D.D.'s Cottage and Design: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

Finds of the Week

I went to the Flea Market and some local Thrift Stores this past week and here are my treasures.

French Poster

Cute Bench and a garden Angel

Great Black Box that opens with compartments--so many uses!

White Urn with flowers from the Flea

Basket and linen pillow

Aqua tablecloth

Silver gravy boat--I am using it for my keys by the front door!

French Picture

French Provincial Dresser
turned into this:

I love all my Treasures!

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Blue French Provincial Dresser

A friend of mine wanted to know if I wanted an old dresser she did not want any more. She had moved and it did not fit in her new house. I of course said YES!
Before:

The dresser was in pretty good shape but needed a new look.

I mixed up my own aqua chalk paint and painted the dresser. The blue color was a little bright so I made a wash of white chalk paint and washed the dresser. After I got the blue the color I wanted I waxed the dresser with hemp oil/dark wax.

The last detail was to paint on gold Rub N Buff in a few places.

I love how it turned out!

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findingsilverpennies
dwellings-theheartofyourhome.
coastalcharm
modvintagelife
knickoftimeinteriors
stonegable

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elizabethandco
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greenwillowpond
chicbytab
cityfarmhouse
crystelleboutique
ivyandelephants.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Pink Gold and Frenchy-Ooh-La-La

I have a client who wanted a Frenchy pink bed for her daughter and she asked me to find one and custom paint it for a bedroom re-do. I found a double French Provincial Headboard and she was excited.
Before:

She wanted it to have pink and white and be Frenchy and she said I could do it however I envisioned it. The picture I had in my head was an aged pink and white striped headboard with gold and a monogram.
I mixed up a light pink home-made chalk paint and started to paint. After the paint had dried I got out painters tape and marked off my stripes. I painted the stripes in white.

I painted the top edge in gold Rub n Buff. I also distressed the edges and front of the headboard. I painted a white oval in the middle and painted on a French script E. Next I painted around the oval with gold Rub n Buff for an added extra detail. After distressing I didn't like how pink the pink was so I made a wash out of watered down white paint. I painted the wash on the pink and wiped it off and it gave a great weathered and aged look to the solid pink. I kept feathering in the wash until I got the right pink look. I then aged the headboard with hemp oil and dark wax.

Gold detail

I like that it looks old and beat up

You can see the white wash here

My Client loves it and so do I!

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Pair of Cane Chairs with European Grain Sack Fabric

After doing some errands today I stopped by one of the local Goodwill stores and found a pair of great chairs. Well--they did not look pretty, but I really liked the shape and the bones so they had to come home with me.
Before:

Lovely yellow seats!

I have a few antique European grain sacks and wanted to use the fabric on the chairs. I painted the chairs with my home-made chalk paint (Milky Way by Benjamin Moore) and then distressed them. To make the chairs more of a creamy color and add some dimension I painted them with my hemp oil/dark wax mix. They came out the color I was picturing in my head. I cut up a grain sack and stapled away.