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grain sack chair – before & almost after

I’m stingy with a few of my finds…ironstone, grain sacks and French chairs mainly. I do part with them, but it’s always tough. If you ever buy a piece of ironstone or a French chair or something made out of a European grain sack from me, you can know I really, really loved it and it was very tough for me to put a tag on it. Today, I took two of my favorite things and made something for myself. Two European grain sacks… …one French chair… …and voila! (Well, almost. I ran out of trim and I need to touch up the paint in some places, but I was too excited to save this reveal.) I painted the frame of the chair in one sloppy coat of Annie Sloan’s Old White and distressed it. I wanted a soft, worn look, so I didn’t wax it. I then upholstered the chair

June 7, 2011 110 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Just A Link Party

As this posts, I am sitting in a theatre seat watching the Broadway tour of Beauty and the Beast. I’m probably softly humming along to “A Change in Me” or “Home” right now…enjoying it immensely. Anyway, I was so excited about going to the theatre tonight that I forgot about Furniture Feature Friday!! Can you believe it? If you know how busy I’ve been, you probably can. Anyway, I don’t have the time to feature any amazing projects from last week (There were over 250 entries!!!), but here’s the link, so everyone can participate. I’ll get some favorites up tomorrow. Here are the rules for the furniture party… 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

June 2, 2011 21 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & A Link Party

We had a wicked storm roll in this evening and it made me think of all of the places in the country that have been devastated by tornadoes and flooding. I hope this post finds you and your family well. Here are my favorites from Furniture Feature Friday two weeks ago. Karryann from Gracefully Vintage reupholstered this tired and stuffy sofa and now it’s chic and oh so yummy. I love it, Karryann! As a second ode to upholstery, I wanted to highlight this sweet French bench by Lori from Wool and Flax. The curvy legs are lovely and the textured fabric is fab. The last person I want to feature is Rachel from Gilly Grey. While I was getting busy for Lucketts, she was getting ready for the grand opening of Laissez Faire in Baltimore. (Maryland?) I know you worked so hard and your space looks fabulous! I feel such

May 26, 2011 25 Comments

Frenchy Chair Makeover

When I spot French chairs that have never been rescued from their 1970’s splattered wood and harvest gold or burnt orange velvety upholstery, I get giddy. Most people won’t give them a second look and most people don’t see the potential. Seeing potential in furniture is one of the things I do best. When I spotted a pair of these old girls on Craig’s List… …I knew I could give them the attention they needed. I took off those tufted cushions the minute they came in the door. Behind them was a great caned back. One was intact, but unfortunately, the other wasn’t. I stripped the chairs down, painted the frames and then reupholstered them…making the detached tufted cushions one attached cushion. It’s still cushy, but has a more refined look. I upholstered the back of the chair with the broken caning and left the intact one painted. The frames are

May 15, 2011 53 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Chalk Paint Giveaway & A Link Party

As most of you know, Blogger has been freaking out and unusable the last couple of days, so my post schedule is all thrown off. I was going to post FFF at the usual time last night and then post the Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint giveaway today. Well, given the recent events, it’s all going to be rolled into one. Ok? Can you handle that? I have been so busy that I have not had a chance to look through all of the links from last week and pick my favorites. So sorry! I know you work hard on those pieces and I want to see them all. It just wasn’t possible this week. So, instead, I am going to highlight some of the furniture I have completed with Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint. This will whet your appetite for the giveaway and hopefully give you some inspiration. (Old White and Louis

May 13, 2011 961 Comments

Delicious Chippy Goodness

Here’s my latest dresser… Here’s how it started. Sorry for the stinky picture. Do you see my boy’s shoes on the lower right? He was ducking into his “fort” as I took the picture. It was a standard Empire dresser and had some nice details. The legs are a little chunkier than I usually go for, but I love the curve and the brass wheels. I painted it to look ultra chippy and distressed, so the buyer can get that delicious chippy goodness without the lead paint concern. Despite all of the texture, it has a smooth finish, thanks to some wax. I know this amount of distressing isn’t for everyone, but I love it! I’m off to do some more painting, but first…an announcement. I’ve decided I am going to sell my dining set. I think. I reserve the right to change my mind, but I think I’m at

May 10, 2011 72 Comments

Dining Room Set Reveal

Well, I’m going to warn you. I’m revealing this dining set, but it’s not going to be a post full of staged, beautiful photographs. It’s just not possible right now. The prettiest shot you’re going to get is of one chair. Here’s the full set. In my basement workshop. Such as it is. Embarassing. The fluorescent lighting and band saw in the background really add to the look, don’t they? I can hardly stand it! I’m ready to clear out my entire dining room and move this all upstairs just to get some proper beauty shots. So sorry! The set is pretty, though, isn’t it? I was so tempted to swap it out with my dining room set and sell the one I have. I think I’m at peace with selling this one, though. Here’s how it looked before…this is the Craig’s List picture. So sorry again! I painted the entire set

May 9, 2011 75 Comments

Feed Sack Chair & Finds

First, I need to give a shout-out to my friend Becky from Infarrantly Creative and her new-ish blog, Knock-Off Decor. I know you girls love flipping through the pages of Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware, not to see what you can buy, but to see what you can make. This blog is a place to show it off and get even more inspiration. If that’s your thing…check it out! Next…I had no idea how often I used my dining room for photo shoots and now that my dining room is a staging area, I am having a tough time finding places to take pretty pictures! I finished a dining room set…picture it with me…antique European grain sack seat covers, white distressed French provincial chairs, a hand waxed table top in a warm wood…I love it. Anyway, I can’t get pictures of that and the other things I’ve finished to take

May 7, 2011 39 Comments

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