tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358952889397637022024-03-13T05:55:21.914-05:00Shabby For SureWelcome to Shabby For Sure. My motto: "Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means you've decided to look past the imperfections".Connie@shabbyforsurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743919823793959863noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35895288939763702.post-74769378589253240592013-06-21T12:32:00.001-05:002013-06-21T12:32:35.320-05:00Pink Lamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Connie@shabbyforsurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743919823793959863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35895288939763702.post-50928458585370259572013-06-03T14:07:00.000-05:002013-06-13T23:02:01.599-05:00Shabby Painted Magazine Rack<h4>
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In this "before" picture I had just wiped it down with a clean, wet cloth.<center>
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It was separating at the top so I clamped it back together using wood glue, then tacked in nails on each side.<center>
That's the only repair I had to make.<center>
The embellishments on the sides barely show up.<center>
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I used two shades of blue.<center>
The front panels are painted a lighter shade.<center>
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But I really like the subtle difference.<center>
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I used a Fleur-De-Lis stencil I bought at Hobby Lobby.<center>
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This little lamp is my next project.<center>
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For awhile now, I have been on the lookout for some old sewing machine drawers.
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Well, you know how it is, when you're looking for something specific, it's hard to find.
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So, when I ran across these three boxes I decided they were close enough for what I wanted.
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They were just ugly brown boxes with wooden knobs.
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Sometimes I don't take "before" pictures, not realizing how pretty the end result is going to be.
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This is what they looked like when they were finished.</center>
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Actually, this was a pretty easy project.
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As you can see, I painted the insides pink, the outsides white, and the fronts black.
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All I did was print out a graphic I liked from <a href="http://www.graphicsfairy-diy.com/2011/06/french-chic-transfer-printables.html">The Graphics Fairy</a> . <center>
This graphic is French Corset Ephemera.
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Then I mixed some Mod Podge with water.
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I cut the paper to fit, then dipped it in the glue mixture, then pasted it on.
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Then I sponged some diluted pink paint on the paper, then dabbed off the excess until I achieved the look I wanted.
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After I distressed them a little bit, I added new knobs that I purchased at Lowe's, then sealed them with porch floor sealer.<center>
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Earlier this week I found this fabulous industrial cabinet and only had to work on it a little bit.<center>
It was used in a post office to sort mail.<center>
Because it is all steel and very heavy, the first thing we did was add casters.<center>
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Someone had glued a funky top on it.<center>
I think it was formica with a fiberglass backing.<center>
Whatever it was, it was easy to remove.<center>
But taking off the old glue was a project. I had to use lacquer thinner and fine steel wool.<center>
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It has some rust but the overall piece is pretty amazing.<center>
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This is by far the best thing I've found lately.<center>
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Friday morning I stopped at an estate sale and the only thing I bought was this cute little bookcase.<center>
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First, I bought a 6' ladder and got rid of it asap because it was too big and heavy.
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Next, I found a cute little 4' ladder. It's all painted up and pretty.
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And recently, I found this cute little ladder that only stands about 21" tall.
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It is adorable (after a little tlc).
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This is what it looks like after I painted it.
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This was such an easy project.
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All I had to do was paint it, then distress it.
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It's very well built.
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The man I bought it from charged me $1.00 for it.
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As I carried it to my car I think he was laughing at me.</center>
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I have it sitting on the dresser I bought a couple of weeks ago.
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The little dresser has good bones but boy, did it need a lot of work!
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The first thing I did was add casters.</center>
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The paint job on the exterior was o.k. but I felt the sides of the drawers needed cleaned up.
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Mr. Shabby worked many hours fixing them for me.</center>
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After the drawers were repaired, I worked one whole day cleaning, sanding, and painting them.
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Then I wiped the inside of the drawers with orange bees wax.
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I had a bunch of old patterns and this wonderful, scruffy cigar box.
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I just kept cutting and pasting until I achieved the look I wanted.
