As we are in the midst of a weather Yo-Yo here in the Hoosier state, I've been steadily pulling project pieces into the house for sanding, painting and embellishing. I love taking something sad and time-worn, tweaking it - and transforming it into a cherished piece. Today's treasures:
This table was originally a dull brown and time-worn. I used a home made chalk paint to brighten it up. It needed three coats on the top, but it's now ready for paste wax.
I found some fabulous vintage labels last weekend. I added one to a small lamp after painting it a cream color and topping it with paste wax. The small box only needed the top painted, and I added a beautiful and colorful label to it as well. What a sweet treasure to put on a dressing table! Two lamps I put in my booth sold in just one week, so I'm hoping this one will as well.
My favorite completed project is this vintage "french" milking stool (very, very heavy), that I decided to freshen up with a light wash of new paint. That looked wonderful, but what puts this piece over the top is a gorgeous water decal that I purchased from Carol at The Polka Dot Closet ( http://www.thepolkadotcloset.com)!! This took the stool from nice to FABULOUS!! Thank you, Carol!! You'll enjoy her blog, and it's chalk-full (pun intended) of tutorials, too. She's my inspiration!
On deck for today? This fabulous group of vintage aprons. I will hand wash and then iron batches of 10 of them (I bought 60 in all) and put them in the booth with my fingers crossed. What a find!!
Enjoy your day!
1 comment:
60 aprons, that is a find!!! People love aprons! Your stool is darling, thank you for your kind words!!!
Carol
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