Little French Vanity

A couple of months ago I found the cutest little oak table. It was the perfect size for an entry way table or a vanity table. I am confessing right now, I do not have before pictures of this cute little set.  I'm not sure how that keeps happening, but I promise to do better in the future. That being said, here is what I did with it:

I must also apologize for the poor photography.  I was on a tight schedule to deliver these. But here it is.  I love the curvy legs & petite size. I painted it DIY chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue.  Then I used one of my favorite graphics from The Graphics Fairy . Gave it a couple coats of wax & buffed it to perfection. 

When it was all done I thought "This needs a chair."  Every vanity needs a chair, right? So, luckily I was able to find one at the Flea Market & painted it the same color:

Once again I used a Graphics Fairy graphic on the drop cloth seat cushion. Here they are together:

Sold

I really like the way they look together. The post card graphic is so fun to do & it is always a good seller. Especially when it is on a Duck Egg Blue piece. It's one of my favorite combinations. This set is available at V Trading in Grand Blanc, MI.  

Do you have a favorite paint color & graphic combination? I'd love to hear about it.  Thanks for visiting & have a great day!  Dee 

 

The Three Amigos

A few weeks ago I scored on a few chairs on CL.  I found a nice Captains chair & two matching dining table chairs.

My Hubby found the two matching ones & wanted to do something different to the cushions. He has been bugging me to do this for weeks. In a word "Burlap". I wasn't thrilled with the idea, but.... after much web surfing on Burlap he finally convinced me.  Here is a picture of the before:

Here is the after

I painted them black & shabbied them up. Then my Mom & I upholstered them.  I added this cool graphic to the cushion.

When we put them all together I think they look pretty snazzy!

At the same time I painted this nice Captains Chair the same shabby black. Here is a picture of the before:

I wanted to do something different with the cushion so I used drop cloth.

Here it is after:

I added a nice graphic from The Graphics Fairy.



I like the way it turned out. It's a little softer looking. Maybe a little more feminine too.

Here are the Three Amigos.  They are available at "V Trading" in Grand Blanc, MI. So my question is,  Do you like the Burlap?  Or, would you stick with the drop cloth?

Thanks for visiting & have a great day!  Dee

On a Personal Note

It has been nearly a month since my last post. I have had a very rough month. My dad lost his battle with cancer on April 3rd. He was very brave through the whole terrible ordeal. He was such a wonderful man. He was my dad, my friend,  he was the one I looked up to & he was one of my biggest fans.

 He was so excited when I told him I was going to get a booth at the antique mall right around the corner from his house.  As sick as he was, all he wanted to do was help me get set up. Sadly he never got the chance to see my booth in person. By the time I was all set up, he was to sick to see it with his own eyes.  A week before he passed, I did have him sit down to his computer & had him read my blog & showed him the pictures of some of the pieces I have in my booth.  You could tell he was so proud, even as he struggled for the right words I could tell he was proud of me.

He was always amazed at how I could transform a piece of furniture. He'd always say to me "Oh Honey, that looks beautiful. I don't know how you do it." My Painted Stuff is starting to take off now & I can't help but wonder if he is somehow doing what he can for me from heaven that he wasn't able to do for me before he passed.  I like to think so.

I miss him terribly but I know he's in a better place & he's no longer in any pain. Now when I finish a piece I can still hear his voice telling me how beautiful it turned out & I know he's watching me from heaven.

The Duncan Phyfe Chairs

A couple of weeks ago I found these amazing antique Duncan Phyfe chairs.  They are petite & have beautiful carved flowers on the top & nice curvy legs on the bottom, so much potential. Here is the before picture.

As you can see, there are three armless chairs & one captains chair.

Michigan has been blessed with an early spring this year, so to celebrate I decided to paint them a nice spring yellow (plus I already had yellow on hand). So I gave them two coats of DIY chalk paint in this spring yellow. Not an easy chore painting these by hand. I am hoping to purchase a sprayer this summer, then maybe painting chairs won't be such a pain.

After painting I distressed, waxed & buffed to perfection.  I chose a nice vintage looking fabric & my mom had the cushions redone in record time.

Here's what they look like now.

Perfect for spring!

Love that beautiful detail.

Sold

I love the girly fabric with those sexy legs. Shabbylishious!!

These chairs are available at "V Trading" in Grand Blanc, MI if you would like to see them in person.  So has spring inspired your color choice?  Thanks for visiting & have a great day!  Dee

A Set of Drum Tables

A couple of months ago I picked up two very similar drum tables. One had a real leather top & was a little bigger than the other, but they were both wonderful.

I was so excited to score two of these drum tables, I can't believe I actually remembered to get before pictures of both of them.

I started with the larger one first. Luckily the leather was in great shape,no cracks or tears in it. If you follow my blog then you are aware of my clock face obsession. I had painted this exact table many years ago, so I knew just what I wanted to do. I painted the base DIY Chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue & the top in DIY Chalk paint in Old White.

Now it was ready for the clock face.

This table had such great details I decided to use a black glaze on the base so those details would really show up. Check out this beautiful pineapple detail.

I grouped it with these awesome "X" back chairs I painted shabby black. My mom reupholstered the cushions for me & I added the cool black stripes. I think they work well together.

Sold

On the second table I decided to do the reverse color combination.

Sold

I grouped this table with a pair of wicker bottomed chairs that I painted shabby white & stenciled a black Fleur De lis on the seat.

Available at Sassy Fabrics (V Trading) in Grand Blanc, MI

Notice the subtle difference in these two chairs? Here's what they looked like before.

So much better!

Two similar drum tables, two different looks.

The first one sold at my booth in the first week.  The two white chairs with fluer di lis on them are now available at Sassy Fabrics (V Trading) in Grand Blanc , Mi.

 Wished I could have kept one of the two but, I feel that way about all of my clock faced tables. Well, which one do you like better?

Thanks for visiting & Have a Great Day!  Dee

I Have Won an Award!

I had a wonderful surprise when I checked my email on Saturday morning. Jennifer from The Creviston Nest has given me the Liebster Blog Award.

Thank you Jennifer!!

Where this award began is unclear but it is believed to have started in Germany, Liebster means favorite or dearest. This award features bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to five more blogs of note.

Here are the rules:

1.  Choose five up & coming blogs to award the Liebster to. Blogs must have less than 200 followers.

2.  Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

3.  Post the award on your blog.  List the bloggers you gave the award to with links to their sites.

I am passing the Liebster Award on to the following:

Audra from Simply Salvaged

Angie & Holly from Slip Covered Grey

Cameo from Cameo Bliss Designs

Colleen from The Painted Turtle

Rebecca from Second Chance Decor

If you get a chance please check out these blogs. These are all very talented ladies that truly deserve some recognition for their hard work.

Thanks for visiting & have a great day!  Dee  



French Country Hutch

Last week I came across this cute little Hutch.



This is what she looked like when I picked her up.

She had been painted at least four different colors. The last coat of paint was so bad, it had long drip marks just sliding all down the front. It was like the last coat of paint was so thick it just slid & then dried that way.

As you can see, she was Mustard yellow, emerald green with a bad wood stained job on top.  I wanted to take advantage of the nice spring weather, so I put my hubby & son crew to work. They sanded off all her wrinkles.

Now she was ready for paint. I wanted to do a two toned look so I chose Old White & Paris Grey DIY chalk paint.

Ahh!! So much better already.

Gave her alittle French flare.

Added alittle bling.

Sold

Now she is ready for her new home!

If you want to see her in person, I have her for sale at my booth in Colette's Vintage & Antiques mall in Burton, Mi. Thanks for visiting & have a great day!  Dee