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This is a shout out to a couple of woman who have
inspired me, and I wanted to wish them a happy
mothers day in a special way.?
Gail from
MY REPURPOSED LIFE
did a clock table long before I ever started blogging
but when I first saw it online I saved that image
and patiently waited for the right piece to come to me.
Well it came last week.
The first appearance of Gails clock can be seen here
then the antiqueing here
and finally mounted on the perfect legs here
THANK YOU GAIL!
I really enjoyed creating this
Then there is the infamous
MISS MUSTARD SEED
Shes been doing hand painted signs for quite some
time
I enjoy them all but never seem to find time to
make one myself till the copy me challenge.
I ended up going in a different direction for the
challenge which you can see here but still had
started something that I did recently get finished.
Take a look at some of Marians signs here
THANK YOU MARIAN!
I will definetly try more soon.
Hi, !
I follow your blog and love your design esthetic. You are amazing!!
How about a little free advice?
Attached is a picture of a headboard that I purchased to have painted,
a picture (closeup detail and nightstand) that shows my existing furniture that I’d like to have the headboard blend with,
and a picture of a “painted headboard” that is just an idea.
The new headboard has some details that I think are fabulous and “match” well with my existing furniture. I’m just not sure how to make everything fit together and look like they fit and still be FAB!!Idea…help?AngelaFirst I would start by lifting the headboard by adding legs or planning to mount it on the wall with a french cleat. We wouldnt want all that gorgeous detail hidden behind pillows.Legs French cleat
Then I would fill in the bottom space with another piece
of wood. This is where the pillows can rest against.
The scrolling detail of these headboards are
commonly made of extruded foam, so you cant sand
them, you cant stain them but you can paint them. Ive painted them before,
it is easiest to take it outside and spray them.
If you want to match your other furniture more.
Rather then using a white or cream color,
Varathane has a spray stain & poly in-one
which I have used. The cabernet color seen below.
Your dry time would be several days if not a week to
ensure a good bond and finish. I vote for a cream color for more drama.
A beach mat could be used to make panels for the
inset sections
This would mimic the textured feel of the
inspiration photo below.
Then the matting could be stained a rich dark
walnut to tie into the other furniture in the room.
Alternatively a fabric could be used here too.
A faux nailhead trim could be glued around the inset
panels to further mimic the existing furnitures metal features.
If anyone has other suggestions plz comment below
as Angela Im sure would love to read them.
YOU ASKED MY OPINION I can be found here
YOU ASKED MY OPINION III can be found here
*** Interested in finding sources for the few inspiration photos used in this post,
right click the photo and in google image search use the file name listed under properties to search each pic.
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Hey there! I hope you are all having a good day.
I was so excited after reading the comments on this post because thanks to readers Michelle and Marci, I learned what these were.
My hubby found just these few in a storage shed he bought the contents of.
So, because of their help, I was able to purchase a full set.
Which means that now I can engrave my bread boards! Yay! Im so excited about doing this because I think being able to personalize them for you makes them extra special.
I practiced on a few to show you how they look. The letters punched are 1/4 inch and
fit the side of the board perfectly. Engraving will only be done on one side.
Heres a look at how they look on the maple and walnut boards.
I just used the word EAT as an example. You can have anything put on the boards that youd like, up to 10 characters. For FREE. There will be
no extra charge for adding the engraving to the side of the board.
We came across a piece of cherry wood in among all the walnut. Cherry was my Dads very favorite wood so I made a board for me in his honor with his name on it.
I know he wouldve loved it.
It would be fun to have each persons name in the family engraved on a set of mini bread boards. Im going to do that for my family boards.
Click here to order bread boards. If you are interested in having them engraved, just state what you would like on them in the NOTE TO SELLER box when placing your order. I can also do numbers, or numbers and letters together, if interested as long as it is
up to 10 characters TOTAL.
Enjoy your day!
And thank you Michelle and Marci! :)
Diana
I am always on the look out for fun graphics to use on some of my furniture projects.
I search the internet high and low for fun graphics that I can use in different ways.
