Chevron, Jack and some Ombre

 

Who knew that when I mentioned on one of my

 posts that you could hire me to paint you a

Union Jack

 that someone would take me up on it.

 

 

A nice couple phoned me and we discussed

4 pieces of furniture

that they were interested in for their home.

 

I found the pieces on kijiji

that had

the modern lines

that they were looking for and bought them

 (they were all in really good condition, not something I get to buy very often)

 

The first thing I did was

a cute chevron pattern

 on these

two bedside tables.

 

Before.

 

 

 

 After

 

 

 

A long Union Jack dresser in grey on this long one.

 

Before

 



 

 After

( I love how this one turned out)

 

 

and the last one was a tall dresser done in an ombre

 

Before

 

 



 

After

 

 

It was so fun to do these and I am so

 happy that they

travelled well to their home.

 

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Florence Dresser

This dresser was given to us 4 years ago for free.

 

  We gladly excepted it and  had the intentions of painting it for years. 

 

 We made the mistake of setting it up in one of our girl's room

before we painted it

and the thought of emptying it and dragging it

 down 2 flights of stairs made me exhausted.

 

Every time

 I saw it I cringed.

 

Well after another move I decided

it was time to finally

 fix it up.

 (since it was empty and sitting in the garage)

 

NO MORE EXCUSES.

 

 

 

Now it looks so

beautiful

painted with ASCP

Florence and

with freshly painted bronze hardware.

 

 

For 4 years we had this dresser and I didn't

 even notice the key hole detail,

but now it stands out proudly.

 

 

These drawers didn't pull smoothly.

To fix that problem rub the bottom of the drawers with a candle and

 on the wood

where the drawer sits.

 

 

Why did I wait for so long?

So much better now.

 

 

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4 Random Projects

 With Christmas

coming up and projects needing to be completed,

I've been in high efficiency mode and

things have got done.

The first was more of a fun project,

 I was given a

chalkboard

 at a favorite things party and I couldn't leave it blank so.....

 

I found this hot cocoa recipe on pinterest

and stayed up late after the party for another hour to finish it.

 

 

My kids saw it in the morning and now want their own chalkboards.

 

Add another

 project for me that needs to be done by

Christmas.

 

 

Remember these knobs,

well now they're great necklace holders.

 

 

 

This was what I gave as my favorite thing at the party.

 

 

Had a party with my daughter and some of her friends. 

Made these really cute paintings

 

 

 *Be YOU tiful*

 

 

And last was this cute writing desk that I found at a garage sale in the summer.

 

It needed some love.

 

Had major potential though,

look at that carved border.

 

 

Now it's bright and beautiful

 

 

My daughter loves having this dainty little desk in her room.

I'm still on the hunt for a petite chair or stool to go with it, something in cream or white.

Maybe like these stools from

foter

 

The desk has a flip down drawer that holds some of her special things.

 

 

This desk has amazing details and is so pretty.

 

 



 

Well tomorrow I'm off to finish some projects at the "shop" because,

 Christmas is coming.

 

Hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas Season.

 

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A Real Jenny Lind Bed and a Bedroom Makeover

 

 

I forgot that I did this in the fall and hadn't posted it yet. 

 That's why there is beautiful green grass instead of 3 feet of snow and -29 C for a back drop.

 

So we've all seen the

 Land of Nod

reproduction of Jenny Lind beds

and the fun colours that they come in. 

 

 I had in fact pinned a turquoise one myself

 and then almost died

when I saw that they were

$599.00. 

 

I almost died again

(I know, a lot of dying I should look into a good life insurance plan)

 when I found this beauty

on Kijiji for

$125.00. 

It is the original 120 year old spool bed and it is gorgeous.

 

*disclaimer (wood enthusiasts look away for the next part)*

 



 

I primed her white and fell in love

 and decided to paint her white so that she would stand out in my daughter's room,

 which is a lovely Tiffany blue colour.

 



 

Here is her room before the furniture came in.

 

 

and after

I love how the bed colour is in such high contrast to the wall.

 

 

Found some cute pillows at Target and since I'm not quite done the quilt that I've been making we just threw on her old comforter.

 

 

She is quite happy.

 

 

While doing the bed I also found this shelf for $5.00 at a garage sale.

 

 

Primed it white and was going to paint it light green, but really there is something wonderful about the contrast and it matches with the other things in her room, so it stayed white.

 

 

She got all excited that her room was coming together and organized her closet.

Got to love it when they are

old enough to care about the way things look.

 

 

I've completed a desk as well.  

(this is the before)

 

 

 It's going to be a part of a built in reading nook,

maybe for a Christmas gift.

 

This little side table still needs to be done,

(getting rid of the blond oak top)

and new hardware.

 

 

but of course the

 snow and crazy temperatures

 have killed all outdoor projects until April.

 

Looking forward to warmer weather.

 

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What a bright idea!

That's right I had a

"bright idea"

 when I picked the colour for this cute dresser.

 

 

She didn't start out cute though, but was in decent condition and had all of her parts, including the four wooden caster wheels that I fell in love with.

 

 

I took her apart and lightly sanded, taped and primed everything.

 

 

Then I went and painted her "Bright Idea" by Krylon. 

 This did take at least 4 cans

to get a good solid coverage.

 

 

I love how it turned out, so fresh and after many weeks of waiting for the weather to be warm enough to paint outside...she is done.

 

 

Look at those gorgeous wooden wheels.

 

 Really this is what inspired me to buy this piece in the first place. 

 

The family that I bought it from

had no idea how much I wanted it. 

 I tried to play it cool and even talked them

down to $10

 because one of the wheels was loose,

(which I fixed with some glue).

 

 

I painted the wooden handles a bronzed colour

to make them look like metal.

 

 

My daughter is so excited to have this in her room.

 

One of the

 exciting things

 about moving is that I

now have a whole house to decorate.

Yeah!!!

 

 

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Yellow Hutch

I've got a friend
 who found
 this baby during the summer
and decided to transform it into something
beeeeautiful.

 

The first step was to prime the insides to get rid of the lovely smoke smell that came with it.  Then chalk paint the whole thing inside and out.

 

Then she came to the part where she didn't know if she wanted to leave it or to dark wax it.
So she tried both looks on the door fronts.
(left has dark wax, right is without)

She decided to keep it crisp and clean
and left it a bright yellow with just the clear wax.

I think it looks wonderful

and I love all the fabric that is now on display.

So cute......
and if I remember correctly I think she said
that I could have it,
for free.

She's nice like that.
;)


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