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Wrought Iron Gray Driftwood Coffee Table
I plucked this baby out of the garbage thanks to a wonderful neighbor of mine! After sanding down the top and spray painting the wrought iron base black, I restained the top using Minwax Gray stain to give it a driftwood looking finish. This was the before….
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Farmhouse Gray Driftwood Coffee Table
After looking forever on Craigslist for a farmhouse table I finally found one!!! Wanting a driftwood finish i set out to sand and then re stain the top after I painted the base white. I used Minwax stain in Classic Gray and then polyurethaned it for protection. The before…
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Union Jack Dresser
Dumpster Rescue! I saved another one from the garbage men! This 1940’s waterfall dresser was such a solid piece, I couldn’t pass this up. It was in great shape despite the fact it was sitting in someone’s garage or basement for the past 60 years! I sanded, primed and painted this in a grayish taupe […]
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Duck Egg Blue and White Desk
What a beautiful desk this turned out to be! I used chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue and Antique White, stained the top in a beautiful Chestnut color and waxed it. I sprayed the hardware Oil Rubbed Bronze by Rustoleum.
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Graphite and French Gray Round Table
Another little table I happened to find in someone’s basement…I painted the top in Annie Sloan Graphite and painted the base in Annie Sloan French Gray. I distressed the base and then waxed everything to protect. Painted round table Graphite top French Linen Base Antique ladder back chairs
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French Linen Numbered Dresser
I love this little chest of drawers that I painted for a client, so simple and classy looking! And the hand lettering just gives it that extra something special. I painted this using my own version of chalk paint using a color that was the closest to Annie Sloan’s French Linen. I taped out […]
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Faux Grain Sack Nightstands
These maple nightstands were desperately in need of some vintage modern touches! I decided to paint them in a color similar to Annie Sloan’s Paris Gray, using my own method of making chalk paint. I always use paint that is in a matte or a flat finish so there is no sheen. I use plaster […]
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Cedar hope chest after
I used a flat white paint and some acrylic paint in Camel. Then I brushed on an antiquing glaze and wiped off the excess. I blew up the monogram on my computer and after scribbling on the back of the sheet with a cray-pas I traced the outline and then filled in with black acrylic […]
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Cedar Hope Chest
A friend found this piece in a dumpster! The outside was a horror but the inside was pristine. We hauled it out and I brought it home. The veneer was coming up in places, but I figured once I glued it down and it was painted it would be ok, I was wrong. The veneer […]