Good evening, all! Sorry I’m a bit behind schedule today, but I was having some technical difficulties. Anyway, you may have seen that I posed a question to my readers earlier this week – What do you want from my blog? The answers have been so helpful to me and confirmed a lot of my suspicions about what is working and what could be better. One of the themes that was brought up repeatedly was Furniture Feature Friday. The majority of the comments about it were telling me it was time to let it go.
This is one of the reasons why I’m glad I asked! I have been wanting to retire this link party for a long time, maybe even a couple of years, but I felt like it was a great way to feature furniture artists and send some traffic along to other bloggers and I thought my readers wanted it. It turns out that many of you skip this post entirely or just check out the features. But, there are other ways I can feature fellow bloggers and amazing pieces of furniture.
So, after 6 years of hosting this party, I have decided to retire FFF as it is now. It may pop up again, reinvented, but I’m still thinking through that.
Thanks to everyone who has participated over the years. When I first started out, we would have 20-30 links and I would visit each one, leaving comments. That was even before thumbnails available, so you had to click on each link to see the picture! Good times. We’ve come a long way and I’ve always found the links you’ve shared to be inspiring, so thank you.
And here we go, my final three favorites…
Isn’t this dresser shared by DD of DD’s Cottage & Design so striking?! I love the way the honey color of the mirror and drawer-fronts plays with the vivid green. This is a great way to give a dresser a new look, while still showing off some of the original wood detail.
This antique pine dresser by Lisa of Gracie Blue totally stole my heart! I adore the faded color of the pine paired with the aqua knobs and the playful gallery wall.
Lastly, I think this rocker that Jennifer of Ardent Hands painted for her 11 year old turned out so well. The before looked dated and stuffy, but now it has a fresh look, fitting for a soon-to-be teenager.
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!
11 Responses
Thanks so much for the party !
xxx
Thank you so much for hosting this fun party each week! I love to look at all the fantastic projects and ideas.
Lovely features, Kriste! Have a nice weekend!
Thank you Marian for Friday Favorites 61. Have a great (and very busy) week.
Joy
Thanks for the feature Kriste!
Lovely features! Thank you so much for including my little Lila dresser, Kristie! x
Thanks for hosting the party! Liz http://www.HometoCottage.com
These features are awesome! Hope you two are having a great week!
Need MMS advice: Freecycled some old heavy Spanish style bedroom furniture that had been painted white by previous owner. It’s worse for wear, stains and scrapes (not in a good way). Bulky hardware, large, very dark. The suite is large in scale! Should I repaint it white and paint the hardware gold — I am at a loss. The room is small, crammed, and we need every drawer. There’s also a mid-century modern chest of drawers, brown veneer, should I paint it white to match, even there is no hardware (open by pulling bottom of drawer). HELP from Marian, HELP from Marian. Everyone is doing French or Farmhouse, I don’t see much Spanish for inspiration. Ugh. But we can’t buy new, must make do. Thank you!
I think I can picture the kind of furniture you’re talking about. There isn’t a wrong color for you to paint the pieces. It depends on what else you have going on in the room. I’m not a fan of painting everything the same color, since that can end up looking uninteresting. Look around on Pinterest for some Spanish-style furniture you like for some inspiration…
This is my first time linking to your Furniture Feature Friday. I really enjoy seeing everyone’s creations.