Lace and a Hot Mess

This just might be one of my favorite redos. Minus the spiders, their eggs and a whole lotta cob webs. Besides the spiders and their soon to be babies it came with a rotted leg which I fixed using this method.

Here's a pic after I scrubbed her with Clorox Clean Up and sanded down some peeling paint. Yup, this is after I cleaned her up.

And here she is after....

The drawer fronts were done by laying a piece of lace fabric over them and then spray painting. I taped off the edge of the drawers first because I wanted to keep them white. I used Rustoleum Aluminum in a matte finish and sprayed the pulls as well. Make sure to use a fresh piece of lace for each part you spray...trust me on this!

Happy Weekend and Happy Painting!!!

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Amazing Legs!

Would you walk away from those legs even if one was broken and her veneer was a hot mess? Me either.

Here she is partially stripped of her veneer. A drag of a job!

The broken leg getting repaired.

I wasn't kidding when I said hot mess. I used the iron and wet towel method to loosen the glue from the veneer. Then took a putty knife and slid it under the veneer. Whacked the heck out of it and sanded down the rough spots. Prepping this took far longer than painting her. But I knew that before getting myself into this mess.

She did clean up super nice though!

Look at that beutiful back plate. I was completely bummed that two were cracked so I used glass ones on the top drawer.

I chose French Gray which is one of my favorites and tends to sell  quickly. Stripped and stained the top dark walnut and charcoal glazed in the carved areas.

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A Beauty with BIG Veneer Issues

Spied this at the flea market. It was a big hot mess but one of the prettiest nightstands I've come across. 

Sad little sight with all the veneer issues but look at those wood carvings. Brought her home with me and I don't have one regret. OK so ripping off the veneer was no fun. Maybe spewed a curse word or two. I used the damp towel and iron method to remove the veneer. Yup, think I might need a new iron.

But isn't she pretty now....

She still has her dings from life and shows her age, but hey don't we all :)

 


 

Sewing Machine Benches

I find these ugly benches frequently. They go with those sewing machines in a cabinet. I always pass on the cabinet although they clean up nice. I've seen what you all do with these. Maybe I'm just too lazy to yank the machine out. Yup, that's what it is. 

Here are two different styles that got facelifts. I didn't take a before pic of one but they are always dark stained and have pleather upholstery. This one had it's pleather lurking beneath the raised velour fabric. It's always there. Just a matter of ripping off layers of fabric until it rears its pleathery head.

       They're like two long lost friend each with their own unique personality!

Have a happy night~ Sue

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It's All in the Pulls

I found this at the flea market over the weekend. Kind of plain but I fell in love with the scalloped back splash. I envisioned it as the perfect changing table. Anyone else hate those bat wing style pulls?

 

 First thing I did was putty up the holes and drill new ones. No way were bat wings staying on this baby. I like to use Quik Wood for this. It dries hard and sands perfectly smooth unlike wood filler.

Painted her in duck egg and clear waxed and buffed. I found the wax went on super smooth when I applied it outside in the sun. The dresser was warm, not scorching hot and it just kinda glided on easily and uniformly. I think temperature has a huge thing to do with how well the wax goes on.  Just my little observation.

Changed out the bat wings for sparkly glass pulls. And here she is....

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Shipping Furniture and Etsy...Guest Post

 Carol from The Polka Dot Closet, my very first blog follower, asked me to participate in her series "What Sells and What Doesn't".  Aside from talking big sellers and of course the losers that are taking up permanent residence, I blah, blah, blah about shipping. I sell on Etsy and ship everything. So if you always wanted to ship but really didn't know how to go about it then join me over at The Polka Dot Closet.

Graphite and Old White Part Two

 If you've been following along you know I get on these color kicks. I think I did two years of blue gray and I still love that color. Now I'm loving black and white.

I found a beautiful French Provincial set on CL at a great price a while back. I'm sure I bragged about it somewhere on my blog. I'm good for that. This is a Kent Coffey....they don't make them any better than this. One regret, I should have sanded down the top. It had some scratches and I was thinking ...well I'm using ASCP so why bother? No sanding, no priming, blah, blah. Trust me if you have scratches ASCP is not going to miraculously make them disappear. Pull out that sander, my friends.

It was missing one original center key thingie on those middle drawers so I used some glass ones instead. Who doesn't love a little bling especially on a Frenchy piece??

I did up the nightstand to go with it although I'll happily sell them separately. I added toile fabric with spray adhesive to the inside cabinet. I also added a little black latex to the graphite to get a truer black. Waxed it up....hate waxing, but it does look super pretty when it's finished.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Have a great week, Sue

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