The GRAPHICS FAIRY brings together thousands of graphics
making searching a little bit easier.
translated this one reads,
Cologne
specially distilled by
Giraud Son Paris
for
colonial society
department stores
Saigon - Hanoi
This is the 8 reversed print outs taped together.
This is what I use to burnish the graphic right onto to the doors.
After the graphic has been transferred to the paint I used a black sharpie to darken it.
*SPECIALLY DISTILLED BY*
landed on the first drawer stringer and it didnt look right
so I removed it.
Im referring to this as a bathroom cabinet because it is only 18 inches deep and with the
Perfume label on the face it would look great and function well for towel storage.
But there is nothing stopping the imagination running away with all the different places
in the home it could be used.
You can find a side by side before and after pic here
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Personally Id love to see this lookbut Ive been told I cant always get my way.
This is the 3rd installment of
*YOU ASKED MY OPINION*
My response to a reader requesting my opinion
on their furniture and/or space.
Hi - Im too!
I love your website and all your stuff - so envious of your skills! Its all totally my style! I have an older dresser
and matching side table in my bedroom that is just old, 80s wood finish. It has some interesting shape to it and nice
hanging (but brass) handles. I would love to refinish these to be black or black/brown to suit our bedroom decor.
I think they could look great painted either black or dark brown and with different knobs at the top, but paint
the handles that are near the bottom of the dresser - I love the shape of them, just not the brass colour.
s maple dresser can be seen here on the right and a nice
example of something similar on the left in brown
I think the night stand needs legs as well.
Great Bun feet can be found at Windsor Plywood.
Do you think darker pieces look better distressed or just solid colour?
Distressed furniture looks old with history.
Solid colored furniture appears new and modern. What is the overall feel you want in your room?
I love the shabby look, but maybe thats better with something white
and white wont look as good against our beige walls.
I firmly believe every piece of furniture has the ability to be
spectacular on its own, that it doesnt need things around it to look
good or match a set or even worry about beige walls. The only trick
is figuring out the right look for each individual piece.
Do you think a dark chocolate brown could still provide that classy look like the white and black?
When done right Dark Chocolate can definetly provide a classy
look, however brown paint is tricky to get right, so usually it would
be stained in a dark walnut rather then painted.
Also - where do you get your awesome, antique-like handles and knobs?
I find my hardware everywhere, from fleamarkets to yardsales,
antique stores, and hardware store, but mostly I find them on old
pieces of furniture. All the above pictured handles are repurposed
from found furniture.
Lee Valley in Coquitlam is a great source for reproductions.
What do you use to paint them?
EXCEL Spray Paint 10 min dry available at Co-op in Langley
and Rustoleum Painters Touch available at Rona
Since Im totally new at this stuff, can you provide details like which paint products and such are good to use? I get most of my latex paint and primer from Cloverdale paint.I use preformance select paint brushes from Home Depot.I use minwax paste finish wax, and varathanes diamond clearcoat and gel stains. I painted a dresser once before and it didnt work well. Two years later it still is sticky
on the top and dents and scratches whenever I leave anything on it. Im going to suggest it wasnt prepped or primed first. Latex paint does take
28 days to cure and the darker the color the more time is needed.
Although Im sure 2 yrs would be more then enough.
Thinking I should redo it completely and paint it white and do that one with a more distressed look since its
has more boring shaped to it. I also think I should change the knobs to be more fancy looking.
Distressing does add shape to a less then curvatious piece. In the
photo of s dresser here on the left you can barely see the
outline of the drawers and can only see the curve on the bottom due to the lighter carpet. Distressing the edges would highlight all the lines it does have.
our recently created (still need to add tufted buttons) headboard is light grey-blue. I am hoping to change my bed sheets and such to a more chocolate brown or light blue as well.
I also love the damask pattern
Please let me know what your advice is.
I really appreciate your input - I love your stuff!!!
Regards,
Did I mention I really like this look With a couple of these
And for a beginner, distressing is fun, easy, and not so fussy to achieve.
*** Interested in finding sources for the inspiration photos used in this post,
right click the photo and in google image search use the file name listed under properties to search each pic.
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