Are You Kidding Me???

Yup, that's what I said when I found this complete 1930's bedroom set on Craiglist for 50.00. This is my best score to date. I was in picker heaven. Yes, I have a little obsession going on over here and his name is Mike Wolfe, haha! Please don't tell my husband...oh that's right, I don't have one, ha!

The set belonged to the mother of the woman I bought it from. It was given to her mom and husband as a wedding gift. Love hearing the history that sometimes goes with the find. 

I started w/ the vanity and am SLOWLY making progress on the chifferobe/armoire. The head and foot board are still waiting and so is the dresser that has the same beautiful mirror as the vanity. I am having too much fun working on these, accept for the fact, there is no where to move in my garage.....just this skinny, little narrow space.

I primed it and made the mistake of using water based only to have the dreaded bleed through. So I primed again w/ oil based Kilz and painted it a soft blue from Martha Stewarts line...can't recall the name, something with an A and Elegant Lace by Glidden. I never buy paint other than the oops stuff but I needed to splurge so I wouldn't run out. Oh and I really, really wanted to splurge on chalk paint but they don't call me The Cheap Mom over here for nothin'.

I totally love this and I love the happy accident of capturing the rose bush in the mirror.

A little toile fabric lining the drawers and the top stained in Minwax American Walnut.

 Like I said, this was my best find yet but like anything old it always comes with issues...peeling veneer, joints that need to be tightened, 100 year old grime that needs to be cleaned up before the painting fun can begin. So happy painting to you! And excuse my relentless bragging of my cheap finds!!!

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