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The inside of the lid is covered with black and white pattern pieces.</center>
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On the front I added the word "Treasures".
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I was going to add "Buttons" but decided that would restrict its' use.
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I'm not quite sure I like the way I added "Treasures". I might have to change this.
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I showed it to a customer and she bought it!
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I distressed the edges a wee bit.
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I like how it turned out.
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<em>I was on my way to work, minding my own business, when my phone rang.
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It was a friend of mine who says she has a dilemma.
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She's on her way out of town when she spots 4 old screen doors curbside and she has no time to get them.
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Could I please go pick them up?
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She says if I do, she will keep 3 and I can have 1.
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Now, when I was in the first grade I remember my teacher asking "If you have 4 screen doors and your friend keeps 3 of them, how many do you have left"?
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Here's what they looked like curbside.
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I decided to call Mr. Shabby to come get them.
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He hates it when I load dirty things in my car.
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I quickly took a few pictures while I was waiting for him.
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As you can see, they are pretty rough.
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But the thing I absolutely love is the inserts.
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Every one of the doors have one.</center>
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If I were laying in bed dreaming about things I would like to find for free, I never would have imagined anything this wonderful.
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I see these sorts of things in blogs all the time and wonder how in the world do you girls find all this wonderful stuff?</center>
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I'm loving these inserts.
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Now, what to do with them?</center>
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We dropped off two of the doors at my friends house.
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I think they all looked about the same but I didn't have a lot of time to examine them.<center>
I didn't see anymore treasures but we have an agreement.<center>
Anything else wonderful we find at this house we will split.<center>
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The other day I showed you pictures of things I bought at a parking lot flea market, including this little 4' ladder.<center>
It's just the size I was looking for but it needed an updated look.<center>
First, I painted it, then glazed it with watered down brown paint, then distressed it.<center>
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This is the way it looked when I bought it.<center>
I liked the size and it seemed to be nice and sturdy.</center>
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I didn't have to do much to it.<center>
I applied one coat of latex satin paint, then let it dry overnight.<center>
The color is Robin's Egg Blue.</center>
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After I painted it, it looked too new so I mixed up some brown paint diluted with water.<center>
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Once in awhile, but not very often, I get up early on a Saturday morning and go looking for garage sales.
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One of my fellow bloggers, Distressed Donna Down Home, did a post about her and her nieces recent buying trip. You can see her post here
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Well, after reading her post, I was inspired to go on a shopping spree myself
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So Saturday morning I threw back the covers, <strike>jumped</strike> crawled out of bed, and off I went.
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Now, keep in mind, their trip lasted several days, and mine was only for a couple of hours.
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I sort of had a vision of what I was looking for and overall I think I did pretty well.</center>
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My first purchase of the morning was at the very first sale.
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This little dresser is really cute.
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It needs some work, of course.
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A couple of the drawers need fixed and it needs new casters.
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And probably some sanding and a new paint job.</center>
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As you can see, it took up most of the space in my car.</center>
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It has some nice details and I like the two little drawers on top.</center>
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It's funny I found this book case.
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I've been wanting one for awhile.
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This one is solid wood.
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I'll probably take the back off and paint it a different color than the shelves and sides.
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It stacked nicely on top of the dresser.</center>
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The 1970 Naval Training Center book was a nice find.
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And the tea tile is very pretty.</center>
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I'm always looking for unusual flower pots.
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These are both nice and the one on the right depicts various wines.</center>
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I thought the framed marriage blessing was real pretty.
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I will update the frame with a shabby chic look.</center>
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This is a Florentine plaque Made In Italy.
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The colors are real pretty and are more aqua than shown in these pictures.</center>
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I can always do something with old, wooden crates.
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I will white wash these after they get a good scrubbing.</center>
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These Mid Century Modern bar stools are in rough shape and might need more attention than I want to give them.
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I'm not sure which way to go with these.
