shabby dresser turned chic console

Hello! Hello! Happy first day of Fall!  Today's post is one that is   L    o     n    g  overdue! I redid this silver & black dresser a few years ago and have had a lot of people comment on it when they come over for a visit. They want to know the process of the redo, so here goes...

after much sanding and priming and painting white...

We sawed off the very 80's looking handles and painted the drawers a taupe color. 

Then I made my own shade of blue and once I sanded lightly, the taupe and white came through. I then painted some new hardware, removed the castors (I loved them, but I needed a little more height) and added some legs I painted. 

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Holly

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Chalk Paint and Lace

 Today I want to show you a little table re-do I recently finished.
Here's what it started off as:

First I painted it with a chalk paint made from 1 cup flat paint and one tablespoon 

Plaster of Paris (found at Home Depot).

I love chalk paint for several reasons:
1. You don't have to prime or sand beforehand unless there's dents or scratches you don't want showing through. It's thick consistency will usually hide small marks. 2. If you're an impatient person when it comes to waiting for the paint to dry to apply your next coat, chalk paint was made for you! It dries very quickly, cutting your work time in half. 3. You can change it's consistency by adding water to thin it out and can even create a washed look.

This little table was the perfect piece to try this idea I found on Pinterest.

I laid a lace curtain on the table and positioned the pattern the way I wanted. 

Then cut off the excess and taped the fabric underneath.

Using Krylon Dual, I painted evenly over the lace. 

After waiting for it to dry, I removed the lace very slowly...

And voila!

What do you think? 

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Before & After: An Injured Chair

Do you remember this?

It's feet were chipped and in need of some tlc.

My friend Kimberly gave me this tube of putty to try and it worked great!

After waiting for the putty to dry, I brush painted it white...

...and used 120 grit sandpaper around the detailing to distress...

I used this blue damask fabric to recover the seat.

I'm so happy with how it turned out and thankful that you stopped by today to see it! Have a blessed week!

xx

-Holly

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DIY: A Striped Coffee Table

I found this coffee table at a rummage sale with a $25 sticker on it, but was able to talk the owner down to $12... yes, always ask if they'll take less. You never know unless you ask! 

First, I removed the legs and gave her a good sanding.

I LOVE this little DeWalt! 

I brush painted the entire table with a satin white and used painter's tape to make stripes. 

Sorry there's no picture for this, I'm still learning to remember everything I need to capture in the process!

I sanded around the edges to give it a little distressed look then used 

Minwax water-based polycrylic protective finish.

And here she is...

Can you tell I like stripes?! 

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