Hi Friends! I've been buying furniture and refinishing it for a long time now and don't recall anything like this ever happening....I found this unfinished dresser @ Goodwill, paid for it, and had to come back later w/ a truck to pick it up. I knew it was a good price because the drawers appeared not to slide together right but they were just in the wrong slots. I was excited to get it home and give it a new look. They put a sold sign on top with my info on it. When I returned with a truck for pick-up the lady came out shaking her head. " You won't believe what someone did." She said. "They took off the sold sign, tore it in half, and threw in the trash!" I'm guessing they were going to try and act like it was still for sell and buy it. Luckily an employee saw it in the trash and taped it back on before they could take it. I was appalled that anyone would do that. Anyways, here is what the dresser looked like.

I decided to get some Annie Sloan chalk paint in Duck Egg blue for the base. The top is a dark, chocolate brown.

After painting a couple coats, lightly distressing, and finishing with a clear, soft wax she is my newest masterpiece!

Extreme close up to see the distressing:

I really love how this piece turned out. I'm hoping to find a home shortly where someone will adore it as much as I do! Time for the next project. 💜

I love long dressers because they have a lot of storage space and can be used for multi-purposes.....a dresser, buffet, tv stand, baby changing station, ect. This piece was a little dated but quickly came to life with a little paint, a touch of glitter, and new hardware.

Here are a couple before pictures.

In the process....

And finished!

Extreme close-ups.

I love the new hardware, fancy! :)

This was painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint, distressed w/ sander, and waxed w/ a clear furniture wax. Thanx for looking!

I'm back! For those of you who know me, my summer schedule is extremely busy so I have not had much time for painting. Things will slow down in a couple weeks and I will have more time to dedicate to my furniture. Anyways, back to this lovely dresser make-over....I picked her up @ a g-sale for an insanely low price. (Bargains make me happy!) Here is the before pict:

Besides the finish, this piece was in really great condition....strong and sturdy. The drawers all slide nicely. I didn't have to bust out wood glue or filler....what more could I ask for? After cleaning and just a little sanding, she was ready for the fun part....COLOR! I decided on a white base but couldn't decide on a color for the drawers so I painted each one a different color. I distressed w/ my sander and added new drawer pulls. (Well, ones I had laying around.) I brushed some white paint on the pulls so they somewhat matched the base. Oh, and I finished her off with a coat of clear wax for extra protection. Here are a few more pictures:

Photo bomber!

Extreme close-up! You can see the distressing.

Here's our new addition....isn't she precious?

Hello my friends! Life has been crazy busy,as always,so once again have been slacking on my blog posts. I have some custom order pictures to share with you....let me know when you need a custom piece for your house and I'll design you something. :)

This is what the night stands looked like before. One of them was missing a handle so changed up the hardware on the top drawers.....this was the inspiration picture:

And here they are finished:

Another custom piece I recently finished is this rustic, red coffee table.

Wasn't she lovely? Well, now she is!

And here is a corner shelf....I may or may not have posted this already....

Before the paint.

And all dolled up. It's hard to tell in the picture but there is some blue, purple, and orange on the iron and the wood shelf is now red. The rest of the iron was gray before and is now black.

And here is a blue chair. Just because.

Thanks for looking and have a fantabulous day!!

Blue Bonnets, Blue Sky, and a blue coffee table of course! The only thing blue I'm missing is the ocean....I can't get there soon enough. Anyways, I've had this antique drop-leaf table for awhile and finally got around to painting it. I used Annie Sloan chalk paint in Louis Blue.

I heavily distressed this piece to give an old farmhouse feel to it. Here are a couple before pictures:

As you can see, the finish was pretty worn. I am loving the finished product.

It's hard to see the true color from these pictures, it almost looks white.

Drop-leaf tables have so much character!

I haven't decided whether to keep this one or sell it yet....I am just going to enjoy it for a bit before I decide. :) I hope you all are enjoying your week! XoXo.

Sorry ladies, I'm referring to a dresser! This piece wasn't all that bad to begin with but definitely needed freshened up. I just painted a couple coats of black paint and kept the same hardware....I am really tempted to change out those drawer pulls but I'll see if it sells as is first. Here's a before picture:

The finish was brown and pretty scraped up....I think the new do is much better.

Oh, and here's a hanging shelf I painted red for my friend...hope you enjoy it Chrissy!

Oh, and since I teased y'all with the "tall, dark, and handsome" title, here you go...

Happy Wednesday! ;)

Hi! I hope everyone had a great spring break and is having a happy St. Paddy's Day! I have been so busy lately that I haven't had much time to work on my furniture but did finish a project today. This is a vintage Austinsuite vanity that I painted and distressed for a shabby chic look. My fav. kind of look. :) Here is a before:

This is a pretty piece and I know she'll sell pretty quickly. Here are some after Picts...

I haven't gotten a great after picture yet but I love how she turned out.

I will be finishing up some other pieces this week and will post ASAP.

I hope everyone is doing well today. Here is my latest project which I really can't take much credit for because it was already painted like this when I bought it. The finish was pretty flaky so I decided to distress with my sander, clean her up, wax, and DONE! Of course, I had fun staging for pictures. Isn't my Marilyn picture awesome? Here's a couple more pictures, then I'm off to work.

And here's one w/o any decorations. I thought this would make a cool tv stand if someone didn't use it for a dresser.

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day.....the weekend is just around the corner!

Good morning and happy Tuesday everyone! I just wanted to say hi and share this quick project I finished this weekend. Don't worry, I have more dressers in the works....this is an old cabinet drawer that I painted and distressed, added some fun hardware and hooks @ the bottom, decopouged the inside, and then added these fun mirror cut outs.

The hooks are for jewelry and thought the side handles could hold a couple scarves...

But the mirror cut outs really make this special because I truly believe that's what matters most in life: Family and Friends. What would we be without those special people in our lives? So, hug them tight and let them know how special they are to you! I'm a big fan of love and happiness as well, but couldn't have that without our family and friends. XoXo, Megan.