Wouldn't this be awesome in a cottage type room with a cute cushion on it? It would be perfect blanket storage for cuddling up on chilly nights.
Also a great toy chest, which is how the owner will be using it for now.
Here is the before...
Another Mustard China Hutch...
I guess I wasn't the only one in the mood for yellow! This is a custom order and it came to me looking like this...
I love all the great detail on this beautiful piece of furniture. I added beadboard and some new knobs and that's all it really needed besides a cleaning and some paint!
Isn't this little door awesome? And the little corbels below the ledge?
The worst thing about doing custom work is that I don't have the option of keeping it!!! Bummer!
It's really hard for me to narrow down the pictures because I just want to highlight every square inch of this great detail. AND the lucky girl said this hutch was given to her! Hope she loves it as much as I do!
Plank Wood Bed
I'm always a sucker for planks of wood. Not sure what it is...but I love it! So of course I sanded the edges to highlight the individual planks.
And what is this random door all about? Maybe it's to help you tuck in the sheets. LOL
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For Sale! $145
For Sale! $145
China Hutch Surgery
I decided to rip all the details off this baby in order to update it! I WISH I would have gotten better before pictures!
This is the crappy finish that I had to sand off the whole thing.
I can't find the before picture of the bottom...this is after sanding. The drawers had this funky swirly design that I puttied over.
This is after some reconstructive surgery. I added moulding in 4 different places and none of it matched. It was all stuff I had on hand. I couldn't remove the shelf for wine glasses, so I added a shelf on top and a piece of moulding.
I was in the mood for yellow, so I painted it a mustard color and distressed and glazed it. Dang, I wish I had a place for this in my house!
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Cute Antique Desk!
And it's FOR SALE! $150
Here is the before. It had a leather top that I removed and put fabric. Then I brushed the fabric with 4 coats of polyurethane, sanding between each coat. The desk was also really short so I added some legs and moulding to the bottom to raise it up about 3 inches. My husband suggested a computer chair that you can move up or down, but that isn't cute! The chair I found is! :)
Here is the before. It had a leather top that I removed and put fabric. Then I brushed the fabric with 4 coats of polyurethane, sanding between each coat. The desk was also really short so I added some legs and moulding to the bottom to raise it up about 3 inches. My husband suggested a computer chair that you can move up or down, but that isn't cute! The chair I found is! :)
Does "Shabby Chic" Mean "Crappy Paint"?
My client bought this dresser from a local consignment store and paid them to paint it. Then, she brought it to me to have it re-painted. It looked like the top and sides were brushed on very messy fashion, and the rest was sprayed with maybe one coat of paint. No protective coat. I like things that are distressed, but isn't this taking it a bit far? Or is this a thing? Hmmmm...well, not my thing.
And it was falling apart.
So while we were at it, we decided to change colors too!
I'm Trying Not to be Jealous!
Where was I the day this showed up on craigslist?! My sweet client & friend Liz found this treasure...while I was out of town or I might have beat her to it! Stuff like this doesn't come along very often.
Some people would DIE if they saw this beauty painted but I'm with Liz. I like to make stuff (even antiques) my own. It still has a great story to tell but what's wrong with adding your own touch to an old piece of furniture?
Maybe she'll forget to come pick it up. (Fingers crossed)
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