D.D.'s Cottage and Design

Monday, July 21, 2014

Finds of the Week #15

Ikea finds

I had a fun and successful week of hunting and junking and here are my finds for the week:

6 Foot long buffet for my husbands new office

Love the shape and color of this painting

Blue Ladies

HUGE American Flag-for my husbands office

Love the greens in this bottle and tea towel

Ladder that I though would look good chippy and with towels in a bathroom

Coffee table-for my husbands new office

4 chairs for my husbands new office

French Provincial Buffet

Love this bed!

Table for my husbands conference room in his new office

Gorgeous Birds Eye Maple Serpentine Dresser

Old oxen yoke

Love the patina on the wood

3 small cute frames

Mirror

Not sure what I will use these for-but I had to have them!

Silver--I am replacing all my silverware with real silver and this finishes out the bunch

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coastalcharm
cozylittlehouse
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astrollthrulife
knickoftimeinteriors
elizabethandco
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beyondthepicketfence
thebrambleberrycottage
nancherrow
frenchcountrycottage
jenniferrizzo.com
redouxinteriors
craftberrybush
lizmarieblog
blissfulanddomestic
interiorfrugalista
findingsilverpennies.com

Saturday, July 19, 2014

4 Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats

I found these great ladder back chairs at the Flea Market and knew they had to come home with me.

The chairs are very sturdy and in fairly good shape except I didn't like the wood or the fact that the rush seats were looking dingy. I knew paint would take care of the dark wood issue, but what to do about the rush seats was my dilemma. I decided to try using dark wax on them.

Before:

I just used my brush and waxed the seats and they look new--another great use for dark wax!

I painted the wood in a custom soft blue/aqua and sealed them with dark wax. Painting chairs is NOT my favorite thing, but I love how they turned out.

Rush seats looking new!

Usually I like to wet distress and not use rough sandpaper that leaves scratches, but by the time I got to distressing the chairs I was over them so I went with what was easy and fast!

Linking up with:

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frommyfrontporchtoyours

beyondthepicketfence

thebrambleberrycottage

nancherrow

frenchcountrycottage

jenniferrizzo.com
redouxinteriors
craftberrybush
missmustardseed
lizmarieblog
natashainoz

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Vintage Farm Green Dresser

I few Sundays ago I found this small dark dresser ( I can't find the before picture-arghhhh). It had a glossy finish and a lot of scratches and was very dark brown. I wanted to paint it a farm green so I got out my paints and stared mixing until I got the shade I was envisioning. I made it into chalk paint and got busy. The gorgeous hardware would not come off (each piece had 4 tiny screws and I could not get them off). I used an old candle and waxed them. My thought was that when the paint got on them it wouldn't stick and I could scrape it off easily. It worked! After the paint dried I distressed and sealed it with dark wax and hemp oil.

I love the green color so much I painted my new kitchen table too!

Linking up with:
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myrepurposedlife
craftberrybush
redouxinteriors
missmustardseed
romantichome
diyshowoff

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

My buys from Atelier De Campagne

This weekend I visited Atelier De Campagne (http://atelierdecampagne.webs.com) for an Open House. I love this place! The owners bring over containers of goods from Europe and the patina on their things is great. Every time I visit the warehouse I feel like I am in a candy store for adults! I bought a few pieces for my house and am in love with them. Trinadad and Martin greet you when you enter Atelier De Campagne they are the nicest people one could meet. It's just fun to go and hangout with them and hear all their stories.
Here are my buys: