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Gorgeous Antique Bed and a fun antique dresser for sale!

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This past month has been so incredibly busy. So happy to share some new “for sale” furniture with you! I have been busy working on many pieces for a non-profit store/boutique my aunt is opening up in Brentwood. I can’t wait to share with you the finished product and her gorgeous store once everything is set up! So there will be much more about that later, so stay tuned :)

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!frenchbed 1 copy

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 :)

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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!

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a little rustic farmhouse anyone?

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So, let’s get real. I am pretty much knee-deep in diapers and up with a newborn most of the night. Also, there is that crazy toddler I have who is turning 2 later this week! So, I am busy listening for what he is up to in the other room when I’m not watching (a quiet toddler is always a bad sign) and trying to plan his party, meanwhile, take care of the baby. Basically, I said goodbye to my sanity….. I expect to get it back in around 18 years or so :)

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.

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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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A little break… and one more for sale!

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Sorry to all for being so absent on my posts! This winter has been filled with a lot of custom work. When I did have pieces for sale, I would get them uploaded to the for sale page, and they would sell before I could post about them! Not complaining about that one! :)

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)

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

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Until we meet again!

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Shabby Chic Christmas

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So, each year I try to do one or two craft shows and bring crafts and smaller shabby chic stuff along with my usual shabby chic furniture. It’s my only time to do fun stuff like that, because mostly my time is filled with just doing the furniture. This year however, I had planned for quite awhile to do the Centennial Holiday Craft Show, but I decided that since I would be about six months pregnant, it would just be too much hassle getting furniture there. Instead I decided to have a little shabby chic Christmas show at my house. I also had my amazingly talented friend, Amy, set up a booth of her stuff.

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!

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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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a little birdie told me…

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It’s been awhile since I have done a little “bird” dresser, so I added one to this adorable little vintage piece. It’s painted a very light turquoise color in chippy/ distressed style. It is not big, but sometimes that makes a dresser more versatile. It could go in a child’s room, or use it in a bathroom for linen storage, or if you have a smaller bedroom, that only uses one nightstand it could serve as that just perfectly :) Of course it could also work as a TV stand. A lot of charm in a little piece!

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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A little indecision… and for sale!

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So, over my years of painting furniture, the decor in my actual home constantly has evolved. The frustrating part is that I am never done! But the fun part is that I come across amazing pieces with this job. I haven’t always been able to just keep pieces that I love, but there have definitely been many occasions that I have, or I have put an older piece up for sale to keep a new piece that I like. That’s the perk of my job!

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!

Cherry Blossom Dresser…and a little honesty

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Once upon a time this week started off with beautiful intentions. I had plans to finish up some custom work, paint a sweet little dresser I have been looking forward to working on, as well as enjoy the season with a trip to the apple orchard with my husband and busy little guy, and maybe even start that sewing project, aka my one and a half year old’s Halloween costume.

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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Rustic Red Hutch

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Well, it seems I am moving at a snail’s pace these days, but I have a feeling once we are having some cooler fall weather, and I don’t feel like I’m risking getting West Nile Virus every time I’m outside, I will be banging out new pieces much quicker :)

So here is something new for sale! This one is especially for those rustic and chippy paint lovers.

This hutch is painted a chippy rustic red. And though lighting and computer monitors may sometimes play tricks on color, this is no apple red, but a really more of a burnt sienna color. Would be so cute in a country farmhouse style kitchen or dining room! It reminds me of a barn door, apples, and fall leaves. (Okay, I know I sound obsessed with fall, but I am ready for it!)

For more information on this piece, please visit the “currently for sale” page.

And for fun here is a picture of my 16 month old trying to help me measure today! Ha!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

I’m baaaaack!

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Have you all wondered where on earth I have gone, and missed me terribly?  haha

Let me apologize over my absence by posting NEW furniture for sale!! I have been swamped with custom work the past couple of months (which is a blessing too of course!), and I truly have not had the chance to post new furniture, though I have had many requests to do so.

I also just got back from our family vacation. We spent the majority of the time in Minnesota, where my husband is from, visiting his family. Of course we also managed to make a trip to the Mall of America :)  Though it would be nice if he was from somewhere near a beach, (haha) we still had fun. And I will admit it was nice to actually be around some cooler weather! This summer’s heat has about killed me….. I am desperately craving fall, with crock pot meals, football, fall boots, pumpkin patches….I suppose it is around the corner :)

I still have some custom work to finish up, but I do have a french buffet that is now done. Also, I have a fun hutch that I hope to finish soon.

I would love to start a page on the blog for customer appreciation with photos sent in of things I have done actually in their home, and some quotes from actual customers would be great too! Especially custom work. So, I will mentally add that to the list of things to do :)

Check out the “currently for sale” page for more info on the buffet if interested. I promise to not stay away so long! Hopefully more posts of furniture soon! Have a great week everyone :)

 

Not your grandma’s chair….

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Okay, so these very well MAY have belonged to someone’s grandma, BUT they don’t look like it anymore! Unless it is a young, hip grandma, which many grandma’s are nowadays! (no need to send hate mail!)  ;)

This set of 4 chairs are antique Victorian balloon back chairs. They probably date back to the early 1900′s or even late 1800′s if that means anything to you. They had the original needlepoint seats still on as you can see:

Before you become  impressed correct me on any info of the antique fashion, let me say this is all by my researching online and not actual Antique Roadshow skills.

Anyhow, this post is to show what they look like POST early 1900′s…. They are now adorned in a nice shade of blue-gray paint in the chippiest of distressing style! Hand sealed in wax, and seats covered in natural covered burlap. Very french country…. and though they looked to be a lovely mahogany wood, I am happy to see them as they are now.


Hope you like! Check them out on the “currently for sale” page if you are local and interested.

Hope everyone has a GREAT 4th of July…. aka, LOVE my country day! Hope you spend it with grilled burgers and friends :)