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

I have so many things in the works and so few things finished at this point.  I have babysitters coming for the afternoon over the next few days, so I can get some things in the “finished pile.”  Here’s the first piece… I found this pretty table at a yard sale last week.  Funny story…I was paying for this table and a few other things when I spotted a really cool antique shelf leaning against the barn.  It had a $10 sticker on it.  “Oo!  I’ll take that as well.”  I grabbed it and added it to my pile.   “Oh, I’m sorry, but I think that gentleman set it aside.”  Total bummer.  Oh well.  The gentleman looked over at me.  I couldn’t resist asking, “Are you sure you reeeally want it?”  Eyelashes batting (not really.)   “Yeah.  Yeah, I do.  I’m going to put it in my workshop.”  I had an

I worked incredibly hard today and I am incredibly tired tonight.  The day started at 6:30 am when my sons woke me up.  The entire family got ready and we headed out for a morning of yard sales.  I found some great things, which I’ll share in another post, and came home about noon.  After hanging out with the boys for a bit, our babysitter came over and the painting frenzy began.  I have lots to share, but it will all happen in another post.  Tonight, I’m going to share a desk I finished last week.  This is how it started… I painted it in Annie Sloan’s Louis Blue with Old White on the body.  The top was stripped and refinished in a dark walnut stain and Fiddes Wax.  I chose to keep the original hardware, since it was in good condition and still worked with the painted piece. Some light

Here’s the latest dresser… …and how it started. For those of you who have “known” me for a while know that my business started out as a decorative painting/mural business.  That eventually evolved into my true passion – antiques and refurbished furniture….well…and my blog and freelance writing and photography and sewing and designing…  Do you know what a nightmare it is to try to classify my business?  Anyway, I wanted to get out of the decorative painting only business, because I felt like everything had to have painted embellishments on it and some things just didn’t need that.  I don’t know why I felt that way, but I did.  I hardly even think about what extra painted detail I can add to a piece now.  For some reason…I just decided to do it on this one.  I added some very simple white cherry blossom branches to just the drawers of