70's Resin Headboard Turned French

I picked up this wood & resin headboard at a new source I have for inventory. I didn't have any real plans for it at first so I just looked through the "French" paint colors I had that might work.

Keep in mind that I was using the camera on my phone which, you can tell by these pics isn't the best option. This is what I came up with. The colors look pretty washed out here, the details stand out a lot more in person. 

This shot shows the pale aqua a little better. I started with Rustoleum's Heirloom White spray paint just to get a nice solid base color on to start with. Next I dry brushed the aqua on then did a second & very light dry brushing of a dark cream over the entire thing.

Once my paint dried I sanded all the edges and raised areas with 80 grit sandpaper to give it a distressed look. I finished it up with some chocolate glaze then sealed it with two coats of a polyurethane spray.



I love how this shot shows so much of the detail that was highlighted by the distressing. It didn't come out too bad for just making it up as I went along. The woman who bought it fell in love with it & was apparently re-designing her guest room to go with it. I just wish I had taken some better shots so you could see the truer colors & texture of the finish.

Vintage Wine Glass Planters

Just wanted to share a quick picture of these vintage silver & brass wine glasses that I potted succulents in to take to Tolo Cellars (an awesome local winery) for Harvest Festival this past weekend. My friend owns the winery & asked me to throw together a few things to add to his inventory at the tasting room. I only had one day notice so what I came up with was somewhat limited, this is just one of the ideas I had. I'll be sharing a few more pictures of the actual tasting room displays in the next couple days.

Duncan Phyfe Dump Pile Dive

 It's been a while...are any of you still checking in with me? I hope so, I've had a lot going on in the past couple months so there are lots of projects to post. Starting with this drop leaf dining table that was headed for the trash...it pays to know people with furniture hook ups, for me at least.

This table came to me from the "Dump Pile" at a local thrift store. Apparently when they need to move their inventory, they just put it behind the store in the "Dump Pile" until they have enough things to haul off. You would think that marking it down would be a better option but none the less, I pulled this baby to safety (the bed of my truck) & brought it home.

 The legs were a little wobbly but luckily for me, my boyfriend is used to coming up with ways to "Mc Guyver" all the castoffs I bring home (I'm kinda like the crazy cat lady but with furniture - I want to find homes for all of them). A couple of wood screws & discreetly placed metal straps later, it was good to go.

After a good sanding, several coats of black satin paint, & a solid coat of polyurethane it looked lke this. I wanted to give it an updated finish but keep with the "classic" style of the piece.

You'll have to excuse my photography but 1. I'm a total amateur using a borrowed camera and 2. I have to shoot all my "after" shots in my front yard because of the mini-remodel we're doing in our kitchen/living room. If you look past the glare, you can see come of the contrasting distressed detail on the edges.

This close up shows more detail of the grooves & some of the raised areas where I sanded off the black paint then highlighted it with a brown glaze. One of the things I LOVE about this table are the original embossed metal clawfeet. You just don't see details like that very often on new furniture.

And here it is semi-staged (I was in a huge hurry to get this one down to the store). The rich colors in the fabric panel I used looked awesome against the dark finish on the table. I'm really happy with the way this one came out. I think the neutral finish & classic lines would fit in well with a variety of different design styles. I can't believe that this was headed for the landfill! Which brings up a good point, don't most people donate to second hand stores to avoid having something end up in a landfill?....Just a thought.



A co-worker of my mom's gave us these organic pears that she grew, they were the perfect thing to add to  my little photo shoot.

On a side note, I'm still having some computer issues & am using it as an excuse to hang out at my best friend's house so I can use her's. Her husband loves us! But I think I'll at least be able to do this at least once a week so stay posted.

If you like this, check out some other great projects on these blogs, I'm linking this up to the following
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Im still here!

Just wanted to get in a quick post to let you know that Im still here, I'm just busier than ever with my growing business! Which is great, but it's left me with little time for blogging. In addition to that, I'm having even more computer problems and am not able to even sign into my blog because of it. Uggh, I'm borrowing a friends laptop right now just so I can do this post! Hopefully I'll have everything straightened out soon, in the meantime I still am able to post pics to my Facebook page . So you can keep up with my projects there, I would love to have "like" my page too! I've also been working on a remodel, a house full of furniture, keeping up with my newly doubled in size boutique space, and several other commissioned pieces of furniture! It's been pretty crazy around here lately! Keep checking back though, I should have pictures posted of all these projects soon. Also, if you sign up to follow by e-mail (use the link at the right) you'll automatically be notified when I start posting regularly again.

Fourth of July "Blue" Reveal a "Garden Chair"

So, this post is coming a little late but I haven't been wanting to post any pictures because all I have to use is my daughter's camera on her phone. So sorry in advance for the blurry pics. This is one of the three chairs I got for free on Craigslist a while ago & hadn't done anything with them because they weren't sturdy enough to use for seating anymore.

So this is what I came up with to repurpose them as......

The only re-structuring that was done was adding two pieces of moulding, one to the front and one to the back of what used to be the chair seat. This "framed" in the area that would support the flowerpot.

I added something to the backrest of each one of the chairs, the other two I personalized because they were already spoken for. But because this one is going in my boutique, I needed something that would work in any garden. I thought the "Bloom" I hand painted at the top of the back was fitting for this chairs new use as a potted garden.

In this shot you can see the plastic flowerpot I used, I normally don't like to use plastic at all but it worked well with these for two reasons 1. The sides gave a little allowing it to be squished into the framed seat that held it in place 2. These pots come with a built in drain tray which is perfect to keep the chair from being exposed directly to water.

Here's my original close up of the finish. I used Rust-oleum Painter's Touch in Aqua then distressed  and antiqued it with a chocolate glaze.



I also added a little painted detail to the front of the chair seat to tie in with the yellow "Bloom" wording on the backrest. This was all sealed up with Spar-Urethane in a satin finish so that it's weather resistant. Although the sealer does provide protection for the finish & wood, I would reccomend using this "Garden Chair" in a covered outdoor area like a porch, to prolong the life of it. This chair is currently on it's way down to the Revamped boutique inside Reminisce in downtown Paso Robles, CA. If you're local I'd love for you to come check out ths & my other new merchandise in person!

One last shot of the three garden chairs I did. The red one was a wedding gift to my friends Jason and Alisha Bravo (with their last name across the back), and the little yellow one is sitting right outside my front door with my address on it.

Linking to:

Debbie Doo's Newbie Party

Between Naps on the Porch - Metamorphasis Monday

The DIY Showoff - Project Parade 

Miss Mustard Seed - Furniture Feature Friday

Happy Fourth of July Everyone!

I just realized that I happened to be working on some red,



white,



and blue pieces today, how appropriate! Hope you had a great day with friends and family. We're heading out to go watch the first of two fire works shows tonight. Check back tomorrow for the reveals on these pieces!

Chippy Pink "Picking" Table

I found this little table at a new "source" I have for the store. I didn't do a thing to it but hose it off & apply a protective wax finish. It was already rocking this awesome vintage pink paint. All the chipped of areas revealed a chocolate brown color underneath that is the perfect accent against the pink.





Sorry for the blurry pics, they were taken with my daughter's phone. This shows a little closer shot of  the original green vintage glass knob, even the bolt that held it in place was rusted. Everything about this table was perfect just the way I found it......once I evicted the spiders. This little table already has a new home, one of the other dealers at Reminisce bought it for her house, only 2 days after I put it in my space. Even though I really had nothing to do with the finish I wanted to share my good find, there's a lot more of where this came from. I'll be highlighting some of my other scores from my new "picking source" over the next week.