tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71505351682397391422024-03-19T04:48:45.270-04:00Uniquely Chic FurnitureSue@Uniquely Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507255318046819370noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150535168239739142.post-9542340094595780342014-09-14T22:29:00.000-04:002014-09-15T22:24:01.627-04:00Table Turned Tufted Ottoman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A friend from my HS days gave me this table. It sits super low so I decided to attempt to turn it into an ottoman......a tufted ottoman. Seemed easy enough. Picked out some cool Ikat fabric and just kinda went with it and learned some things along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First I sectioned off the top to mark where I was going to put the fabric covered buttons. I eyeballed this step. I'm pretty good at eyeballing and not so great with math.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I marked off where I wanted my buttons to go and drilled holes through those markings. Put my foam on top and used a skewer to puncture through the wood into the foam and marked the foam. We do things very professionally over here, ya know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stapled the foam onto the table top. I am completely winging it at this point. But this step made it super easy to find exactly where I wanted my buttons to go after the fabric was placed and stapled onto the underside. Ya, following me here? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I flipped the table and stapled the fabric to the underside. Now this is where things get not so fun. Tufting and what not to do. Do not use regular thread, it will snap and you, my friend, will curse every time it does. I would have gone with thicker foam. Thicker would result in deeper tufts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh I missed the whole fabric button part......you can buy this little kit at Hobby Lobby or Walmart to do this. It's actually quite easy, you'll think you're a super star making these awesome little buttons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided after much cursing and not having proper thread to just slam a staple into the fabric right through the foam and into the table. Then I just sewed the buttons on top of the staple and done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are one of my favorite styles of furniture to find. Typically 1940's and made of mahogany which means bleed through is going to happen. To avoid that I like to use Kilz oil based spray primer.....quick and easy! After I prime I always give a light sanding with 400 grit paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This also came with a nightstand which was in some really sorry shape. Put it this way, the woman selling the dresser gave it to me for free. Yup, that bad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I sanded back the tops and stained them with Minwax Jacobean followed by Minwax Wipe On Poly in satin. I really love the look of a stained top with painted body on this style of furniture. I used Martha Stewart's Zinc on these and it has become one of my favorite paint colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pulls were scrubbed lightly to leave the aged patina to peek through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey, All! I haven't been around in a while. I hope all of you are well and enjoying Spring after the crappy winter we had. I wanted to take a few minutes not only to show you this awesome chest I scored at the flea market but more importantly to alert you to the dangers these chests pose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Out of curiosity, I did a quick google search to find out how long my happy find has been around, turns out 1933. I also stumbled on some sad information that needs to get out there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I want you to know, these are potential death traps. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Children have tragically suffocated in these. You may be a</span> fellow painter and happily found one of these too or maybe one of these was past down in your family from generation to generation. Chests manufactured from 1912 and 1987 have a locking mechanism that once inside you cannot get out. Lane marks all of their chests with serial numbers so it's easy to date yours by going on the Lane website. It's an easy fix too, Lane will send you a free kit to change out the lock and make it safe. Please pass this on to anyone you may know that has one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now onto the refinished and now safe chest. I am super happy with the way it turned out. I stripped some of the wood down and stained in Minwax dark walnut. Dry brushed the carved areas and straight painted the rest in warm white, Behr Ostrich, my personal favorite antique white. Followed it up with General Finishes Polyacrylic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">High Gloss.....not what I typically do but a couple of custom orders put me there. I have to tell you, I really like the look. It's sleek and catches the light beautifully. The downfall to high gloss or laquered finishes is you really, really need a piece that has minimal imperfections. A gloss finish picks up imperfections like a girl trying to hide a pimple with a dab of cover up....does not work. It's there, you see it, nice try. Try again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lucky for me the pieces to be painted were in good shape and just needed a light sanding and a spray primer. Light coats are best w/ a quality brush. I added Floetrol to the paint. This will leave your finish with virtually no brush marks. It just levels the paint out amazingly. You must try this stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know I typically stick to my blue and gray paint. They sell faster than fun colors but start to bore me after a while. So, I decided to step out of the box on this dingy French Provincial Chest I found on CL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go to the flea market hoping to find the perfect chairs. Turns out there were slim pickins except for these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They cleaned up nice with a little black paint and my cheap decorator fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Gail from <a href="http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/">My