Say Hello to “Trophy”
The dresser with attitude is finally finished and photographed! As a recap – this is what it looked like before… …this is what it looked like during (aka – the ugly stage)… …and here she is all finished! You can read about how I dealt with the bleed through HERE and the striping technique HERE. […]
the dresser with attitude & other things…
This is the dresser with the attitude. Last we saw her, she looked like this… I dealt with the red stain bleeding through by sealing it with Furniture Wax and applied a second coat. Now, it was decision time. Those vertical trim pieces were bugging me, so I decided to deal with it by adding […]
Dealing with Bleed Through
When I bought this piece, I thought I might have some trouble with the stain bleeding through. Unfortunately, I was right. The piece looked like this… …I sanded it to give the surface some tooth… …painted it in MMSMP Trophy… …which is supposed to look like the color shown above – a tarnished silver […]
promises & the wedding
Soooo… I was at a wedding yesterday and then we drove home into the wee hours of the night. I woke up this morning to check on my blog and I see that quite a conversation had been going on about bloggers (me specifically) and sponsored posts. I have been sitting here for a while, […]
Petite Salon Chair
I think it’s been established and well documented that I love French chairs. That love encompasses the Gustavian/Swedish/Scandinavian varieties as well. I’m not particular when it comes to a pretty wood frame with panels of beautiful fabric. I mean…come on. Anyway, when Soft Surroundings contacted me about their new home decor line based on French antiques, […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorite & Link Party
Good evening my fellow furniture-loving friends. I’m in Raleigh, NC for the weekend to see my boys get all dressed up in tuxes to carry rings down the aisle for my cousin’s wedding. I can’t wait to see them all decked out in their shiny shoes and box ties. It’s also a nice chance […]
FURNITURE FEATURE FRIDAY – Favorite & Link Party
Good evening my fellow furniture-loving friends. I’m in Raleigh, NC for the weekend to see my boys get all dressed up in tuxes to carry rings down the aisle for my cousin’s wedding. I can’t wait to see them all decked out in their shiny shoes and box ties. It’s also a nice chance […]
sneak peek, butcher block update & color of the month
I finished up the dresser today and here’s a preview of it… This is one of those pieces that I needed to adjust my plan as I worked. There were all sorts of quirks…with the piece, not with the paint. I’ll share how I dealt with all of those issues and, of course, show how […]