lady with her first place using this table ... for, everything ??

I can't wait to meet her sweet new owner ... this set is destined for a good home!
Audrey is on CraigsList, I hope we find the right girl soon...

We found her :-)

~ SOLD ~

Billy the Bully goes to Hollister for a Makeover

This was Billy before.  Loved his sturdy build and great storage.  I love storage!

This is Billy the Bully now.  

More comfortable in his own skin.  Still tough, still a hard worker, just a bit more up-to-date

I kept some of the wood untouched on the interior.  I like to give a nod to the past ...

Distressed, but has some shine to him.

Art deco restyled ...

~ SOLD ~

Organic Green, Stately Grey & Union Jack II

Some of my favorite pieces of 2010

~ All SOLD to good homes ~

Peace, love and paint y'all!

Red IS a Neutral !

I found this nifty, funky old cabinet for a girlfriend who just opened her own business.   It started off with no legs.  My better half helped me to add them to this storage cabinet. 

Primer, smooth coat of grey primer.  Primer, primer, primer !!

Viola  -  It definitely turned into a Custom Piece of Storage for my buddy's new lobby.
It is now a hard worker and just perfect for the space that it was made for.
So happy with the way this sexy cabinet turned out !

Some Lucky Before and Afters ...

Recent Before and Afters ... there are more, all over my house.  I just haven't photographed them all!

Hand-Me-Down-Brown

Thank you Grandma for this wonderful set of shelves!

 

Vanity Bench

  

the rest is still awaiting a lot more white paint ...

This little bench started me seriously thinking about painting furniture for other people.
This was done for a teenager who inherited her Grandmother's bedroom set.  A very beautiful, in great condition full set.  My teenage friend looked at me (with tears in her eyes) and said  "I hate it !  but, my mom is making me keep it"  I looked at her and said.  "I see the beauty in your furniture, let me help you see it too"  I threw that little ugly brown stool in my van ... and this was the end product. 

She loves the vanity bench now, still hates the rest of her furniture ... I guess I better get that family to hire me!


My girlfriend's foyer table

 This little sideboard has always been in my best girlfriends foyer.  

I asked her if she would let me try a makeover on the old girl.  She said sure "I bought it at a garage sale in California a million years ago, I have never touched it."  Perfect, into the van it went.

With some khaki paint I had in the stash, some stain, a refinished top, a coat of wipe on poly... this girl is shining and my bestie loves it :-))

  

Union Jack Hack

  

This is my personal favorite so far.

Thank you Miss Mustard Seed!!  

How much do I owe you for all of the free advice anyway ?

Curb Alert

What is sexy you ask?  Free storage I say!

While driving home on trash day, I stumbled upon what my silly neighbor put on the curb.  

Well, into the van it went.  The drawers were a little off, but, I can fix that ~ easy !  

My first commission.  From my tween daughter. 

Bright green semi gloss paint, black gloss spray paint for knobs, pink zebra wrapping paper purchased from Ebay glued on with Modge Podge...

She thinks she's a rock star.  For under $20 bucks.  Big grins of silly satisfaction - priceless.

Lounge Lizard (at least that is what I fondly call it)

Good bones, clean lines, ugly black stain on top. 

It has a destination.  Next to her hubby's red and black leopard lounge chair. 

He needs an assistant to hold a cold one, the remote, & a late night snack. 

A man's table it will be.  A funky man's table.

 Viola!  I love it, I wanna keep it ... but, it already has a home.  Darn !

Tres Comfy Chair

 Can't you see this in someone's sunroom? 

I wish I had a sunroom ~  I thought it was too cute to pass up ...

Fresher is always better :-)  Wythe Blue is the color, bright, but not too bright.  just pretty.