Repurposed Life</a> emailed me to tell me I won the HomeRight Sprayer I couldn't believe it! I couldn't wait to get my hands on it but then it sat for a good month because I was intimidated to give it a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I finally pulled it out when a client asked me to do up a French Provincial piece in Gloss Black. I know, you're probably thinking I'm out of my mind to try out my new toy on a client piece. That thought occured to me too. I did however practice on cardboard first. It was easy to use and the finish super smooth. There was little if any over spray too. I thought I would have to fashion some type of spray booth but not the case. I just put down some drop clothes and went to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the piece prepped and ready to go. I sanded the heck out of it because gloss paint tends to show every imperfection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It had that yellowed over time finish, like it sat in a 2 pack a day house for years. The craziest thing is when I started to sand out the scratches on top I unveiled the most beautiful wood. Why, oh why would a furniture manufacturer choose to cover that up??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A BIG thank you to Gail for the opportunity to win the HomeRight Sprayer and for answering my questions at lightening speed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I've been super lucky finding French Provincial pieces lately. I worked
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sanded back the top w/ my orbital to "naked" wood and stained it in Minwax Provincial. Followed up with several applications of Wipe On Polyurethane. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Time for a new camera. That dark spot is always front and center. Painted in a mix of Paris Gray w/ a touch of Aubusson and clear waxed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one is waiting for its new home and listed in my Etsy shop. I can totally see this in a baby's nursery. Done in Paris Gray and Old White.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a little obsessed with French Provincial these days. I had some left over paint from <a href="http://uniquelychicmosaics.blogspot.com/2013/08/aubusson-meets-graphite.html">this piece</a>. The one I stole my boyfriend's knobs off of his vanity for...no shame! It sold quickly so I decided to do another one in the same color scheme.....Aubusson and Graphite mix with accents of Old White minus the five fingered knobs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These pieces were a joy to work on because they were in near perfect condition. I have decided I'm done with pieces that need a ton of work before the fun part begins. Maybe it's just the humidity?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tall boy was a part of a set I picked up a while back. I struggle with tall boys, high boys, chest on chest or whatever you want to call them. They're supposed to be the "man" piece and maybe that's why I get stumped with color choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Let me tell you, this piece was beautiful from the get go but had a ton
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well this one is NOT for the boys anymore. She's too pretty and elegant to house boxer shorts and boy stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me's got some pretty hands, huh? And two hair ties on wrist in case one just isn't enough. I took a small paint scraper to it and it literally just peeled right off. See those little flecks on my arm?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's about as good of a before pic as it's going to get. Picture pretty pie crust table with shiny, easily, yay me, scrape away crap on it. Now, let's fast forward....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of coats of ASCP in Old White which I'm still skeptical about. Mostly about price.....is it really worth it? I will say this though, this piece distressed beautifully and waxed amazingly to a super smooth finish. Will I use it for everything I paint? No, I think you can acheive a beautiful finish with latex too. If I'm going to distress then ASCP would probably be my first choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aren't ingerie chests are hard to come by? This is the first one I found at a reasonable price via CL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I listed it in my Etsy shop and custom painted it for a woman who lives in NYC. She chose my favorite color...blue/gray. I find it hard to do custom pieces when I'm not feeling what the buyer is. Please don't make me paint it that way a little voice in my head says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They're all over Pinterest. Just so happens my daughter had one laying around that she found at a thrift shop a couple of years ago. Just so happens it was collecting dust in her closet and it also happens we're redoing her room and it's her Birthday in a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So I got this idea to make one for her for her Birthday. I grabbed the legs off of this curbside find.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I painted it white with a couple of coordinating stripes that are the same color as her room I painted last week. This was the first time I used Pratt and Lambert paint and it blows Benjamin Moore away as far as consistency and coverage goes. Plus it is way cheaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sweet 16 to my Julia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Another Pinterest project scratched off the bucket list!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I find this stashed away in a yellowed envelope behind one of the drawers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So, I pull out the money. Honestly a million thoughts are running through my head....cha cha cha ching! This is what I found.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">30 Two dollar bills.........60 bucks.....exactly what I paid for the dresser! So the dresser was free for me. Got me thinking though, if I really did find a significant amount of money what would I do with it. What would you do? Finders keepers, pay it forward, try to find the original owner?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">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<a href="http://uniquelychicmosaics.