Long time no post. I know I say that a lot, however I'm horrible at
taking photos of my projects and don't even get me started on taking
before or during shots *shakes head*. I'm a horrible blogger I know. I
have finished quite a few projects and sold a few on Ebay. I recently
finished a cute little table for my sister. Well okay not FOR her, she
saw it when it was finished and wanted it. Normally I would not just
give it away however it's rare for her to like anything I refurb so I
felt that need to be nice. That's what big sisters do right?
Here are a few pieces I redid and sold on Ebay. Again I apologize for no before shots.
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| This is a set
of sewing drawers I got a Goodwill for $3 I had seen an almost exact
set used in a wedding shoot and decided I liked the distressed white so
much that I had to mimic the look. |
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| This is an old
Homco (Home interior) mirror from the 70's I got from Goodwill for .49
cents. It was a gaudy gold and I decided on a nice beachy blue. Added a
bit of ebony stain and I think she turned out perfect. I let this one
hang in our kitchen a bit before selling her. |
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| This was a set
of Homco (home interior) candle sticks I found at Goodwill for $1.99
Again gaudy gold, that got painted over with antique white and
distressed. I loved how these turned out. |
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| This shelf
from Home Interior we've had since I was a teenager. I noticed on Ebay a
lot of people were using them as knock off bed crowns. I decided to
jump on that wagon. I first spray painted her white then mixed up my
handy DIY chalk paint and hand painted over the spray paint. Give her a
bit of a distressing and she turned out great. |
After
all that selling I needed a trip to the local Goodwill Outlet. I found
this adorable little drop leaf table. I suspect it once was one of
those tables with the lamp through it, seeing as there was a medium
sized hole that needed to be filled. I believe someone's doggie also
used the table as a teething ring since there were quite a few bite
marks on the edge. Used some wood filler and a sander and you couldn't
tell there was any problems. After that I got out the good ole DIY
chalk paint and got started. I used the antique white (for some reason I
find this distressed best). After I was done I felt like something was
missing so I went to
The Graphic Fairy site
and found a nice tree to transfer on top. Now this was my first time
and it was a bit of a pain. First I tried it with wax paper, that did
not go well so then I tried
THIS trick. To say the least it will take some perfecting but I did like the vintage, aged look I got so I left it alone.
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| She was on her way to her new home when I realized I needed to take her picture. You really can't tell how nicely she distressed. She was and oak color underneath. |
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| The tree is a bit faded and did not turn out perfectly but I still liked the end result. I didn't want it looking brand new on a table that was suppose to be shabby and distressed. |
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I promise I'll update soon. I have a gorgeous Paris Chic box I made out of an old cigar box I wish to share. For now I must get back to the projects at hand. Our local historic district (where I live) is having a neighborhood garage/yard sale on June 2nd and I plan on getting rid of some old junk along with some of my refurb stuff.
