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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

White Washed Frenchy Table


I found this great wooden table on my hunt this week for treasures.  

 Before:
It has great bones and is very sturdy even though it is delicate.  I thought it would look good with a natural top and the base either painted or just revamped with hemp oil.  I sanded down the top and sealed it with dark wax and hemp oil, but did not love the way it looked.  I started to paint the base in white chalk paint and then thought I would try wiping it off and see how that looked.  I wanted an aged/washed look.  It looked great and I decided to go with it.  I painted a section at a time and then wiped off the paint and it gave the table a driftwood/white wash look.  I did the same to the top too.  The table was then sealed with clear wax. 
The details pop now

Gorgeous legs

My favorite part of the table 

Flowers and Silver

I love how the paint stays in the crevices

Love Hydrangeas

I love the shape of the top




I think this table would look good in a foyer or entry way


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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Aqua and Pinecone Garland





Since it is still November and Thanksgiving hasn't happened yet, I have not been willing to decorate for Christmas.  I am however thinking about it and in the mood to create for Christmas.  I wanted to make something that had a vintage yet beach feel since I live by the ocean.  I  picked up a box of aqua glass bulbs and some aqua pinecones at the local thrift store and decided to make a garland.  I also picked up some pinecones from the neighborhood.  
Love the colors and the texture



This was a very easy and simple project.  I hot  glued the pinecones and then just tied the glass ornaments on to bakers twine.  I love the colors together for a Rustic yet Blingy Beachy Christmas look. 

I love the different textures together




Here you can still see my pumpkins and gourds for Fall


I really like the colors all together







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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Green Cabinet



You know me-always on the hunt for furniture to transform and paint.  I found this lovely at a local thrift store and of course brought it home. 
Before:

It was chippy, which I really like chippy, but this was not the good chippy.  I sanded the entire piece down to make it smooth.  

I wanted the top to be natural wood so I got out my chemicals and stripped the layers of paint off and finished it off with the sander. 

I sealed it with AS dark wax-it came out buttery smooth! 

I have been loving the color green right now so I mixed up a dark vintage green and painted the cabinet.  I didn't want it to stay that dark so I then mixed white with some of the green to lighten the shade.  I was hoping that the darker green would show through when I distressed.  The last step in this transformation was to seal it with dark wax/hemp oil. 



The cabinet is not this bright of a green-poor picture





You can see the white, the darker green and the wood  showing through in layers. 

Beautiful wood top




A local dealer, who likes to come picking for her shop in my workshop, snatched it up quickly and here is what it looks like in her space. 





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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

White Vanity


I found this vanity at a thrift store many months ago and decided it was time to make it white.  
Before:

I first painted it  in a soft blue, but did not like it so I then painted it white hoping that when I distressed the white some of the blue would show through. I mixed up home-made chalk paint in Garlic Glove by Benjamin Moore and got to painting. . I was lucky and it did! I distressed the vanity and then sealed it with AS clear wax and added some new knobs. 


You can see some of the blue peeking through


Love the details-even if I forgot to close the drawer all the way-LOL! 



Gorgeous legs! 



Who doesn't like tarnished silver? 










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