BEDROOM ROYALTY - the royal nightstands

We have many ppl come visit our showroom to find a treasure for their home,

but recently someone brought me a treasure for mine.

Sweet Jessie came to visit and brought me the beautiful begonia I've used in

styling these photos.

THANK YOU JESSIE!

Styling photos has it's challenges and it's perks.

One perk of this occupation is having a good excuse to buy pretty things.

The challenge is ... having too many things. 

When you can find a good set of nightstands that you know will look great

once finished and styled, you're eager to get started.

But don't forget you have to double all your work,

and do everything twice!

Spray painting in spring on the wet coast can also be tricky.

It's not always quite warm enough or dry enough.

But when they are finished the reward is double the fun. 

  

 

One last thing to share ...

George's Etsy Shop is now open

check it out at the link below

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Firstfinds?ref=pr_shop_more

For those of you who don't know much about ETSY I'll explain all about it next time.

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HIGH PRIORITY - chandelier lamp

I finish furniture like bunnies have babies, it's just what I enjoy doing.

Unfortunately that leaves other things I collect sitting around being moved from place to place,

waiting for my attention.

One such project is a couple of vintage chandelier lamps I bought 9 months ago,

they are not a matched set but both are very elegant on their own.

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TRUE VINTAGE FINDS IN LANGLEY - shopping the passionate home

I stopped into the Passionate Home this weekend and while I was there

Carrie shared with me some of the exciting finds her pickers have brought in.

Everything from a metal garden stand in it's original distressed paint to a mouthwatering

vintage chandelier my heart beats faster for.

large reproduction clock approx 3ft sq

Did you realize The Passionate Home is an excellent source for true vintage items

sourced from all over our area?

vintage house window with shelving, hooks, and herbs sign

Did you also realize you can tell Carrie what you are looking for

and she will do her best to keep an eye out for it?

See that white architectural bit to the left of the green cabinet ...

it came home with me.

as found distressed green kitchen prep cabinet

vintage ROYAL typewriter

I know there's a ton of you out there wanting your own fancy wall frames.

This one just came in so get over to the store and grab it, it's not the only one they have.

Of course The Passionate Home has wonderful new items as well.

All the perfect beachy items if you want a seaside theme.

Wonderful spring items including ceramic birds, and framed nests.

Paris storage boxes and large shabby chic candle holders. 

These black damask lamps are just a sample of the lighting they offer.

Also a wonderful piece of furniture available is this buttery tall boy paint by Elinor.

The store is regularly open 7 days a week until 5pm each day but

tomorrow night Tuesday May 29 from 5pm to 9pm

The Passionate Home is having an Evening of Shopping.

It's a bit of a party with presentations and gift bags to the first 20

as well 10% of sales going to charity.

I'll be there!!!

and just to clarify I do NOT work for THE PASSIONATE HOME,

and the only compensation I get is the smiles and friendships of the ladies who run this store.

The Passionate Home

20506 Fraser Hwy

Langley BC

604 532 5931

I see a little home sweet nest tag on these pretty vintage wood hangers.

That means these are hand painted and embellished by ELISA.

George has MANopolized all the closet space is this house but maybe

some painted pink hangers might get me some.

Thanks Elisa I'll send him your way when he starts to ask what's going on here

And the last thing I want to impart upon you is when you are in the store you never quite see everything.  Can you see that Fleur de lis bottle stopper laying in the left side of the bowl.

I didn't and I was take the picture.

Take your time you may find the smallest of treasures.

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THE GREY GHOST - deilcraft dresser

The feel of this dresser is definitely shabby chic wonderful,

and is super smooth to the touch with the finish I have applied.

It has tonnes of carved detailing every where.

The base is a soft grey and the top coat is old white.

Mixed, blended, sanded, washed, and waxed to make this beautiful look.

You can find a side by side before and after pic here.

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TIME - turquoise kroehler dresser

It's about "TIME"

I changed my header pictures, so last night before bed I re-arranged, cropped,

editted, and stitched a new set of pictures for you all to be welcomed with.

 Let me know what you think !

and It's about "TIME"

I got back to finishing furniture and stop re-arranging rooms,

for now anyway!

Taking pictures of painted furniture and sharing them on-line

never tuely conveys the color of a piece.

This Kroehler dresser is a bright full bodied TURQUOISE,

and gorgeous with the dark wood showing through.

It's definetly one that has to be seen in person to fully appreciate.

I snuck some vintage knobs from George's Etsy to finish her off.

I'll be sharing more about George and his new girlfriend Etsy with you soon.

You can find a side by side before and after pic here.

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YOU'VE COME ALONG WAY BABY - dressing room reveal

When I saw this frame come up at the auction I knew it had to be mine and knew I had to paint it.

The Whitehall Laundry is an actual laundry "BAG".

I purchased the bag from Anita, she deals in estates and furniture.

Every now and then she sends a treasure my way.

 

Our little dressing room has grown and matured so much in a few short years.

This room serves all our clothing needs including laundry folding, ironing, and of course dressing. 

 Here she is as a youngster.
 

And now she has graduated, making both of us very proud.

This is the area that we have needed the most.
An area to drop clean laundry and get it folded.

I shopped my own signs for the wall art, one of them also covers the fuse box.

The curtain tie backs were bought at a local second hand store.

The scrolled metal shelf brackets were found at a yard sale.

The shelf is cut from 2 pine bed rails and is double deep.

This thick vanity surface was stolen from a large midcentury desk I tore down for parts.

We found the drawers on the side of the road.

I customized and installed them under the surface.

 

I've had this urn for years, handmade in India of solid brass.

It had a wonderful patina in dark reds and browns but I had this planned the whole time.

It was just hard to touch the white paint to it. Now that it's done was there any question.

My stacked dresser got moved to a new location.

The full write up about their transformation can be found here.

I finally got to spray paint some more baskets to go with the room.

Spraying baskets takes a lot of paint and time.

One problem I still have with the room is an ironing board.

I wanted to get one in a cabinet that hangs on the wall then hinge this full length mirror to it.

Mom and Dad had one in their house and it was great,

but the cost of these wonderful things is high

so I will make due for now until I can find one or figure out how to build one.

Like I need more things to do!



There is one or two more small items I would like to find for the room.

One being a cute shabby waste basket,

and that's what I'll be on the look out for at

Scout Handmade + Vintage Market

located at

Parallel Marketplace

1920 North Parallel Road, Abbotsford, BC

This Saturday May 26

10am to 4pm

 More pictures of this transformation can be seen at OUR HOME TOUR,

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I have also added some pictures on the BEFORE AND AFTER page

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