HOW TO TAKE BORING TO BEAUTIFUL - tall white sideboard

I get asked often where I get the appliques I use on my furniture projects.

There is no one answer other than everywhere. 

This fabulous piece above was bought at a yard sale last summer.

It is a flat backed picture frame.

The hanger was unscrewed and the cardboard that was in it was removed,

then simply screwed to this door panel from the back side.

I customized this door panel for this vintage sideboard, it seems someone had an accident with

the glass that use to be there.

Minor repairs where needed from top to bottom on it but it is was a great find.

With my refined taste (wink) the interior of the full length drawer just wasn't going to pass muster.

Ink stains on plywood to the right and red felt sheading on the left, it was gross!

Never mind the large number of leftover sewing pins wedged in the corners,

that I did get attacked by.

I told George it was a rattle snake bite but he didn't buy it.

But when this is the finished result I'll let the snake bite fade away in my memory.

All the doors went from flat to fab with a bit of simple molding trim

and perfectly placed appliques.

The 2 side door appliques were found at a local RE-STORE.

The drawer and cupboard all got a pretty blue and white damask wallpaper lining.

This damask print can be found at Home Depot in BLACK, LIGHT BLUE, and LIGHT GREEN.

HEATHER's CABINET

The back was falling off so I decided to take it all the way off to line the interior.

Much easier this way.

More rogue sewing pins came out from every corner to play.

I was having none of it this time.

 

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MISS CHERRY PIE - red buffet pt 2

Big Red's sister is completed.

Cherry has nice legs and a brighter glow than her stately brother.

Big Red was waxed and polished from head to toe,

were as Cherry was finished with wipe on poly.

She needed little repairs all over, but we all know

with age comes experience.

Miss Cherry has not traveled too far from home in all her years!

Here is a fresh raw coat of Emperor's Silk Chalk Paint on her body.

and the finished coat that topped her off.

Both her doors got magnetic closures.

Her jewelry was pretty but to hang in the pub with all those rough and tumbles

she needed something new to help fit in better.

She'll be catching the eye of many and maybe even a whistle or two.

Cherry will go home to her decorator's home for a short stay then she will be off

to her new digs in the Fort Pub.

BIG RED - red buffet pt1

Connie is dressing up the Fort Pub

and asked for a helping hand.

This is the first of 2 antique buffets

I’m doing in Emperor’s Silk Chalk Paint.

At this time of year this before shot reminds me of haunted houses

and ghostly apparitions of Halloween more than the handsome fellow he really is. 

One of those ghosts kept making the 3 cabinet doors swing open

So the first thing I did was to install magnetic catches and plates.

A small support piece had broken off at some point in Red’s recent history.

It wasn't going to take too much ghost busting for this fix,

just some nails and glue.

A couple of screws were misappropriated so

I replaced them and tightened everything else up.

The original hardware was removed to make way for something a bit more modern.

After all the finicky prep work was finished it was time to start laying some

bright red paint on this big guy. Would you be as frightened as I was?

I also wanted to work with the dark oak of this cabinet,

and have the wood show thru as if it had been stained.

It took a gentle hand to spray just the right amount of color

evenly over the entire surface.

The top was sanded back to show more of his ancestry,

and 5 coats of poly were applied to preserve it.

 

The hardware was chosen to mimic all the rectangular

shapes that already existed in the piece.

And look at these carved details in the center door.

It’s like something you would see on a mansion door.

The kind of ominous castle you dared your friends to approach

first when you were out trick or treating.

The reality is no pictures taken of Big Red shows the true color

and magnificent look that Emperor’s Silk achieved on this project.

It’s one of those

*you have to see it in person*

So after the renovations at the Fort Pub are finished,

(end of Nov)

be sure to look for BIG RED greeting you at the front door.

AN ADDITION HAS ALSO BEEN MADE

This shabby chic white coffee table has been added to the AVAILABLE page

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