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FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY |

Oh, girls… I really got lost in last week’s links. At one point I had a ridiculous number of tabs opened that I wanted to select as favorites. You wow me every week, but some weeks are standouts. We must all be hitting the workshops as spring is making an appearance…although a somewhat shy appearance in my neck of the woods. She peeked her head out for a few days and then winter popped back in for an encore with a snow flurry. Well, that’s just how it goes… Here are my favorites from last week… I couldn’t NOT feature this kitchen makeover with MMSMP. The Sideways House accomplished this kitchen makeover for around $200, which is pretty darn impressive. I love the fun hardware, chalkboard wall and bright white trim. I think Melanie from Lost & Found did a wonderful job on this hand painted dresser. I think my

April 17, 2014 12 Comments

Before and Afters

1800's Linen Dresser

I hope you’re ready for some furniture makeovers, because you’re going to be seeing a lot over the next few weeks! I’ve got quite a collection growing for Lucketts. Here’s the 1800’s dresser with the amazing carved handles that I finished yesterday… It was pretty rough when I bought it, but I could see the potential… It’s painted in MMSMP Linen. The wood was very soft and porous, so it absorbed the paint well without any bonding agent. I distressed the edges and, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, added some additional texture by applying more paint in patches and drying it quickly with a hair dryer. This lent a subtle cracked and crusty look to the paint that gives it a sense of age. For the styling of this piece, I kept it monochromatic and simple with an ironstone bowl filled with wooden croquet balls and some leather

April 16, 2014 26 Comments

Hand Painted Furniture

…in the works

This is when blogging and doing everything else at the same time is hard. I have a bunch of things in the works, but nothing ready for that beauty shot that makes the before and after posts so fun to share (and read, I’m sure!) So, today I’m showing a few pieces that are in the works in the basement. I finished this 1800’s dresser today in MMSMP Linen with a stained wood top… Cari prepped the piece for me and got it to this stage… I stained the top and added some more texture to the finish by layering more Linen paint in a thick mix in strategic areas and then applied heat with a hair dryer to create crazing. It’s very subtle in this finish, but looks really cool… Notice it around the key holes and at the bottom of the drawer? I used a mix of Antique

April 15, 2014 21 Comments

Before and Afters

humble upholstery & an ornate frame

This chair has been languishing in my basement for a while…almost a year, I think. Sometimes I don’t work on pieces because I’m stalling, busy, uninspired or it keeps falling to the bottom of the to-do list. I think other times, providence plays a small role. I wasn’t really sure what fabric I was going to use on this piece and was just planning on defaulting to natural hemp. Then, I found this PA grain sack at an antique store. I happened to set it on the chair and it seemed like they were meant to be together. I wasn’t sure how well the ornate frame would play with the humble grain sack, but they were perfect. Here’s what the chair looked like when I bought it. Not bad at all, but the tapestry-like fabric wasn’t my style and there was flimsy cardboard backing that I wanted to replace. The

April 14, 2014 39 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Link Party

Furniture Feature Friday sort of caught up on me today, but I didn’t want to skip it altogether! So, here’s the party without the favorites. I’m looking forward to getting a lot of inspiration from you… Here are the rules for our furniture get-together… 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please…just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it’s not because I’m mean, it’s because your post was not about furniture. You can share makeovers, awesome finds, favorite pieces, furniture arrangements, or even pieces on your wish list! Built-in furniture like kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities qualify as furniture. 2.) Post a permalink (the link to the post), not the link to your blog. 3.) This party will close Friday at midnight PST and I will choose my favorite(s) and feature their piece(s) on next week’s FFF. Enjoy the party!

April 10, 2014 12 Comments

Before and Afters

Finishing Projects…

Over a year ago, we installed wood floors in our bedroom and family room. We ripped out broken closet doors and baseboards. Then, we got busy. I mean, painting a piece of furniture or installing wood counters is a lot more exciting than priming a baseboard or putting in a threshold. A few months later, I was hired to do some freelance projects that involved work in the master bedroom and bath. We finished everything that would be in the photos…and nothing more. So, one half of our bedroom looked like this… …while the other half looked something like this… I’m learning that things are always going to be busy and having these unfinished projects hanging over my head was a bummer and a drain. This weekend, we had beautiful weather, a clear schedule and great motivation, so we got some things done. I mean, a lot of things. Our

April 7, 2014 34 Comments

FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY

Good evening, all! I have been working on a lot of projects lately, so I needed to spend today catching up on my e-mail and running errands. It’s not glamorous, but it needed to be done. Jeff and I went around the house today and put together a to-finish list. We have lots of little things that have been sitting around undone, so we’re going to start tackling those tomorrow. My mom is working on stringing tags, so we can keep pricing and adding things to the Lucketts pile. And I got my freelance projects organized, so I don’t feel so overwhelmed. Lots going on. Anyway, none of this has anything to do with FFF. Just me chatting a little. So, let’s get to it… I love this sweet rocker by Hello Honeypot. This is such a clever treatment to make a more traditional piece of furniture work in a

April 3, 2014 15 Comments

FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY

Good evening friends! Here we are on time and ready to go this week for FFF. Hopefully all of the technical issues are a thing of the past. One of my furniture-loving blog friends picked favorites for me tonight, which worked out well, since I’m still feeling under the weather. And she picked some good ones. Here’s Jessica from Dear Emmeline… Hello all! Jessica here again, picking my favorites from last week’s link up! First up is this lovely piano to desk makeover from Angie at Knick of Time Interiors. I absolutely love being able to see the beautiful piano parts peeking out! What a great way to utilize and appreciate an old piano that isn’t worth fixing to play. How pretty is this blue on blue dresser painted by Reeves of The Weathered Door. The bright blue floral knobs look so striking against the pale blue paint. I always appreciate

March 27, 2014 12 Comments

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