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They're pretty rusty.
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Too rusty, I think.
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Even for a shabby chic décor.
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I'm going to see what it costs to have them sand blasted.
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I like them so I will at least make an effort to rescue them.
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I didn't realize it until I saw this picture that the chairs each have a different design on the back.
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One has straight lines, one has a Deco pattern.</center>
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Galvanized wash tubs always sell well for me.
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And, I love this little 4' ladder and plan to paint it.
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To see what the ladder looks like after I painted it click here:
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<a href="http://shabbyforsure.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-4-ladder.html">The 4' Ladder</a>
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I bought a similar ladder a couple of weeks ago that was 6' tall. It was awkward and heavy to move around.
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I bought it one day for $5.00 and when a guy offered me $7.00 for it the next day I gladly took it.</center>
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I love the stools but like I said, it might cost too much money to refurbish them.</center>
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The wooden crates are a nice size and they're not very heavy.</center>
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I was happy with everything I bought today.
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But actually, I only went to one garage sale where I bought the dresser, crates, and one flower pot.
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The rest of the stuff I bought at a parking lot flea market.
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I had to quit and go home because I ran out of room in my car.
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Needless to say, I'll be busy this week cleaning, fixing, and painting.</center>
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My intention was to take the drawers out of these stands, paint them, decorate them, then use them for display.
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But after the drawers were painted and I saw how pretty they were, I decided to go ahead and update the stands as well.
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Before I show you the "before" and "during" I will show you this picture of the "after".
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I will say this was a really fun project because the start of this project was really bad and I knew it could be really good.</center>
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These stands were originally part of an Art Deco vanity, most likely with a low shelf and a large round mirror in between them.</center>
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These were right inside my storage shed.
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I can't hardly get in it any more, there is just too much "stuff".
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So instead of going out and spending money on more "stuff" I plan to work on some of the "stuff" I already have.</center>
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Here you can see where the stands were once connected to the vanity.
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Also, one caster is missing.
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I see wood putty. I think I started working on these a long time ago.
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I probably decided they needed too much work and gave up on them.</center>
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Before I painted the drawers, I removed the felt liner that was in them.
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Then I cleaned and sanded them.
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The veneer was bad on the fronts so I removed it.
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Then more sanding, then paint.
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I will have to fill a few holes in the drawer fronts with wood putty.</center>
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These are the original lion's head drawer pulls.
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I have always loved these but I've decided I might not even use them.
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I might go to Hobby Lobby and buy some real pretty ones.</center>
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At the bottom of this side the veneer was wrinkled.
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So I glued it and added weights to hold it down, then let it dry overnight.
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The plastic bag keeps the glue from sticking to the weights.
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When I removed the weights I noticed the veneer was still a little bit puckered so I laid a towel along the edge and ironed it.
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This melted the glue and made the veneer lay flat.
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Even though I am going for a shabby chic look, I still want it to be the best that I can make it.</center>
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The veneer on the top has to completely come off.
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It is really bad.</center>
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I borrowed Mr. Shabby for the photo shoot.</center>
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At this point we really had to make sure we were doing it right because our supervisor, Lucy, was checking our progress.</center>
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After the veneer was removed, I had to fill some places with wood putty.
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I let it dry overnight then sanded the entire top smooth.</center>
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It turned out pretty good.
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I would be lost without my little Makita hand sander.
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Next, I will prime it.</center>
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On the side we added a thin strip of wood then filled with wood putty.
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The thin strip of wood was actually a paint stirrer cut to fit. It was the perfect thickness that we needed.
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Then more wood putty, more dry time, then more sanding.
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Whew! I see why I gave up on this piece before.</center>
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Found one!!
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I got lucky and found an old caster. It is even scruffy and matches perfectly.</center>
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At this point, it is pretty much all repaired and primed. <center>
Now, I'm going to tell you something that I shouldn't admit.<center>
I have a large, sturdy work bench that rolls around, where ever I want it to go.<center>
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I probably shouldn't have painted the inside of the drawers pink.
