As for today, I am sharing with you two different things I have done this past week. Recently, I thought to myself it had been awhile since I have done any beds. Lo and behold, I found a gorgeous antique full-sized detailed bed for sale. I painted it a dusty blue-gray with a little pearl on the surface, and a little off white on the detail. This will be a lovely piece for someone, even a guest room!

I also found a little antique dresser I liked the shape of, and decided to do something creative with it. Though the piece is painted in pure white, it features vintage sewing patterns along the fronts of the drawers, making it adorably unique! And by vintage, I mean really VINTAGE as they came from my husband’s grandmother’s basement. That lady has saved everything over the years! Sweet of her to let me use some of what she has kept

For more on these pieces, go to the “currently for sale” page. And as always, there is free delivery on furniture to the Nashville/ Franklin area, and cash or credit card is accepted.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend ! Here’s to a busy summer!

With all of that going on, I did paint a couple of things. I am feeling pretty good now since having the baby almost a month ago. And let’s face it, winter lasted WAAAAAY too long, so I’m just happy to be outside.

So in this edition, today’s for sale is all about the dining room.

Sometimes, it’s nice to paint things a sweet, distressed cream shabby chic, and other times, I am in the mood for more rustic, raw looking pieces. This farmhouse dining table is great for that trendy rustic look. This thing is a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Truly for the “chippy paint” lovers. It is a normal sized table that when extended with its two leaves, is over 9 feet! This had an ugly cherry top to begin with…. but I completely custom restored it, and now it has that “old world” style black  on top and very chippy steel-blue color painted on bottom. One of a kind, and sealed for protection.

For more info on purchasing this piece, go to the “currently for sale” page. Also remember if you are local to Nashville or Franklin, there is free delivery with your purchase! And credit cards are excepted.

Back to party planning…. and some custom work as well

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So, in celebration of spring, here is a little cherry blossom dresser. I LOVE cherry blossom trees. So gorgeous. They remind me of my trip to Savannah last spring, and if you didn’t read about that little trip, you can here http://asouthernstory.com/2012/05/09/georgia-on-my-mind/.

I took this little chest on chest dresser, and added some soft peachy pink blossoms with a soft gray. I already had this painted in an antique white, so adding the flowers was a small little project for me, since I am really still on maternity leave. I am however slowly starting this month to get back to painting. So if I have not gotten back to you about custom work, and you are interested, please contact me so we can set something up for sometime this month. So glad it is finally going to be nice out!

Be sure to check out the “currently for sale” page for more info on this dresser.

Everyone enjoy your weekend!

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I actually had a request on Etsy to recreate one of my most popular dressers of all the ones I have ever done. The spring “bird” dresser. Though I had stopped working at this point, I just couldn’t help myself when I found an antique piece that was SO similar in shape and style. Plus it was one of my favorites too After completing this, the client told me they would need it shipped, and I really prefer not shipping furniture, so I am putting it up for sale locally for a couple of days first. So for any of you that may remember it from last spring, here is your chance to own it again! I will add it as well to the “currently for sale” page.

Otherwise, I will just be sitting (by that I mean doing a lot around the house that I shouldn’t be) around waiting for this baby to come! And then I will pick up the real work later in the spring.

Have a great week everyone!

In other news, I will be starting my maternity leave in the next week or so. I have had a quite a few emails lately on custom work, and if I have not responded, please forgive me. I have been trying to finish up, and get things squared away before putting up the paint for a while I know some of you have pieces that you want done for your nurseries, etc that are time sensitive, but for the rest of you that may be able to hold off, I will mostly likely be starting back up late April/ early May (or whenever this sweet baby decides I can sleep again), and would love to assist you. I cannot WAIT for spring weather painting!! No more of these 40 degree weather days for me…. February is always that month that has me desperate for any sign of spring… like how randomly a flower will pop up on a nice day, and you think, it’s coming, it’s really coming soon! I’m sad to say that a couple of the nice days we had, brought a few of our “yearly spring ants” to my kitchen and THAT even had me excited!

Cabin fever and the “nesting” instinct are making me pretty restless around here, so I’m counting the days until the calendar says March! I’m ready for flowers, fresh air, walks, fruit that’s actually in season, later daylight, grilling, even spring cleaning. How about you?

For now, I have one dresser/buffet to post for sale. There may be a couple of leftover small items I have in my workshop that are done that I may post in the next week or so, but otherwise that’s all folks.

Here it is: (be sure to see the “currently for sale” page for more info)

Don’t you just love that hardware??!!!

Until we meet again!

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We had a more intimate set up, complete with hot chocolate bar (despite the 70 degree weather), and ornament making workshop. So fun! So thankful to all who helped us put it together.

Here are some of the pics from our day!

