Showing posts with label white furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white furniture. Show all posts

WHITE FARMHOUSE TABLE - made with thrift store parts




When I go to the thrift store I never know what I might find. For this project I was over the moon excited to find what I did.

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BALLERINA DRESSER - graphic transfer




The Graphics Fairy had a playful ballerina graphic I wanted to put on a piece of furniture and this is the finished product. 
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HOW TO DEAL WITH DAMAGED VENEER -delftware blue & white cabinet






I definitely had some fun working with this antique washstand. And absolutely love the Delftware Pottery look I  create on the face of it.


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SHABBY CHIC VANITY SET - painted with annie sloan



IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR
When I organized and 
re-arranged this winter
found a vanity set. All three of these pieces, the
mirror, the table, and the
chair were in different
places of our home
and for the most part
up-cycled already. 
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SANDING OR WET DISTRESSING AS pure white chalk paint






TO SAND OR WET DISTRESS

Recently I worked 
on two similar
piece of furniture and because I 
wanted to compare distressing
techniques I did one with
sandpaper and the other
I wet distressed.


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WHITE ART DECO DESK - with vintage white hardware




I am not a real fan of art decor
style furniture. But I do have 
to admit it is all made with 
nice solid wood which is great
to work with. When I started 
working on this vanity/desk 
project I never dreamt it 
would turn out as good as
it did. Let me know your 
thoughts.


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KITCHEN ISLAND UPDATES - white and turquoise



Lately each morning while working at the kitchen island I have been hearing a familiar sound coming from outside. It doesn't lasting long  enough for me to get out there and before I know I am brushing it off as if I've just imagined it. But yesterday morning I heard the noise again, and I was at
the front door taking some pictures, the sound was loud and
obvious and I rushed outside to investigate.
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BIG SOFT ROPE HANDLES - nautical beach dresser











I'm over the moon in love with this project. I finally got to create some big fat nautical rope handles on a set of drawers. 
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FURNITURE MAKE-OVER PROGRESS IV - behind the scenes





Another project I have been working on is this french provincial four drawer chest.
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ADDING LEGS TO A CORNER CABINET



Once upon a time I used living room side table legs to make a short corner shelf much taller.
On the left you can see the outline of the original piece in amongst the details I added.

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FRIGHTENING TO FRENCH - french étagère






Many years ago I took a yard sale
dresser covered in sharpie marker
and built it into a French étagère.
Come see the before photo that
shocks everyone and follow the
story of how I did it.  
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THE DAY MY HUSBAND MET MY BOYFRIEND - trestle table

 

Do I have a story to tell you ....
Once upon a time, in a land far far away from my current life I managed a large warehouse.
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ANGEL WINGS - dresser makeover




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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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PAINTING FURNITURE BLACK - getting started





Anne-Marie sent me an email with the subject line ....

*HOW TO GET STARTED*

They had moved into a new house and had bought a beautiful french provincial bedroom set. She wanted to paint them black.
I've had this question asked of me many times so I thought I would share what I told her.
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