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It sort of narrows the buying field.
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I found a shade of pink that I really love.
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It looks like raspberry.</center>
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Here it is after I painted it with DIY chalk paint.
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I just took some of the satin latex paint and added about 1/3 as much Plaster of Paris.
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I might add a brown glaze and I might distress it.
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I haven't made up my mind yet.
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But I'm sure I will stick with the Heirloom white for the outside and the raspberry pink on the inside of the drawers.</center>
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I am only partly finished with the first stand.
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If I add glaze or distress it I will wait until the second one is done then finish both of them at the same time.</center>
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The nearest Hobby Lobby is about an hour away from where I live so I will wait on the knobs for now.
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The ones shown in the photos are borrowed.</center>
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A week has passed since I set up for the 4th time at the Fancy Flea in Lakeland, Florida.<center>
This is a popular home and garden market hosted twice a year by Lori Powell.<center>
Lori started this event just a few short years ago with a vision and 12 vendors.<center>
She now fills the streets with 300 booths and throngs of shoppers.</center>
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This flea market has been voted one of the top ten flea markets in the country.<center>
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This was my friend Paula's booth.<center>
I love having her set up right next to me.<center>
We started out sharing 3 booths, now we have 4.</center>
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This is the front of Paula's booth.<center>
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I really love this piece. I wonder if it sold?</center>
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After I set up my booth I took a walk and snapped some pictures.<center>
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Look at these beautiful dresses.</center>
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Such talent.</center>
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Love It all.</center>
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These are my neighbors who helped me. They were a big help. Still smiling after a hard day at work.<center>
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This is another piece I sold.<center>
Sometimes it is hard to let go of things, but I can't keep everything.</center>
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All in all, it was a really good day.<center>
It was a lot of work but I've been making some new friends, and it was a lot of fun.<center>
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This is my current project. I have had these little night stands in storage for so long I forgot where I got them.<center>
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I found a shade of pink I really like, looks like raspberry.<center>
I like a pop of color on the insides of drawers.<center>
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Mr. Shabby and I bought a desk that needed a little bit of work and a lot of cleaning up.<center>
Inside one of the drawers was this cutlery tray.<center>
Someone must have thought it went with the desk, but it didn't.<center>
As with most things I buy, it was pretty sad and dirty, <center>
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I decided to rescue the tray with a little TLC and some imagination.</center>
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This is what it looks like after very little work.<center>
This is one of the quickest, easiest projects I have worked on in a long time.<center>
The paint color I chose actually matches better than the pictures show.</center>
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It is really in very good condition except for the stains and years of dirt and grime.</center>
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The first thing I did was take it apart.<center>
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I just happened to have some really cute shelf liner, which was very easy to apply while it was all taken apart.<center>
The pattern is called Garden Grove.<center>
It is very colorful and quite versatile.<center>
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I love how it turned out.<center>
It is now clean, pretty, and useful.<center>
Plus, it is rather large, about 14" by 14".</center>
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I only used one coat of satin latex paint.<center>
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I painted the backside, too.<center>
You never know when someone is going to turn it over and inspect it.<center>
This project cost very little, almost nothing.<center>
I had purchased the shelf liner at a garage sale for fifty cents and I used very little paint.</center>
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Sorry for not posting lately.<br />First, I had serious computer problems. And lately I have been busy getting things ready to take to the Fancy Flea on April 6th, 2013.<br />This will be the 4th time I have set up at the Fancy Flea, a vintage home and garden market, held twice a year in the beautiful, historic city of Lakeland, Florida.<br />This has been voted one of the top 10 flea markets in the country.<br />I have kind of learned from experience what to take and what not to take.<br />When I found this industrial cabinet a couple of weeks ago, I knew it was a winner.</center>
