HORSE MAKEOVER - snowy white

I first saw Snowy at a vintage market and it was love at first sight. He had two missing ears, a tail that was falling off, a bad paint job, and a cracked leg. I turned to GG and said "he needs me"

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HOW TO WHITE WASH BOARDS - tutorial

White washing boards is one of the easiest paint techniques to do and fun in the summer weather.

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FARMHOUSE DRESSERS - stacking for storage

I love this project. I knew re-doing our dressing room I need more storage but I didn't know it was going to come in such a rare beauty.

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THE MERCANTILE CABINET - photo shoot

I had a fun photo shoot with this vintage cabinet that I rebuilt. I used several vintage suit cases, a large reed basket, some old pop crates, an old window and my new canvas tote bag. I love the look and feel of the piece.

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THE FARMHOUSE MERCANTILE CABINET - butcher paper graphic transfer

There are a lot of different transfer

methods available on-line but this

article I wrote is all about how I was able to get the right sized words 

transferred onto raw wood. Keep

reading to find out what font I used.

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THE FARMHOUSE MERCANTILE CABINET - white washed finish

This cabinet was a donated piece

of furniture, but when dropped off

it was in a few parts. It had lived a 

good long life and the owner wanted

it to keep going, so I started rebuilding

her.

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WHITE WASHED BOARDS - how to tutorial

White washing boards is one of the easiest paint techniques to do.

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VINTAGE HARP ARMS

I didn't take a before photo on purpose cause it was going to be a
 simple make over, nothing overly special just a free flaky clear
coated maple nightstand, sanded and painted white.

I grab the camera and took this photo on the left once
I knew this was going to turn into something special (right).

DURING                           AFTER

I didn't think it had that one of a kind, fabulous feel I always look
 for in my finished piece ... so I went hunting thru my lumber odds
and ends to see what if anything I could use to jazz it up with.

Before I knew it I found 2 harp arms from an antique wash stand,
 they are the side pieces that hold a towel bar or mirror in place.

 I've tried to use them several times but to no avail.
Now I know why they were never used before now,
they were ment for this piece.

The vintage drawer handle came from the wash stand as well.
The exterior and interior were all white washed.

The finished profile of this little table is wonderful and so different
than when I started to work with it.

This table found a place in our home right away.

To read about how I add legs click here: 

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