Category: Painting

Fabric Covered & Framed Corkboard Tutorial

4/12/2015

Hi Again Friends! Hard to believe a week has gone by again! Here I am, going through my backlog of projects again. This one was 90% completed. I wanted to get this tutorial out there, so I decided I could post on it today. Besides, looking at it, I'm hopeful you don't know what the last 10% even is! Not to worry, I will get to that part!

This project started with a pretty gross old frame. These pics are after I cleaned it up. I got this at a barn sale and it was covered in dirt and grime. I went with my old go to, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. You can use whatever paint you like. I like ASCP because it's a very forgiving and easy to use. Not much prep involved. After I painted it, I used clear wax to have a nice satiny finish.

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Bee-Utiful Side

4/5/2015

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Happy Easter Friends! I hope you are all having a great day with family and friends. Since it is a family day, I am just going to do a super quick post about a little table I did today.

So, you might recognize this little black table from last weeks post. It sits on our porch next to the front door. I put it there to use as a plant table, however, it's really more of a post for our cat, Hemi. She begs us to go out, then sits on that table looking in the window of the front door. Really cat? Still trying to figure that one out! Cat psychology is beyond me.
The table was really dirty and just needed an update. I've been saying for 2 years I was going to paint it. I FINALLY got around to it!

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Front Porch Upgrade

3/7/2015

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Hi Friends! I hope you have had a great week! I have been sick as a dog, but am on the mend, so all is good! Today I have been going through my backlog of project pics and have decided to post about a fairly quick and easy project Hubs and I did last Spring. The area we updated had not even crossed my mind until I stumbled on to a home blog about a new build. One of the pics showed some workers putting tongue and groove up on the porch ceiling. So, of course, my next step was to walk out on to my porch and take a look. I did not like what I saw! Not even a little. Mind you, we've been here for nearly 10 years and I've looked at the porch ceiling many times, but I guess I didn't really "see" just how builder grade blah it was.

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Auction Haul Frame Fun

8/11/2013

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Happy day, friends! It's been a couple of weeks. Again, I find myself apologizing for taking so long to post. We have had family in town for a week and my work (yes, I still work a "real" job) moved to a new building last week. It's been super hectic.

While the hubs folks, sister and her kiddos were in town, we managed to sneak away to the auction here in town. We are lucky to have an auction house 2 minutes from our home. It's pretty great - dangerous, but convenient and FUN! If you haven't been to one, you should definitely Google auctions in your area. Even if you don't purchase something, it's a blast! Go in with a budget, though. It's tempting to try to out bid that jerk, ahem, I mean nice man, with loads of dough! Don't do it!

$10 Auction Steal - BOX O'FRAMES

Kind of ugly before...

Hubs and I "stole" this box of frames for ten bucks! Actually, the picture of the box above is short about 5 frames (I had already taken them out to work on when I took the photo). Some of them were old, some not so much. Actually, I guess some were probably vintage 80's, haha, I guess for some of you, that might be old. Anyway, Everyone loves a good frame, right? They were mostly wood, but there were some metal ones in there too.

ASCP mix of Florence and Pure White. I painted complete, waited for it to dry and then took a wet rag and rubbed the raised edges, so the silver would show through.

I painted these up with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, waxed them and added some pretty scrapbook paper. I know the 4 together are a little crazy as far as color combinations go, but I try to mix it up a bit when thinking about what will go in the shop. What floats my boat might not float yours!

The ever present wet paint rubber/stepper/sitter, Baby.

Pretty little bird frame looks nice on the hutch! Alas, I have decided to stop hoarding everything and am selling this one in the shop!

Thanks for stopping by, my friends! I'm hoping as summer winds down, I'll be able to post at least once a week. Who knew that working full-time, painting AND blogging could take up so much time, haha!
Until next time...

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Waterfall Table

5/16/2013

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I have really fallen in love with the old forties era waterfall furniture. I've had my eye out for a vanity - if you find one, you know who to call, people! :-)
Anyway, imagine my delight when my go to man, aka hubs, came home with this pretty little side table. Some rotten child (hahaha, maybe I was one of those rotten kids at one time) stuck puffy foam square stickers on her! If I had a picture of me throwing my hands in the air and screaming "WHHYYYY?" it would go right here in this space.

Perhaps I'm being a bit melodramatic. Seriously, though, I just couldn't seem to get them to go away. I tried Mineral Spirits, hand sanding, chiseling (I know a criminal act on wood), power sanding. Then I decided, people really loved the finish on the card catalog, so I'll paint it like that. I managed to get the squares of tape smooth, so you can't even tell they were there.

It's a good thing the shop opens up soon because I have furniture coming out of my ears. I don't even have a proper place to shoot my photos anymore. So, I apologize for the "crowded" pics.
If you're interested in purchasing this item, click here.

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Nursery Nightstand

5/5/2013

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2 Tier tables seem to be my thing as of late. This is the 2nd one I have completed and I have 3 more in the garage waiting to be transformed. This one is smaller and the first thing that popped in to my head when I saw it was "nursery". So, I decided to go pink. Not a typical color I would pick, but I thought for this job it would be perfect!

