The Vaseline Trick

I love the chippy look of furniture and couldn't wait to try out Kim's vaseline trick. If you aren't familiar w/ Kim, well she does some awesome furniture redo's over at A Brush of Whimsy. 

I found this awesome dresser at the flea market....$30...cheap finds are my favorite! Some of the casters were missing so I just yanked them all off.

Mixed up some blue paint....really wanted it to be a little grayer but that always seems to happen to me. Primed w/ Kilz spray primer 'cause I'm lazy and just want to get down to painting. I put down the vaseline before I primed and was careful around those areas when I painted. Won't get into a big long explanation of the vaseline trick 'cause Kim has already done that for you. Check her out! Sanded the top down and stained w/ Minwax Dark Walnut.

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Plank Pine Table

Quick and easy....I needed a side table to go w/ my new beachy family room. This was a freebie....LOVE FREE.. who doesn't? Sanded off the top and restained w/ Minwax Dark Walnut. Painted w/ an oops white, distressed and lightly glazed w/ dark walnut.

Just love the rustic plank top furniture!

Happy Monday!

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Shutter Upcycled

Shutters remind of quaint cottages in beach towns where someday I hope to find myself living. But for now, I am stuck in suburbia. I found a few at a garage sale and sprayed this one blue. Not the blue I was going for but it was the only one on the garage shelf. I dry brushed it w/ white to tone it down and sanded to give it a more weathered look. Painted the words, Cottage...by the sea, while watching the Republican debates last night. Yup, who would have figured me for a girl into politics... my soon to be poly sci major son can take credit for that.

A starfish was added 'cause I just love them!

One more time...I want a beach house....someday :)

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Decorative Painting Not So Pretty

I found this when I scored the big haul at the flea market a few weeks back. It was loaded w/ white paint and embellished w/ a poor attempt at decorative painting. It got a good stripping w/ Citrastrip which BTW was a huge pain in the ass you know what.

The top had the same pretty floral motif as the shelf. The legs were adorned w/ this garland like thingie.

After the big boring somewhat therapeutic stripping....I stained the top w/ Minwax Dark Walnut, painted it w/ a pretty blue oops paint, distressed and used the stain again on the distressed areas. Ahhhh much better!

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Little Pink Nightstand

As usual in NJ, we went from no Spring to the humidity and heat of Summer. And my frizzy hair is the proof :) Makes for no fun painting in the garage :( So I brought this nightstand inside for a final coat of pink paint.

It was in great shape except for the heavy coat of black paint on the top.

My daughter, Michelle, has a paint stripping obsession, lucky me!

Sanded, primed, painted pink and now she is ready for a little girl's room.

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