UNION JACK CLOTHES CUPBOARD - glass cover up

I was rePurposing a clothes closet for someone special

and the original piece I was working with, came with

smoked glass panels set in 2 doors. I knew the look I

wanted for the finished closet but it was not going to

work with the glass looking that way. 

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UNION JACK CHAIR - painted upholstery

It has been quite awhile since I last saw my Silver Union Jack chair I created for a charity

auction. A local business owner bought it for her hubby, and at a decent price for the charity.

Lucky me I have wrangled a visit several hours away to seeing the chair again in it's new home.

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CHAIR FOR CHARITY REVEAL union jack upholstered chair

One guess what I did to my chair for Charity?

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BRITISH SUBWAY ART - british dresser

This dresser couldn't get more British unless it was still in the UK.

Yes, it originally came from England, and now it has the British Flag pattern painted

on the face, and it even has British subway art topping it off.

The original cherry cordial finish was in pretty good condition

and it's so unique I wanted to work with it.

  

The bright white stripping of the Union jack

flag pop incredibly on this deep Burgundy color.

The original top had a large sun stain where a doily sat

so the plan was hatched to cover it up.

There is over 40 different British destinations listed in the subway art,

even a misspelling. It's not an obvious one and

you can't see it in the photos here so stop looking for it.

The answer to the question of how long did it take you ...

many, many hours over several days.

... and GREAT PATIENCE!

I INSPIRED AND THEY SHARED - followers projects

Two of my followers have sent me their

BEFORE and AFTER pics

of painted furniture they were brave enough to take on.

*J* you did a fabulous job redoing this sideboard.

This is why I do what I do. This piece has a new life and is newly loved.

Thank You so much for sharing this save with me and my readers.

I gave *T* some pointers before she started this beauty.

I think they worked, it's stunning.

Tomorrow I'll show you what I did to this chandelier:

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THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT 3 - union jack set

Here is the final piece to the Union Jack set.

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THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT2 - union jack painted upholstery

After painting the frames of these vintage 80's dining chairs, I custom painted the seats with a union jack flag.

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UNION JACK DRESSER how to paint

Sonja had fallen hard for my first Union Jack dresser

but only found it after it sold to someone else.

She later signed up for my workshop

and reminded me of her interest if I was to complete a similar piece.

Her patience has paid off as the second one has recently been completed,

and it's all hers.

This bow fronted chest was original purchased by my mother

in 1968 at a second hand shop for $4.

I honestly can't remember when she passed it on to me

but I can remember how she hated the drawers always getting stuck on her.

I gave it a fresh coat of white paint and added the appliques

many years ago but never did the fixes it needed.

So the first thing to do was get all the drawers running smoothly.

I removed the top so I could work inside easier and strip and stain it later.

One problem was the top drawer.

The bottom had separated and kept getting hung up half way open.

A second issues was all the drawer glides inside needed to be refit.

So I installed new ones made from some nice hard wood stolen from a parts dresser.

Now onto the task of getting the flag pattern marked out.

I've done 2 dressers, 4 chair seats, and a little something else all in the Union Jack

pattern and still never find it easy to get it perfect.

Patience is a prerequisite for this project.

I used red chalk paint

(which I do not recommend using)

 and navy craft paint

When I tried to distress the face the fine dust of the red chalk paint would stain

the neighboring white paint.

When I tried to wax the red chalk paint it would also stain the white.

The craft paint doesn't do this.

So after fussing and trying to fix the white I re taped the flag

and took it outside and sprayed the white to get a fresh crisp look again.

The original round posts that stopped the drawers from pushing too far inside had

worn large gouges in the wood at the bottom edge of each drawer.

So before taking her outside I fixed the stops so all the drawers would sit

flush with each other making the second taping a bit easier.

The final step was to get the top looking rich and feeling luscious to the touch.

I stripped it with acetone and stained it with Kona stain

Then took a few days to lay on several coats of poly.

Here she is in all her glory!

NOW IT's YOUR TURN TO TRY ONE CARRIE!

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THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS PT1 - union jack set

Don't they look like the perfect soldiers lined up?

Color - Emperor's Silk

George's favorite color is red.

 Every now and then (all the time actually) he wants me to paint something in red.

So far when George suggests something it's worked out pretty well.

SO I WENT FOR IT ... and was scared the whole time!

** Painted **

** Sanded **

** Dark wax **

Here's how these 4 beige 80's chairs started out and how they ended up.

Part 2 of *THE CAPTAIN AND HIS SOLDIERS* can be read here

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