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Furniture Makeovers

furniture feature friday | favorites & link party

We spent the day driving down to Alabama for the Chapel Market. It was amazing, but we were able to fit everything in a 4 x 8 open trailer, a minivan and a little overflow in Kriste’s Civic. I’m pretty impressed with ourselves that we made it work! And prayers carried our van with 202,000+ miles on it, towing a loaded trailer, here safely. So, tomorrow is set up day and I’ll also be hanging out with some friends. I’m hoping to have time to do some decorative painting for Layla (and tour her house) and spend some good time with Shawnna. She’s become one of my dearest friends and I wish we lived next door to each other. Anyway, tonight’s about furniture, so let’s get to it. Since I am busy with Chapel Market this weekend, I’ve asked Jessica from Dear Emmeline to pick favorites for me and she obliged. Here’s

October 23, 2014 20 Comments

Favorite Finds

bunny pull-toy

I know…again with the kid’s stuff, but this bunny pull-toy was just too cute to pass up! I got it at a good price, because it didn’t have its original paint and, unfortunately, someone who wasn’t very artistically inclined tried to paint a face and spots on him. The eyes were big and black with Raggedy Anne styled lashes. It was just a little overdone and took away from the beautiful shape and legs of the piece. I can’t fault someone for trying, though! I decided to give the bunny a softer, less Tammy Faye Bakker look. I painted the body in MMSMP Ironstone. It took two coats to get nice coverage. Then, I used Shutter Gray to paint the spots, ears and very simple oval eyes. I left the cream paint on the wheels, because they had a pretty patina and I thought complimented the lighter shade of white

October 22, 2014 19 Comments

Hand Painted Furniture

child's cupboard

I definitely have a soft spot for things made for children. The small scale just melts me. My mom and I spotted this little hutch in an antique store and jumped at it immediately. It had been painted in a white latex over oil, so the latex was peeling off and it was a little dingy. We sanded it down and gave it a fresh coat of MMSMP Eulalie’s Sky with the Bonding Agent added and finished it with Hemp Oil. I forgot to take a before picture of this one, but just imagine it in white. Here it is now… I love the glass knobs and little latch on the cabinet. When I painted it in the pale blue, I immediately imagined it paired with a red child’s riding toy I bought the same day… I’ve been looking for a pretty red tricycle for ages for photo shoots, since the

October 20, 2014 26 Comments

Before and Afters

1920's dental cabinet makeover

Can you handle another furniture makeover? The Chapel Market is less than a week away and we’re getting to the end of the furniture I have worked on for the event. I picked this dental cabinet up last week while I was shopping for accessories and “smalls” for my booth. I saw this and just couldn’t pass it up. All of the little drawers and glass knobs caught my attention and the low price convinced me to not walk away, even though I wasn’t officially shopping for furniture. The piece was structurally sound, but it had clearly been neglected in a barn or somewhere moist for several years. This makeover wasn’t going to be about dramatically changing the appearance of the piece, but about making it look and function better. The original trim on the bottom had rotten away and many of the drawers weren’t functioning as well as they

October 19, 2014 24 Comments

Before and Afters

hand painted empire dresser makeover

It has been a marathon getting ready for The Chapel Market, which is just over a week away, but it’s been so fun, too. I am most focused and intentional when I’m working towards a specific goal. And this time has been even more fun, because I’ve had a lot of great help and the amazing studio space to work in. I’ve been relishing it! I have been a little overzealous with filling the “green zone” (aka my mockup booth for the event), because I’m starting to wonder how it’s all going to make it down to Alabama. Has anyone invented a way to beam furniture, yet? That would make things much easier. We have a plan A and a plan B, so hopefully it’ll all fit. It’ll be like playing Tetris. Anyway, here’s the latest makeover… Here’s how this piece started… Now, you know me and paint. I don’t usually

October 17, 2014 30 Comments

furniture feature friday | favorites & link party

I’ve been working away on furniture myself this week, for the Chapel Market, so it’s been nice to take a little break and get some inspiration from last week’s links. Here are a few of the standouts… Danielle from Finding Silver Pennies gives a fall tour of her home and there are so many beautiful pieces of furniture that I just had to share. I especially love this wooden bench with the buffalo check cushion. I love vintage canvas laundry baskets, but it’s sometimes hard to figure out exactly what to do with them. They’re not as pretty, but the lightweight plastic variety we have these days is just more convenient to use. Kathy from Past, Present & Patina turned one into a side table with amazing results! That’s it. A vintage canvas laundry basket just made my list. Lastly, this sweet dresser by Kara from Lilac Shack Furniture caught

October 16, 2014 8 Comments

Before and Afters

say hello to "bergere"

It’s been a while since I asked you to say hello to a new milk paint color! I’m really excited to share our first Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint color from our European color line that will be launched in January 2015. We are introducing six new colors that will be carried in our European & UK markets, but will be available elsewhere on a limited basis…meaning our retailers outside of Europe aren’t required to carry the colors, but some will. I would encourage calling ahead before driving somewhere to buy one of these limited colors. So, the first color I’m introducing is a smokey blue/gray called Bergere, named after the French style of chair that I love so much. (And no, they aren’t all blues!) This is definitely a chameleon color that looks bluer in some light, grayer in others and lighter/darker as well depending on what’s around it. It

October 10, 2014 35 Comments

furniture feature friday | favorites & link party

My brain is totally fried tonight! I did the photo shoot today and it was intense. I know that sounds silly, but we had only a few hours to style and shoot seven rooms, which is a lot when every shot needs to be meticulously examined for a rogue accessory, a lamp cord dangling in view or the reflection of my boots in the glass of a cabinet. It was a little stressful, but so fun as well. Kriste came with me and she was worth her weight in gold. She was money, as they say. Heather, the home owner was such a delight and so relaxed about us messing her house up as we worked from room to room dropping eucalyptus seeds and Japanese maple “helicopters” all about. It was a good day, but the bed is calling my name. Before I hit the hay, here are my favorites

October 9, 2014 12 Comments

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