Ball & Claw

Lately I have been infatuated with
 Annie Sloan's Old White and French Linen Chalk Paint.





I adore the combination of these two colors...





So old world, so classic, so today!





This chair that I picked up last summer, at a garage sale, was sitting around in the hobby garage just waiting for it's makeover.


Someone had painted it blue and recovered the seat but I could tell that

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Shabby is Better!

I am overjoyed




with the outcome





 
of this chair and slipcover!


Wait till you see it!


Initially, this chair looked like this...


Fairly new upholstery and very comfortable plus sturdy, this chair however, was not the look I was thinking of.



I painted the arms and legs with Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Paint then sealed it with Minwax Polycrylic. I love both of these products

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Be My Valentine Giveaway!

This year, I decided to get out my hand painted jello mold tree that I normally only display during Christmas in my kitchen.




I removed any ornaments that looked Christmasy, then added red glass heart ornaments tied with black and white check ribbon. 




Now it's officially my "Be My Valentine Tree" as part of the limited amount of Valentine decor that I have.










 
I haven't had a

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Trumeau Chalkboard ReVamp

The definition of

 a Trumeau Mirror 




tru·meau


[troo-moh; French try-moh] plural tru·meaux [-mohz; French -moh] 





a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.

 




I chose this title since my chalkboard is like that definition, only not a mirror. Along with the painting of my kitchen/dining room from RED to Gray, I also have to

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Sports Theme Nursery

I had the privilege of getting to decorate a close friends new baby boy nursery. This is her third child, so the white dresser/changing table, baby bed and glider rocker were already in place.  With tan walls, my only direction was that it needed to be sports theme in the color of red.









My first jumping off point was to paint a night stand (above). I got this painting idea from a

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Hand Painted Christmas

My hand painted Christmas...


Painted red frame



Hand painted pitcher

















My 2011 Christmas Mantel with painted frames



Last years painted ornament



Hand painted buffet, frame and chalkboard




This year I used the frames differently and framed my skates




Hand painted Skates




I hand painted the base of the tree pot and the table cloth to look like MacKenzie Childs

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EAT Tray!

Such a fun piece.

This was an easy transformation. I took an old wooden tray with folding legs, placed vinyl letters on the top, then using Annie Sloan French Linen, just painted the top and sides of the tray.




After the paint dried, I removed the vinyl letters to reveal the wood beneath and did a little distressing. I sealed it and now it's a fun and functional piece.


Legs up or down!

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Abandoned Tables Made New Again!

I have been beating the weather clock, so to speak! Colder weather is upon us here in Illinois and I have been trying to get any larger pieces of furniture painted, out in the new hobby garage, since it is not heated.

I received four oak tables that needed an update. A sofa table, an oval coffee table and two matching side end tables. They were dirty, abandoned and crying out for some love...

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Another MacKenzie-Childs look!

If you are a Courtly Check MacKenzie-Childs lover, then you are really going to like this!

Initially, I painted this tiny lamp...


 


I painted it to resemble one of MacKenzie-Childs' pieces.  Then one day, the on and off switch broke and after fixing it, It broke again.


I have been making these cloches from old wood rounds and the glass cheese cloches that you see everywhere...(I made

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Birds on a Wire!

I have a soft spot in my heart for birds.

 Do you too?




With that in mind, I painted a curvy end table to look a bit French and well, you'll see!













Now you see why I call this table Birds on a Wire! Top color is Annie Sloan Old White Chalk Paint, legs and skirting are painted AS Paris Gray! Off to the mall booth with this so someone can fall in love and have it for their home. 

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Three Tier Table Transformed

A new antique table has entered my life and invaded my living room! I fell in love with it upon first sight even though it didn't look it's best...




The best part, other than bringing it home and transforming it was it's price...at 70% off, Yeah! (Here you can see I was gluing the loose veneer back on when I took the before picture.)
I decided on Annie Sloan's Old White

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Two cool Tables!

Crazy story but true,

As hubby and I were on our way home from our daughter's new house across town, a guy was putting these two tables out on the street corner!

The curbside picker that I have known to be, had hubby stop and I asked what he was doing with them. He told me that he was moving and didn't have room for them and that I could have them. He even loaded them in the pickup!





As

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Sit and Stripe

Here are two small pieces of furniture that I had a little fun with...


 I painted this with Annie Sloan French Linen Chalk Paint at the base and Old White stripes.








 This little chair is what I call junior size. It's not as small as a child's chair but not an adult size either.


I painted this sweet chair with Annie Sloan Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint then dry brushed it with Paris Gray to

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Crazy Good Transformation!

This cabinet turned out crazy good and could be used for so many things.

A neighbor who knows that I transform furniture asked me if I would like to purchase this piece and do something fun with it.

Upon seeing it, I knew it would be more challenging than just painting it. But I was up for the task.


This is what it looked like when I bought it from her...


Someone had added the V

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Double The Chandelier Fun!

I found two chandeliers at a garage sale. I thought with some imagination and paint, they could be better.

However, before I got started, I sold one, the larger one, to my friend. Sorry to say I didn't take any before pictures, but if you imagine this as shinny brass you will get the idea. All she did was paint the brass white and have her husband hang it in their newly painted dining room.

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Sweet Yellow Chair

 
Into my life came this old







 Lyre Back Chair...












Give me some life, it said!

So I did...










Now it's for sale in my booth!


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Coolest Sconce EVER!

Do you want to hear about the






Coolest Sconce Ever? 



 I happened on an absolutely huge garage sale from years of accumulation and living. In fact, it was more like a flea market! I found three of these in varying degrees of disrepair...




This was the only one that was completely there with the face plate and all the crystals. At first, I did not intend to keep any of these sconces

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Federal Mirror Addition

Remember that vanity that I just transformed? No? Well let me remind you...



 
First of all, I went to an auction and I saw the same piece of furniture! It is not a lady's desk but a true vanity. The mirror was missing on mine! That question is solved! Or you can go HERE and see the post on this piece.
So, I remedied the missing mirror with this Federal Style one...




Yep, this ugly thing!

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Is it a Desk or a Vanity?

That is the question!











I picked this lovely little number up at a garage sale! It just spoke to me...






It had a bit of damage, but with the legs gracefully flared, it looked like a perfect fit for a makeover.
Initially, I was going to transform it and sell it, however, it turned out so lovely, that I am going to sell this vanity instead...


And use this lady's desk as my

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Our Study

Recently I showed you my new buffet that caused a domino effect in my home.

This is part of that domino effect. In what is this house's actual formal dining room, we have converted it into a study since we don't have a need for a formal dining room that would only get used a couple of times a year and just be looked at the rest.





This back alcove was 2 1/2 inches too small for the new

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