SPRING FLING II - annie sloan florence chalk paint

Once upon a time I painted a dresser
light turquoise, white, & green,
and named it the SPRING FLING
dresser. The color combination was
extremely popular and I was challenged
to recreate another dresser with a
complimentary look.

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SPRING FLING DRESSER

 

This dresser was named the Spring Fling because of the soft colors used to finish it and it was spring time when I was painting it. It was originally a road side find. 

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BLUE, TURQUOISE, AQUA, TEAL

 

There's been a lot of blue going around this house lately.

 

George's beach collection candles

I know it has to do with the season and the warm weather but it also has to do with

something I got recently. Annie Sloan's New Book "Color Recipes for painted furniture".

The night I got it I sat in bed reading the new book as George fell off to sleep,

snoring before I got finished the introduction. I am not a good reader before bed,

but I did managed to get 30 minutes in before falling into dream land.

Only an hour later I woke up again to realize I had been dreaming

about painting all sorts of things in all sorts of colors, especially blue.

There was something about the book that got my mind working on a different level.

So let me suggest if you are looking for a kick in the rear, and jolt of ideas, or simply

want to see Annie's farmhouse in northern France pick up the book.

 

my second hand rocking horse with a new color

 

 

 

I recently finished this 1920's antique dresser in colors inspired by our spring bedding.

 

 Remember inspiration comes from unexpected places, sites, and sounds.

 

CHANGING A WATERFALL - coco handpainted desk

I've never been a fan of water fall / art deco styled furniture, but it is made well and there is plenty of pieces out there. This desk/vanity came from The Gelco Furniture Company in Montreal circa 1950 - 1960.

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SEAWORTHY FINALLY - wine crate handpainted side table

I've found the time to get the wine crate table completely finished and ready to go.

Inside the table is stamped with October 1969, so it's officially older then I am.

It was sanded first, 4 coats of primer applied, then 3 coats of paint finished the body off.

The process of getting the labelled painted and protected on the surface can be found here.

I painted the original hardware in flat black.

Showing off with my shipmates at:

FRENCH WINE TEASER - project this week

George spotted this wine crate at a yard sale and suggested I use the graphics on my next project.

I bought this charming fluted leg table with 2 drawers at a fundraiser a few weeks ago.

Remember the title of this post did say *TEASER*

STAY TUNED !!!

FRENCH CHOCOLATE - handpainted table with french label

No it's not the yummy rich edible kind.

It is a fabulous vintage chocolate label offered by the Graphics Fairy.

 I originally bought her at a sale just like the ones you see on the TV show CASH & CARI.

Everyone files into a house, so many at a time to find it full of items labeled to sell.

Once I spotted her I grabbed the tag and turned very excited to head

the cashier by the door but just then I realized I couldn't just leave her sit there alone,

my goodness someone else will steal her.

So like a mother eagle I stood watching over her ready to peck at any little crows that came near till George found us and carried her off.

Of course a french symbol such as the Fleur De Li's had to be used for the door handle.

She also has great storage inside.

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if we have any vintage hardware for your next project.

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BLOG MOTHERS - thank you for the inspiration

This is a shout out to a couple of woman who have

 inspired me, and I wanted to wish them a happy

 mother's day in a special way.

Gail from

MY REPURPOSED LIFE

did a clock table long before I ever started blogging

but when I first saw it online I saved that image

and patiently waited for the right piece to come to me.

Well it came last week.

The first appearance of Gail's clock can be seen here

then the antiqueing here

and finally mounted on the perfect legs here

THANK YOU GAIL!

I really enjoyed creating this

Then there is the infamous

MISS MUSTARD SEED

She's been doing hand painted signs for quite some

time

 I enjoy them all but never seem to find time to

 make one myself till the copy me challenge.

I ended up going in a different direction for the

 challenge which you can see here but still had

 started something that I did recently get finished.

Take a look at some of Marian's signs here

THANK YOU MARIAN!

I will definetly try more soon.