Before I get into today’s post, I wanted to announce the winner of the Sailrite sewing machine giveaway.  A big congrats to Missy Bun!  (I sent you an e-mail with the details on claiming your prize.  Enjoy!) Now, onto the furniture makeovers! I will start off by saying that I am totally in love with this little cottage-style dresser and those chairs.  Trust me, I tried to mentally find a spot for these in my house!  Hard.  I couldn’t, so they are getting sold. Here is how this dresser started… It really was lovely just as it was and I even considered not painting it, but I decided to in the end.  It had a glossy poly that was applied at some point, after the piece was stripped of its old layers of paint.  It wasn’t the original finish, so I didn’t feel too bad about painting it.  I did

Sometimes when I have a huge stash of furniture to work on, I’m overwhelmed and find it hard to even know where to start.  That is definitely not the case as I’m getting ready for Lucketts this year.  ALL I want to do in the studio is work on furniture.  My e-mail inbox was being so woefully neglected because of it, so I had to pin myself down and get it cleaned out last night.  I’m really enjoying painting, upholstering and seeing the pieces transformed.  I hope you’re enjoying it, too!  There are a lot more furniture makeovers to come. I bought this stool at an antique store a couple of months ago and it’s been hanging out in the stash since then.  I was planning to make a slipcover for it, one that laced down the legs and had a short, ruffled skirt. The day was winding down last