Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The BIG Green Nightmare!

Found this little beauty at the flea market. It was in rough shape but it had a great shape.....beautiful lines and carvings. The olive green paint job with a streaky stain wiped haphazardly over it was in need of a serious make over.

Some of the lower drawers were missing trim. I yanked off the remaining trim only to find the missing trim in one of the drawers minutes later....ugh! Not happy and big lesson learned! I went ahead and filled the gaps left by the yanked off trim with Quik Wood, love this stuff, and sanded it smooth.

Sanded, primed and painted in fresh, light colors....
I decided to paint up a chair to go with it but did not feel like draggin it our for a photo op.
 

                        What a difference paint can make.

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16 comments:

Jill said...

Wow. Most definitely an improvement. It looks gorgeous!

Cassie Bustamante said...

it's a breath of fresh air now!

Unknown said...

Oh this is so beautiful - what a find!
And your transformation of it is gorgeous - I'm working with that color right now too - ( is that a mix of duck egg blue and white ascp? )
Hugs,
Suzan

The Polka Dot Closet said...

That was a breathtaking make over! Love that blue color!

Carol

Anonymous said...

Love that piece. Great lines1! Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

Allison@FabRehab said...

That is a true trash to treasure! It's beautiful!

Anonymous said...

This truly is an amazing transformation! A lot of work, but the payoff is wonderful.

Beth@Makemeprettyagain.com said...

Bee-yoo-ta-ful!!! love those colors! Nice job.

Little Green Table said...

Love that shade of blue! So soothing!

MONICA LIVAS said...

This is GORGEOUS!

Good Time Charlie said...

So pretty! What stunning makeover. Thank you so much for sharing, I am featuring tomorrow afternoon at my party. Thanks, -K

Stephanie said...

That is so pretty! Simple, yet stunning! I have an old desk that needs a lot of work, but this gives me some inspiration!

Cynthia said...

How beautiful! Love the blue and white together!

Between Blue and Yellow said...

Oh wow! You sure had your work cut out for you, it turned out beautifully. Great work!

Southscape Designs said...

Wow!!! This is amazing. You did a beautiful job. I am having a difficult time in knowing how to fix wooden filigree work when there is a piece missing. Any suggestions?

Becky said...

So, so gorgeous!!!