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After I bought this cabinet, I carried it around in my car for a few days.<br />It is made out of steel and is very heavy.<br />I had to figure out exactly what I was going to do with it.</center>
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This is really a wall cabinet, but because I knew I would be selling it at a street fair, I had <strike>Mr. Shabby</strike> Mr. Crabby put castors on it.<br />The castors cost around $9.00 at Lowe's.<br />This will make it easier to move around and the castors can be easily removed if the new owner wants to hang it on a wall.</center>
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Believe it or not, I spent a lot of time on this cabinet.<br />First, I cleaned it.<br />One of the doors had a broken glass. The cost to replace that was around $12.00.<br />The wooden shelves fit too tight so we had to trim them down just a bit.<br />The wooden shelves had never been painted, so I painted them Heirloom white, then wiped on a glaze.<br />Then I distressed them.<br />I didn't want them to look new.<br />Then I waxed the outside.</center>
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The rusty, crusty patina on this cabinet is wonderful.<br />Mr. Shabby still wonders why it didn't go in a dumpster somewhere.<br />Can you believe that???</center>
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Very industrial.<br />Very chic.<br />Very fabulous.</center>
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I also found this wonderful little wall shelf and gave it an updated look.</center>
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On this piece, I just painted it using Heirloom white, then wiped it with a brown glaze, then I distressed it a little.<br />I really love this piece.<br />This will be going to the Fancy Flea, too.</center>
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Connie@shabbyforsurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743919823793959863noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35895288939763702.post-33725158987875454552013-01-11T10:33:00.002-06:002013-01-15T21:35:24.315-06:001930s Cabinet Reveal<h3>
<em>After working on this cabinet for about 2 weeks, then waiting for hardware that was back ordered, I can finally say I'm finished with this project.</em></h3>
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After I bought this cabinet, I thought about what to do with it for about 2 weeks.<br />I wasn't sure if I should paint it or not.<br />Then, when I did decide to paint it, the color combinations were endless.</center>
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In this "before" picture you can see a part of the beautiful fretwork was missing.<br />Also, there were no castors.<br />What you can't see is how dirty it was and it was really stinky.</center>
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I started this project by taking it apart and giving it a quick sanding, using my Makita hand sander.<br />I removed the back so I could work on the inside more easily.<br />The two wooden shelves were alright but I decided to add glass shelves at a cost of about $36.00.<br />Also, I did away with the pediment, which was not original to the piece.</center>
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I primed the entire piece using DIY chalk paint.<br />I mixed some blue "oops" latex paint with Kilz 2, then added a handful of Plaster of Paris.<br />I got some of the mixture on my skin and could not wash it off with soap and water. </center>
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When I finished all the painting, I gave it a light distressing.<br />Then I waxed it using SC Johnson Paste Wax.</center>
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This is what I call a light distressing.<br />I love how the blue primer peeps through.</center>
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I love, love the fretwork.</center>
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Mr. Shabby repaired the fretwork.</center>
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This is the fretwork all repaired and primed.</center>
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This is a close up of the inside.<br />Very dirty, very stinky.</center>
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What a difference paint can make.<br />Not only does it make it beautiful, it makes it a lot cleaner and improves the smell.<br />And I'm glad I sprung for the glass shelves.</center>
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I bought a new lock with an extra key for about $30.00.<br />Then I went to Lowe's and bought a cabinet light that cost around $10.00.</center>
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The reproduction, wooden castors make all the difference.<br />Now I can move it easily.<br />Before, it was heavy and awkward and it took two people.</center>
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On the outside of the cabineet I used latex Heirloom white.<br />The pop of color on the inside of the cabinet and drawer is Bird song Blue.<br />I also painted all the hardware with Rub 'n Buff Grecian Gold, purchased at Michaels. </center>
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I painted the beveled edge on the door the same shade of Bird Song Blue that I used on the inside, but somehow it looks a lot lighter.<br />I couldn't be happier with the results.</center>
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<a href="http://missmustardseed.com/2013/01/furniture-feature-friday-first-of-2013/">Furniture Feature Friday</a></center>
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<a href="http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2013/01/shabbilicious-friday-link-party_11.html">Shabbilicious Friday</a></center>
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Connie@shabbyforsurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743919823793959863noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35895288939763702.post-56695980920888827172012-12-21T07:22:00.002-06:002012-12-22T07:06:55.002-06:001930s China Cabinet Update<h4>
