Ladies, there were some wonderful submissions last week to FFF.  Thank you so much for your participation and it’s so good to hear that many of you enjoy this party as much as I do.  We furniture lovers need to hang together, right?  So, are you ready to learn who won a precious handmade bunny from Anne of Get Your Marth On? The winner is Candace from Crafty Sisters and her gun cabinet makeover!  She doesn’t think she’s good at styling, but I think this cabinet and the contents look fantastic.  To fully appreciate how far this cabinet has come, you must see the before picture… Oh my.  Candace, you are so brave buying that and having a vision for it.  I don’t think I would’ve looked twice.  Adding the molding, new hardware and painting it that pretty shade of gray was the right thing to do.  Wonderful job! Congratulations, Candace! 

My goodness, girls, there were so many great pieces posted last week!  I am amazed at the creativity and talent displayed and it was truly hard to choose a favorite.  There was one post, though, that really stuck with me.  Pamela from Be Colorful and her studio makeover blew me away.  She calls it “painted furniture on steroids”, but it all works together.  The furniture is definitely the star in this room and it’s colorful, fun and functional without being over the top. She did a great job at making this desk look stylish instead of stock.  And I love the color and fabric she chose for this otherwise stuffy Queen Anne chair.   I just can’t rave enough about this room and the furniture pieces in it.  Well done, Pamela!  I can’t wait to look through all of the new posts this week.  Here are the rules… 1.) Your post has

And my favorites from last week are… A fun and funky chair makeover by Kim at The Inadvertent Farmer.   First of all, this chair was really ugly.  It was a blah oak with an even blah-er seat cover.  She borrowed an idea from BHG’s Decorating Ideas for Under $100 and applied foam stickers to up the “fun factor” on this piece.  She then painted it a bright color and covered the seat in a playful fabric.  If you notice, she used the same fabric in a skirt she made for her daughter, who has claimed the chair as her own.  Who can blame her?  A girl’s gotta have good accessories and a chair that matches your outfit is a great accessory! For those of you who aren’t brave enough (or just flat out do not have the ability, patience, or desire) to hand paint a piece, this is a wonderful alternative.  It adds custom

Can I just tell you how much I enjoy looking through all of the furniture posts each week?  I hope it never gets so big that I can’t do that.  There are some amazing pieces out there and it is very inspirational to me.  Keep it up and spread the word to other furniture lovers out there. I am absolutely in love with Rene’s chair from Cottage and Vine.  She bought this chair for $10 at a thrift store.  Score!  It has a breautiful shape and great patina on the wood, but the fabric was very drab and did not do the chair justice. Rene debated about how to treat the chair and she ultimately decided to upholster it in this classic, yet fresh blue and white pattern.  I’m so glad she decided to leave the wood as is.  We can be a paint-happy bunch and some times it’s just

I’m sure it’s getting old hearing this, but it was really, really hard to pick a winner from last week’s entries.  There were a lot of great pieces.  Especially chairs!  I have a chair that I’ve been a little scared to tackle and you girls have inspired me.  Even if I rip it apart and can’t get it back together, I’m only out $6.00…so, what am I scared of? Anyway, I just love hosting this party.  You girls rock! So, the winner of last week’s FFF is… Kerri from A Very Blessed Nest and her wonderful upholstery job on this unwanted bench.  Can you believe no one else in her family wanted this piece?  It wasn’t even ugly before she reupholstered it!  She just made it better.   Don’t you love those rooster pillows as well?  Very nice job, Kerri! I also love her daughter’s room.  Isn’t this sweet and perfect for

Welcome to another Furniture Feature Friday.  I’ve had a busy week, so this one really snuck up on me.  I finally got around to looking at all of the links and was really torn about who to pick as a winner until I saw this beautiful hand painted console table by Lauren from Gathering Moss.  Blue and white…hand painted…come on, ladies.  How could I not pick this one?  I also love the way she has arranged this table.  There is so much texture and interest…just lovely, Lauren. She used a painted piece from Wisteria as her inspiration and I think she did an amazing job with the hand painted detail.  The soft contrast is a real key, here.  All of these mixed patterns in a high contrast would get a little busy and wouldn’t look as elegant. Unfortunately, this took Lauren about a million years to complete, so I’m not

First of all, my apologies to those of you who were #29 or higher in my link party from last week.  For some reason, I stopped at #28 and forgot to come back.  I did get to visit each and every one, though, and some of you have had a very busy year!  Oh, the smell of paint fumes in the morning, the coat of sanding dust on your jeans, and the stain that is under your nails for a week…the joy of it all!  I can’t wait to see all of the rescued and repurposed furniture in 2010.  So, on to the features.  This week I am featuring my favorites from last week.  Here we go… One Man’s Trash is a Woman’s Treasure I absolutely fell in love with this piece by Amy from The Whisper Wood Cottage.  The shape is fantastic, the color is gorgeous, and the way