Also a few things will be added to the “currently for sale” page that were left over from today’s sale. Check them out!!

And if you like Amy’s stuff, check her out at: http://www.justflyawayhome.com or if you are local, visit the Trinkets store in Franklin, and see her cute stuff in person there!

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Painted in a soft Parisian blue-gray, then distressed in just the right places, they also had a tedious coat of glaze hand applied to bring out those gorgeous details, AND even some pearlescent silver glaze added to highlight those details with a pretty sheen. Also hand waxed for protection. These beauties took me awhile!
I think they came out nicely, and they are heavy, solid wood, antique pieces, so they will last someone a long time. Lots of storage in the triple dresser, and the chest is also a decent size. Check them out on the “currently for sale” page if you are interested in purchasing them.

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It has been added to the “currently for sale” page for more info.
Also, in the next few days, I have a piece that I will be working on… and I wish I had taken a before pic, because I’m taking suggestions! It is an older (possibly antique) wooden chifferobe/armoire. Perfect for a nursery. It has legs, and a rounded top, but the front is mostly plain and flat, so maybe paint something special on it? Or just keep it a color and distress? What would you like to see on a sweet little armoire for a nursery or little girl?
Not as much painting/ taking pictures time left in my day now with it dark so early……

Everyone enjoy your week!

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This week, I painted a gorgeous shabby chic buffet, and really fell in love with it. It’s even more awesome in person. I was thinking really it also matches the side tables in our living room, and that maybe instead of selling it, I should keep it for an entertainment center. The thing is I have a gorgeous antique empire style chest that I currently use for that purpose. If I had the room, I would just keep both! I just couldn’t decide which I liked better for the room really. Even my husband can’t decide! So….. I thought, I will put them both up for sale, and leave it to fate! Whichever goes first, I will keep the other

So here they are:
This shabby chic buffet is all solid oak, and the previous owner said from the 1940′s. It has 9 drawers (some with some built-in features). I painted the bottom portion an antique white, and distressed. The top I stained dark walnut. There is so much detail on it! It has a rustic feel, but it’s also very elegant. It is Thomasville brand, and well-built. It is for sale on the “currently for sale” page.

And here is the other:

This empire chest of drawers is so gorgeous! We always get compliments on it. I purchased it awhile ago from a home in Brentwood (for you locals) that was over 100 years old. I’m not certain of the age of the piece, but it’s in great condition to be as old as it is! Love those glass knobs…

Everyone have a great week!

All of this came to an abrupt halt, when early on in the week, this pregnant gal who gets hungry every couple of hours, went and grabbed some Chinese food around the corner. Now, I have never had food poisoning before, so this was all new territory for me. For hours upon hours I kept saying, why, oh why am I having this horrible morning sickness at 17 weeks pregnant?! This poor baby got all the blame! I thought, “oh great, this must be one of those pregnancies where I’m sick the whole time.” So, in my stubborn fashion I fought off the nausea all day, even trying to nibble food thinking it would settle my stomach. I will spare you the details, but once the baby went to bed, I spent the rest of the night in the bathroom. And the next day in bed. And the next day.

But alas, I am finally feeling much better, just feeling a little weak. I certainly do not wish food poisoning on anyone ever, especially pregnant! Somehow everything bad is much worse if you are also pregnant.  In all honesty I have really been fighting the urge to feel sorry for myself a lot lately. I ended up in the ER a couple of weeks ago needing to get stitches in my finger after slicing it on a can, and that made it hard to paint for a couple of weeks. That was also my first time having stitches, and the week before that, our son accidentally got a cookie with egg in it at Sunday school, and had hives for a week….and then there was the very long drawn out morning sickness, I could go on and on… so I have felt as if there has been some sort of storm cloud of bad luck following me around. But I have resolved myself to change my perspective. In fact in all of the cases, it really could have been worse. How lucky I am really that my husband didn’t also want Chinese for lunch the other day, because I really relied on him to take care of me and my son while I was sick.
Truly, truly I do live a blessed life. And I owe it to my God to be more grateful and less negative. So, even though something else might pop up this week, I am going to try to remember this. I WAS able to get to the little sweet dresser I mentioned. And as I sat and painted the little cherry blossoms on it last night, I thought to myself, that even though I wasn’t feeling 100% yet, how awesome it is that I have so much fun doing what I do, that I just couldn’t wait any longer to get to it. Do you have a job that doesn’t feel like work? If so, count yourself very blessed!
So, in all it’s sweetness, here is the Cherry Blossom Dresser. Painted a soft gray, with chippy paint, and accented with hand painted cherry blossoms. For more information on this piece, please go to the “Currently For Sale” Page.

Also, I may never eat Chinese food again. But I’m okay with that.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9

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