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I was hoping to finish this project before Christmas but I've decided it isn't going to happen. Some of the hardware I ordered is back ordered so I will just have to wait.<br />So for those of you that have been checking on my progress, I will give you a sneak peek.</center>
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To refresh your memory, here is a "before" picture.</center>
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I decided to paint the outside of the cabinet Heirloom White. On the inside I used Bird Song Blue.<center>
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Mr. Shabby did a wonderful job repairing the broken/missing fretwork.<br />After I painted the cabinet, I lightly distressed it.<br />I wasn't sure if I should distress the fretwork or not but it looked "too new" after I painted it.<br />A talented friend of mine suggested I add a little of the blue to the inside edges.<br />I pretty much had to distress it to make it look right.</center>
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The fretwork on this piece is just beautiful.<br />As soon as I finish this project I will be sure to show it to you.</center>
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Those of you who follow me know I love to paint furniture, but I don't usually paint good pieces. I like to find pieces that are really bad, then transform them into beautiful, useful pieces..<br />When I bought this china cabinet a couple of weeks ago it was tied to the back of a pickup truck and the glass had slid part way out making it look like it was broken (turns out it wasn't).<br /> It was filthy and stinky, too.<br />But after I got it in my shop and took a closer look at it, it was in better shape than I first thought.<br />The major things wrong with this are: The fretwork that is so beautiful is partly missing and it looks like a can of stain was sitting on the top and dripped down one side on the front. Plus it looks like the pediment has been replaced at some point.<br /><center>
So, all things considered, I consider this piece borderline. If I clean it up and repair it, the value would be about the same as if it were painted.<br />After thinking about it for two weeks I've decided I'm going to paint it.</center>
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After doing a little research, I learned this piece was produced by the Reaser Furniture Co., in Gettysbury, Pa. sometime in the 1930s.</center>
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The fretwork is really beautiful.</center>
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Also, when I decide on a color, I will paint the inside of the cabinet and the inside of the very large drawer the same color.<br />The beveled rim around the glass door would also be painted the same as the inside of the cabinet.</center>
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At this stage I also plan to eliminate the pediment.<br />It adds nothing to the piece.</center>
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Here you can better see the streaks running down the front.<br />My plan is to replace the top shelf with a glass shelf (maybe both shelves).<br />I would like to add a light.<br />I haven't decided what to do with the hardware yet.<br />I think I will probably paint the outside Heirloom white with a Burnt Umber glaze.<br />Then of course, I would distress it giving it a shabby chicc look.<br /><center>
I probably won't get started on this 'till next week so any input you have would be greatly appreciated.<br />Thanks for looking...Connie</center>
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Earlier this month when I set up at the Fancy Flea, a vintage home and garden market in Lakeland, Florida I sold some of my vintage Christmas decorations.<br />Now I wish I had them back.<br />Anyhow, onward and upward.<br />I'd like to show you a few treasures that I will be using to decorate my house.<br />Most of these are recent finds.</center>
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When I first saw this plastic <strike>snowman</strike> woman, I passed it up. Don't ask me why.<br />She is slightly damaged on the back but that really doesn't bother me.<br />She's lighted.</h4>
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In the upper left hand corner is a Christmas chair cover. One of 4 I bought this morning.<br />The ornaments in the large jar are old but the jar is new. I bought it with my Christmas money from last year.<br />The snow dome is very large.</center>
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The large snow dome is old but I don't know how old. It was made in Germany.<br />Love the snowman with the palm tree.<br />Very Florida.</center>
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I love these old, plastic bells.</center>
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Look how the electric is attached.</center>
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I've never seen a funky Santa like this one.<br />He is very thin and made of a hard substance. Like shredded milk cartons, or perhaps shredded plastic shopping bags.<br />Have you ever seen one like this?</center>
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Love the little devilish elf.<br />He's actually green but he looks blue in these pictures.</center>
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Oh, how I love these little angel ornaments.<br />I bought the "Linda" for my neighbor but I may have to rethink that :)</center>
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Speaking of angels, how about this little tree topper?</center>
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39 cents each. I'll take a dozen, please.</center>
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How about these plastic icicles?</center>
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The chair cover. I don't know how old these are, but they are pretty nice.</center>
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When I bought these little tin tubs at the Dollar Tree I thought it would be a great idea to fill them with candy, then use them as Christmas gifts.
