NIGHTSTANDS

I love to do nightstands as you can make even the dreariest one look extra special with color and paint effects.
Here is a selection of the ones I have completed recently:

 $45.00 SOLD

 

 $45.00 SOLD

 

 $25.00 SOLD

 

 $25.00 SOLD

 

 $35.00 SOLD

 

 $45.00 SOLD

 

 $80.00 FOR THE PAIR . SOLD

 

  $40.00 SOLD

 

 $35.00 SOLD

 

 $45.00

  

  $40.00 SOLD

SILVER STREAK BEDROOM SET.
This set comprised of a  5 drawer Broyhill dresser . a large Broyhill linen armoire and a grey sofa style table.
The client liked the shapes of the pieces but just felt the colors were a little dated and gave her bedroom a heavy feel.

BEFORE

 AFTER

 

 Dresser got a coat of primer and then two coats of metallic silver. Client wanted a two tone effect so the framework was painted in a deeper silver called Thundercloud with the drawers being painted in Silver Streak. Then to achieve the antiqued effect a sepia glaze was brushed on and rubbed off, taking care to allow it to settle in the detail of the piece to give it more depth and age.

 

 

Armoire being given a coat of primer after removing doors and hard wear. The bottom doors will be put back on but client wanted the top to be open shelving. 

AFTER

 

Sometimes I get carried away and forget to take the before pictures!!!  That is what happened here ! I was so eager to start this project and now find that I only have the after visual.

This piece was also given a coat of gray primer and then 2 coats of the metallic Silver Streak. The sepia glaze was then applied to complete the effect

 

 

Goodbye Gun Cabinet!

 BEFORE

Transformation of a Gun Cabinet.

Anyone that really knows me will know of my absolute hate of guns and anything associated. So, transforming this gun cabinet into a pretty china hutch is a natural for me.
Follow its rebirth over the next few weeks .........


One week later and this is what the ex - gun cabinet now looks like!

Dismantled, primed, painted and new shelves.

Why is it that I have a difficult time letting go of some pieces and find myself , in my mind , rearranging to see if I could possibly fit just one more piece of furniture into my already stuffed full home :(

   AFTER

Finally completed transformation!

This piece was given one coat of primer and two coats of chalk paint . The antique effect was achieved by brushing on a coat of sepia glaze and then wiping off with a damp cloth .

I just loved this piece but had no where to house it so it just had to go.

$125.00     SOLD

I listed it locally and within 30 minutes it had been sold to a lovely young couple who had just moved into a new home .

Door repurposing.

So , this vintage pantry door started its journey with my husband and I  in Ogden , Utah strapped to the top of our vehicle . It has travelled from Utah to Idaho, Wyoming , Montana and then its final resting place here in Southwest Utah.
My poor husband is so so patient with my obsessive collecting of the old and unusual.
" What are you going to do with this and where are you going to put it ?" he asks . I know what he is thinking but I don't always know what I will do with a piece until I get it home and look at it closely.

However, I had a pretty good idea what this was going to be from the moment I set eyes on it.
I set my husband to work to remove all the doors furniture so that I could concentrate on the transformation.
I was pretty sure that I wanted the green undercoat  to show through  the distressed areas .
Painted my areas of distressing with green and then gave it a top coat of blue, distressed and then glazed with a sepia glaze.
Door furniture was stripped to reveal its brass and returned to the door in various different positions.

It now has pride of place in my master bathroom!