A Few Before and Afters

Every once in a while I go through my folders full of pictures and I’m amazed at how the projects accumulate in just a few years.

Here’s a few of my favorites!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Dresser Done!

I’ve been painting like a mad woman all weekend.  Finally, I’m back at my day job on Monday so that I can get some rest (did I say that?).

I finished this chest of drawers over the weekend and the companion dresser should be done in a day or two after I get around to giving it a coat of poly.

I can’t get enough of retro hardware…a lot of thought and imagination was put into creating all those cool circular, ameba, and boomerang shapes!  I gave these tarnished brass pulls a fresh coat of brushed nickel.  

Here’s a before shot of the chest.  Check back later to see my plans for repurposing the matching full size headboard.  (It won’t be a headboard for much longer!)

Furniture Update…

I recently finished three more pieces of furniture that I want to share.  The dresser has already found its new home so I only have two on the market at the moment.

 

 

 

I don’t have a “before” shot of this coffee table, but it was just a plain, brown color, in fairly good shape…

I’ve held onto this little dresser for quite a while and finally got the calling to work on it.  This wasn’t quite the look I was going for.  I should have just dry brushed the white topcoat rather that painting it a solid white and then removing the paint by sanding.  It turned out a little too spotty for my taste…but hey…it sold right away.  So what do I know?

And finally, here’s a little bed table/cabinet that I picked up at a 50%off sidewalk sale at a thrift store.  That means in set me back $5 plus tax.  My only investment was the oversized, square chrome pull from IKEA.  But the hardware is always the eye candy and my favorite part of the project.   Well worth it!

It’s funny how I just hated that tacky Mediterranean look from the 60’s and 70’s, and now I get so excited if I find a piece out there.  It’s amazing what a little paint can do…