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Well it's Friday and I realize I'm a bit late this week with my weekly updates, sorry, but in my defence, it's hot, the kids and I are still getting used to getting up at the crack of dawn, and to be honest I've been so busy in the workshop that I really haven't had a moment to spare to write. So, this morning I am making myself sit down and update you all on the happenings at the shop. Here we go! One of the things I love the most about what I do is the look of excitement from my clients when they see their piece transformed. It's almost like a child face on Christmas morning! Whether it's a gorgeous French Provincial dresser that just needs a paint job, or a rigidity old piece that needs to be completely redone, it's all the same. This week we finished up on a very big, and what I mean by big is A LOT of work, refurbishment. A very sweet lady came to me a while back and ask me if we could help her in making her grandmother's antique Hoosier Cabinet look better. It was sitting in a barn for years and she wanted to have it on display once again. After seeing the photos via email, it didn't look bad, so I said sure we can do that. Please note that I agreed BEFORE seeing the cabinet in person. The night this dear lady and her resilient husband, and I say resilient because when I asked them what they would like done to the piece, he said BURN IT. I guess he doesn't watch much HGTV with all the re purposing and design shows out now, haha! I will admit, as we we're pulling this dirty, rusty, old thing of the truck, I had my doubts as to just what could be done. This is what we started with. The inside and out were completely full of years of dirt, wasp nest, old drawer paper and a big hole in the top cabinet door. Because I married a good man, he took on the majority of this job. He started by blowing out the entire piece with a leave blower. He had to take it completely apart in order to get the paint off the hardware and flour sifter. Since this piece had several coats of paint on it, we were sure one of them had to be lead. To be safe, he took all the loose paint off outside while wearing a mask. Our kids frequent our workshop barefoot a lot, so we always take caution as to what is on the floor. As you can see from the before shots, the bread box was completely rusted out to where it was being held together by a wire in the back. My first thought was to rebuild the aluminum bin with wood. But after researching online, my husband found a site that actually makes replicas of old Hoosier Cabinet parts from hardware to flour sifters and bread boxes. I do not recall the site, but when we received the new bread box new "Seller" metal tag, we were very impressed. He also sprayed the inner accessories with Rustoleum's Anodized Bronze to make it stand out more. After a lot of scrubbing, patching, painting and waxing, this Antique Hoosier Cabinet looks fresh and new again! A brand new bread box competes the transformation! All original hardware was removed, soaked in a vinegar/ammonia solution and the wire brushed to remove years of paint and grime. And on to project #2. I found this desk on a Facebook swap group and just had to have it! It is not old, but built like it. Unlike most of today's furniture, this one is of solid wood with gorgeous ornate filigree and dove tail drawers. Did it need to be refinished and refurbished? Well that depends on the person using it. It was in great condition, but the oak stain was a little out dated. One of the things I found truly stunning was the inlay design on top. I couldn't see painting over it, and I really wanted to give the milk paint "staining" technique a try for a while now. When deciding on the color of the milk paint color, I took into consideration the style of the desk and who may use it and for what. I didn't want white as it may leave to many markings with pens and such and black what to dramatic I thought. So I decided a exquisite new color from the Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint line called Artissimo. If you read my blog you might have seen this shade before on a dresser I did. To use milk paint as a stain, you simply add 3 part water to 1 part milk paint powder instead of the 1 to 1 ratio usually used for the milk paint. After applying the stain, I noticed a pretty green tint along the outer edge. This gave me the inspiration to use a green acrylic on the filigree carvings beneath the Artissimo milk paint that I mixed using a 1 to 1 ration for standard milk paint. And tada a fabulous new look for this large solid desk! I love how the chair also has matching filigree on the feet and in the center of the back. For the upholstery, I wanted to use something a little more feminine, since the color wasn't so much. I chose a floral print with deep blues and a little green to coordinate with the desk. No desk is complete with out an old L.C. Smith Typewriter! In this photo, you can see the green tint that gave me the inspiration of adding green to the filigree, LOVE it! I left the original hardware the same because it looked nice against the deep blues and greens of the paints and also added to the richness of the desk. Slight distressing around the edges and corners give a sense of authentic wear and tear. And here are a few more projects I had fun with this week.... A cute vintage tray table I had fun with using an image from The Graphics Fairy decoupaged on top and then used my newest toy the Silhouette cutting machine for the word NEST and the definition of that. The vinyl letters were put on before the paint and then peeled off afterward to reveal the word and wood beneath. And then more fun with my new toy! These old windows were just taken out of our house and of course I'm not letting them go to waste, so I used the Silhouette to create these. This was also a great project to do with my teenage daughters and youngest daughter who helped pick out the color and what saying they like for each one! Chloe's (14 years old) chose the window paint, vinyl color and saying! Our 4 year Gretchen loves Cinderella and pink! One of my favorite Psalm's ...this one was made and donated for our church's picnic this weekend. And so another week ends and although I couldn't share everything we've been up to, I hope you enjoyed these few! Thank you for stopping by to see what we are up to, have a blessed weekend.

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This painted hutch and table were featured in Better Homes and Gardens Do It Yourself Magazine. Yee haw! I painted them myself! If you are a regular around here you know I’m always forthcoming with step by step instructions with how I do a project. Usually that involves some hot glue and a high heeled shoe. This project isn’t any different. For years people have been asking me how I paint my furniture and for years I’ve been doing it all wrong and honestly, It’s never really mattered. My paint usually sticks just fine and the finished product is pretty great. Not perfect but good enough. But there are lots of tricks and tips I’ve learned from people smarter than me. I’ve had this furniture for 6 years and from the moment I got it home I kind of secretly regretted getting black. A big black piece like this hutch demands attention. It’s all, “Look over here, look at me!” and “Come here light, let me suck you in and make the room dark.” Which is fine unless you don’t want it to demand attention and you don’t want a darker room. And since it’s so big, I felt a […]

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I have a big blog post for your today! 27 Kitchen Makeovers! Before and afters. Majority are from YOU in our Facebook group. And I was so inspired going thru all of them. It is proof that something you might call a SCARY kitchen can be a space you love. Remember my friend's home with the Fireplace Makeover I recently decorated for Fall and at Christmas? Well today we get to see her kitchen. She is one of the 27 kitchens. I went and styled it and took photos. Below is here BEFORE…. And there are so much more too! See it all HERE

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