LINING FURNITURE - wallpaper, fabric, or paint

Sometimes it can be just as fun to redo and enjoy the inside of your furniture project just as much as the outside. This is a compilation of some of my favorite interiors I have done.

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CHRISTMAS DECOR 2015 - vignettes

Over the last while we have

had one wind storm after

another and as a result

there have been a ton of

power and utility outages

all over the area. We have

endured a few of these

outages and I find myself ..

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HOW TO MAKE A FRENCH VANITY

The beginning of my week started with rolling an art deco vanity into my workroom.

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THE POWER OF PAINT - pink striped dresser

This dresser use to be in a man's garage,

storing tools and other greasy manly things.

This makeover reminders us of how powerful

paint and color can be.

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SHE'S A PRETTY SECRETARY - pink and white desk

She sure is a looker!

I started with a much shorter desk, I designed and built the top. Come see the before picture and read about how I created the finished look.

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THIS LITTLE PINKY - pink chandelier

I've been able to get a few projects underway around here just for us.

70% of our Christmas decorations put away, only because I'm doing a full re-organizing of them all.

We've had our first big snow fall Saturday, more on Monday and still more forecasted this week.

Not typical for a Vancouver winter.

I did take advantage of the pristine white snow when photographing this daring

chandelier I just finished.

Just last week it was warm enough to spray paint outside and have it dry in 10 minutes.

I only do chandeliers every now and then because they

 can take countless hours of painting and embellishing.

Someone did try to DIY this one before I got it but they must have lost steam.

I used a soft pretty pink spray paint from Krylon.

The 5 light arms are lined with several meters of garland beads secured with nylon line.

I added the metal crown feature at the top stolen from my electrical parts department.

** Parts Department = Rubbermaid bin sitting on the shelf **

The hanging beads and flower embellishments I used on this chandelier

were all purchased at Michaels for a pretty penny.

But I had a goal and I'm extremely pleased with the finished look.

The flowers are a translucent acrylic material.

Hand made in Thailand, each petal is stitched around a center crystal.

They are extremely cool.

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PINK CHRISTMAS TREE - holiday decor

There was no plan to have a pink Christmas tree this year but somehow it happened anyway.

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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS - flowers

I enjoy taking close up shots of all my flowers

no matter where they came from.

These flowers are for those of you who don't get the chance to have your own

as often as you would like.

Plz sit back and enjoy.

PEONYs from the flea market

PINK DAISYs from the flea market

ROAD SIDE ROSES

VALENTINE ROSES from the florist

PINK MOTHER's DAY ROSES from the florist

PURPLE IRIS from Safeway

TULIPS from Safeway

WHITE LILY & YELLOW GERBERA from the florist

PINK & WHITE GERBERA DAISIES from the corner market

BUTTERCUPS from the driveway

And this Jean Luc look a like in the back ground is responsible for a lot of them.

Daffodils from Safeway

THANK YOU GEORGE!

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