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My first choice was a bird graphic but later I found some cellophane wrapping paper depicting snowmen, so I changed the graphic to the Adorable Snowman.</center>
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I bought this old, dirty radio cabinet awhile back thinking I would give it an updated look. I sort of let it lay around for awhile waiting for some inspiration. Well, a few days ago I set up at The Fancy Flea, a vintage home and garden market, in Lakeland, Florida and as usual, I came home full of energy and inspiration.</center>
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At this point, I had cleaned the underneath and primed the base using black DIY chalk paint.<br />To make the chalk paint you just add Plaster of Paris to your paint with a little bit of water. I experiment until I get the consistency I want.<br />It looks like some kids had played hangman on the front of it.</center>
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Right away I could see this piece had potential.<br />Even though it was beat up pretty bad, it was sturdy and I like the way the doors swing open all the way around the sides.</center>
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This is the first time I ever primed an entire piece black.<br />My intention was to prime black, finish with white, then distress letting some of the black show through.<br />During the project I changed my mind on the color.</center>
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When I got to this part I changed my mind on the color.<br />After I painted the inside white, something was bleeding through. I spritzed the spots with Rustoleum Heirloom White spray paint and loved the color immediately.</center>
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<cendter>Sometimes people see my painted furniture and ask me why I would ruin a perfectly good piece of furniture by painting it<br />I'm sure you've all heard it, too.<br />I'm pretty sure if I hadn't "rescued" this piece it would have ended up in the landfill.<br />I worked on this piece everyday for a week, allowing each application to dry overnight.<br />It was a lot of work but I couldn't be happier with the end results.</cendter></h4>
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I never really figured out how to use this.<br />The woman who bought it is going to use it on her porch with flowers in it.<br />I had thought about putting mason jars in it and using it to store kitchen utensils.</center>
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These are the 2 pieces "before".<br />Not very pretty are they?</center>
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This old radio cabinet is a project I have been working on.<br />I'll show you the finished project real soon.</center>
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For about a year now I have been wanting to make a chalkboard but just never got around to it. Then one day I found the perfect frame. It was a mirror from an old dresser, probably from the 1940s. I easily transformed the frame. First I primed it, then painted it, then color washed it and finally I distressed it. My husband cut a piece of masonite that we purchased at Home Depot. Then came the hard part. I had never painted a chalkboard and wasn't quite sure how to go about it. So I called my friend Paula. She has painted chalkboards before so I wanted to get her expert advice. She recommended I use Rustoleum chalkboard paint and apply at least 3 coats, letting each coat dry overnight. She says she likes to apply it with a foam brush. Then you should wait about a week before you use it. So this is what I did and this is how it turned out.<br /><span style="color: red;">After I show you mine I will show you the Big Big one she had just purchased.</span></h4>
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I love how it turned out.</center>
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Shortly after I finished the chalkboard I found the perfect easel to display it.</center>
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This is the frame before I painted it.</center>
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I think I could have painted the mirror but it was just too heavy.</center>
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This is the frame primed. I also found another frame to work on.</center>
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The top of the frame is what sold me.</center>
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Then the frames kept coming :)<br /><span style="color: red;"><br />Okay. Enough about me. Let me show you the BIG BIG CHALKBOARD.</span></center>
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The day I called Paula for advice she told me she had just been to an auction and bought a huge sign originally made and used by artists.<br />Paula's plan was to turn it into a chalkboard.</center>
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Paula lives in a neighboring town from me so by the time I got around to going to her house, she had it all finished.</center>
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I love knowing artistic people. You never know what they will come up with next.</center>