I used the same technique on this table that I did on the hutch. Base coats of ASCP with a color wash and then distress. Since I'm selling this one, I did finish it with a coat of clear wax and a bit of buffing. The base coat color is Old Ochre and the color wash was a mix of Old White, Emperor Red and Antoinette.
If you are interested in purchasing this little table, Click Here, she'd look great in your daughters room!

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Happy Accident Hutch

4/28/2013

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Many things about this hutch were what I would call Happy Accidents. I had a few troubles along the way, but the final result is gorgeous and looks pretty great sitting here in my breakfast nook. I found this hutch on Craigslist from a nice lady who was moving to Florida and couldn't take it with her. It was a LONG drive to get it, but definitely worth it.
When we got it home, we realized it had a pretty strong odor. Not gross, it was like she had kept herbs and spices loose in the drawers. Hubs decided to put cedar chips in it for a couple of weeks. It helped quite a bit! I could have used some Kilz on it and would have if the smell had been terrible, but I didn't think it was necessary.

I do love how pretty natural pine is and did contemplate stripping and re-staining it. Originally, I had planned to strip it, stain it gray and then do the aqua wash over the entire thing. Even though I wasn't 100% sure what I wanted until I was done with it, I knew natural wood just wasn't what I wanted in my nook.

COFFEE - CHECK
WD40 - CHECK
SAFETY GLOVES - CHECK
SAND PAPER - CHECK

Just White with Natural Guts

With Color Washed Shelves & Pretty Blue Guts

HINT: Do not use Green Frog Tape on freshly painted wood. There is now a "delicate" version of Frog Tape - it is yellow. Otherwise you might end up tearing your hair out along with taking the paint off of the wood. Oops & Grrrr

The words of the day: Touch Up!

Found these perfect knobs and drawer pulls at Lowes! They match the blue wash perfectly!

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Love in the Library

4/21/2013

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Is it possible to love a piece of furniture? Some may say it's crazy, but I say absolutely! My initial instincts when Hubs found this card catalog was to paint it red. Then that naggy lady who resides my my brain said, "No, that's too crazy!" However, my heart said to throw caution to the wind and go for it. The heart wants what the heart wants, right? Thankfully, that's the route I went because I LOVE how it turned out. The ASCP in Emperor Red was the ticket I needed to turn this tired ol' brokedown piece o' junk into a fun, hip and beautiful conversation piece. After I painted the first coat I let it dry and when I went back out to my workspace. I would have sworn I had a brand new Craftsman toolbox sitting there! I love Craftsman tools, but that was not the look I was going for. A second coat of paint and the dark wax gave me a beautiful finish.
Something I learned on this project was not to leave used wax rags on your newly waxed finish. It will take the finish right off. I didn't know that and now I do. I suppose this is also good info if you want to remove a boo boo you made with the dark wax.
A lot of elbow grease went in to this project. If you are interested, click on Read More below and you can see some more photos and a little more description about how I took this from a bit of a beast to a beauty.

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Texas Antiques Fair - Part 2

4/11/2013

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Hi Guys! I apologize for the delay in posting. I've been recuperating, but I am feeling pretty great today and thought I'd post a little more about our quick trip to Texas.

Variety is the Name of the Game
So friends, I could talk until I'm blue in the face about the crazy variety of things you can find at the Texas Antiques Fair, but I think it would just be easier to show you! If you get a chance, this is a show I'd definitely recommend, even after only getting one day there! If you click on one of the photos below, a larger image will pull up.

Revelation Decor
As I said earlier, we met some amazing and really talented people. One of the tents that stood out to me was Revelation Decor. This is a super-nice husband and wife team who treat their furniture with a paint treatment that is similar to auto painting. Their pieces, to me, looked more like works of art than a refurbished piece of furniture. They were shiny, amazing and fabulous! I really wish I had more photos to post, but I was having a problem with the lighting and I didn't have a tripod with me. Click on one of the furniture pics to the right top open the photo gallery, so you can view a larger pic!

Las Brisas Ranch
Located in Fayetteville, Texas, this ranch is a popular place for weddings and it's easy to see why. The grounds are unbelievably beautiful and the proprietors, Kathy and Eldon, are two of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. Mom and I stayed one night here and I am chomping at the bit to get back down there! I had a great time snapping pics of the flowers and roaming around the property.

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Texas Antique Fair - Part 1

4/2/2013

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Sweet ladies little helper!

Well, friends, here it is Tuesday and I'm supposed to be in Texas. Unfortunately, I had an unexpected complication and had to come home much earlier than anticipated. I was able to spend a full day at just a small piece of the fair and will post pictures. I can't even begin to tell you how incredibly bummed I am about not spending the week there, but sometimes things just don't go as planned. I'm already planning next year, though - maybe I'll even talk hubs in to renting a U-Haul to cart my treasures home! :-)
If you haven't visited Texas, you have to go. I was lucky enough to be down there when the wildflowers are blooming. I've never seen fields of flowers like this, they were really amazing! Our first night was in Austin, a quick meal back to the hotel and to bed. We were up early an on track for the Warrenton portion of the event. There is a huge variety of stuff at this show- it was pretty crazy. Keep an eye on the blog, I will be typing up part 2 shortly! I'll be talking about cool people and artists we met, along with the super nice couple at the ranch where we stayed on Sunday night. Plus, more pictures of cool stuff! Click on the gallery pics below to enlarge.