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-warped-shelf.html"> this method<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a pic after I scrubbed her with <span style="font-size: large;">Cl</span>orox <span style="font-size: large;">C</span>lean <span style="font-size: large;">U</span>p and sanded down some peeling paint. Yup, this is after I cleaned her up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Th<span style="font-size: large;">e drawer fronts were</span> done by laying a piece of lace fabric over the<span style="font-size: large;">m </span>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 <span style="font-size: large;">part you spray</span>...trust me on this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Would you walk away from those legs even if one was broken and her veneer was a hot mess? Me either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The broken leg<span style="font-size: large;"> getting repaired.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't kidding when I said hot mess. I used the iron and<span style="font-size: large;"> wet tow<span style="font-size: large;">el method to loosen the glue from the <span style="font-size: large;">veneer<span style="font-size: large;">. Then took a putty knife and slid it under the veneer. Whacked the heck out of it and sanded down <span style="font-size: large;">the</span> rough spots.</span></span></span></span> Prepping this took far longer <span style="font-size: large;">than painting her. But I knew that before getting myself into this mess.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at that beutiful back plate. <span style="font-size: large;">I was completely bummed that</span> two were cracked so I <span style="font-size: large;">used</span> glass ones <span style="font-size: large;">on</span> the top drawer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose French Gray which is one of my favorites and tends to sell <span style="font-size: large;"> quickly. Stripped an<span style="font-size: large;">d stained the top <span style="font-size: large;">d</span>ark walnut and charcoal glazed in the carved areas.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spied this at the flea market. It was a big hot mess but one of the prettiest nightstands I've come across. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She still has her dings from life and shows her age, but<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">hey</span></span> don't we all :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I find these ug<span style="font-size: large;">ly</span> benches frequently. <span style="font-size: large;">They</span> go with those sewing machines in a cabinet. I always pass on the cabinet although they clean up nice. I've seen w<span style="font-size: large;">hat you all do with these.</span> Maybe I'm just too lazy to yank the machine out. Yup, that's what it is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are two different styles that got facelifts. I didn't take a before pic of one but they are <span style="font-size: large;">always</span> dark stained and have pleather upholstery. This one had it's pleather lurking beneath the raised velour fabric.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">It's always there. Just a matter of ripping off layers of fabric unti<span style="font-size: large;">l</span> it rears its pleathery head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">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. <span style="font-size: large;">Anyone else</span> hate those bat wing style pulls<span style="font-size: large;">?</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">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 <span style="font-size: large;">why</span> bother<span style="font-size: large;">?</span> No sanding, no priming<span style="font-size: large;">, blah, blah.</span> Trust me if you have scratches ASCP is not going to miraculously make them disappear. <span style="font-size: large;">Pull out that sander, my fri<span style="font-size: large;">ends.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isn't this the cutest little cabinet? Not sure what it was used for back in the day<span style="font-size: large;"> but</span> it has great lines and carved appliques and a great price tag. <span style="font-size: large;">It als<span style="font-size: large;">o had</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> warped drawers that needed replacing, a missing beautiful <span style="font-size: large;">handle</span> and pulling ven<span style="font-size: large;">eer<span style="font-size: large;">. Hence the price.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have to tell you, I really love how she turned out. I could see this being used as an over sized nightstand in a Paris themed bedroom, as an entry table or even for a small flat screen tv.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wow...it has been a long time! Happy 2013 to all of you<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> More than anyth<span style="font-size: large;">ing I wish you peace in the new year. <span style="font-size: large;">Peace is huge.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> So, I've been busy and blogging <span style="font-size: large;">hasn't been very high</span> on the priority list. I've been focusing on my Etsy shop. Sales were pretty slow in December and I'm hoping they'll pick up in the new year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dusty but super cute. Add a little ASCP in Old White...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This dresser is one of my favorites. It was a fantastic flea market find circa 1920's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me start by saying, I LOVE this coffee table. I also happen to need a coffee table. I also foolishly listed it and it sold the next day. That never happens. Drag right? Wrong. The woman who purchased it also bought a couple of dressers, a mirror, a chalkboard and candle holders. Turns out she owns a shop on Cape Cod...ok pinch me now. So that is where this is heading and I am super excited. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm on the hunt to find another just like it that I WILL keep for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Linking up here....</span><br />
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