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Every now and then I have a tendency to let things pile up and I have to ask myself "Am I a hoarder"? Today my cleaning lady came and before she could dust the buffet I decided it was time to clean it off.<br />She does a real good job of cleaning but there's no way she could sort through what had piled up.</center>
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The little anniversary clock doesn't work but I can't decide what I want to do with it.<br />The forks are made by Wm Rogers in the grape pattern.</center>
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A slag glass vase and an old oil lamp.<br />The two elephants are "Made In Occupied Japan".</center>
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Most of this was on the corner but covered up with "stuff".<br />Some of this is my everyday jewelry.<br />I see two peach colored prisms.</center>
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Now it is all cleaned off and dusted.<br />I now have a clean slate to decorate.<br />So you might be wondering where did all that stuff go?</center>
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Well, I put it all on my dining room table, of course. lol<br />Now that I know for sure what I have to work with, I can find places to put it.<br />Some I will sell, some I will keep.<br />Some will get pitched, some will go to recycle.<br />It all has to go somewhere because it for sure isn't going back on the buffet.</center>
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When I bought this primitive trencher dough trough about a month ago I knew it was big and I knew it was heavy. But when I sat it on my dining room table today I realized just how big and heavy it really is. It almost takes up my whole table.</center>
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I don't usually buy things quite this primitive but this one spoke to me.</center>
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See how big it is? It measures about 41", counting the handles.</center>
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I've had this sweet little bird bath for years and believe it or not it's been hidden away in a drawer.</center>
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When I first got it I intended to use it in a jewelry display case.<br />Don't ask me why I never did.</center>
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It's very petite. It stands less than 9" tall, and the bowl measures about 6 1/2" across.</center>
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It is made out of pottery but I don't know who the maker is.</center>
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I bought this from an antique dealer friend of mine about 10 years ago.<br />I believe it once belonged to her mother.</center>
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<em>Last week I took a trip to Indiana to visit my mom. After Breakfast on Friday and Saturday mornings I went out looking for the ever alluring garage sales. </em></div>
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After going to about a dozen sales without having any luck, I was about to give up on finding anything wonderful.
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I believe they originally hung above the kitchen sink, attached to the cabinets.
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I haven't really cleaned them up yet except I had to brush away the dirt on them before I could put them in my sisters car.</center>
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I love the patina they have.
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Rusty, crusty, all the good attributes.</center>
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The lady who was having the sale was on the verge of becoming a hoarder. But she was moving and didn't want to move everything she had been accumulating for the past 25 years.</center>
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My next purchase was this two piece cannister set with a bird motif.
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I think the knobs are bakelite.
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This is my kind of stuff, from my favorite era.
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Probably the 1950's.</center>
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I'm not sure yet what I will have to do to clean these up.
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On the cabinets I will definitely pull off all the dirty contact paper.</center>
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At a different sale I bought this tin with a bird motif. It is newer but I like to use pretty tins for storage.</center>
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For some reason or another, the other day I stopped in at a used furniture store here in <br />Florida.
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I was just looking around when I spotted these beautiful, pink shopping bags. I bought 100 of them for $.10 each.
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I can use these in my shop plus they will come in handy when I set up at the Fancy Flea in November.</center>
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