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This Lil' Table

I picked up this table at the Sun City garage sale a while back and just loved its detail. It's on the small side, but I knew it would look great and work well for something.

I finally got around to working on it this week, because I wanted to try out an antique glaze on the details. I started by painting her with ASCP Duck Egg, because I think that color works well on small pieces like this to give it some life. Sorry for the poor lighting and use of flash. This was in the garage.

Then I applied a coat of clear wax. After that had dried, I sanded to distress it, especially the detailing.

So here's the deal. I was afraid to try Annie Sloan dark wax at first, but once I worked up the courage I didn't want to pay so much for it in case I was awful at it. So I looked online at different blogs and the Valspar glaze was recommended. But we have Home Depot in town so I ended up getting something similar- Rust-oleum decorative glaze! $15!

I used a small cheapie brush to apply the glaze generously over one section at a time. I let it sit for about 30 seconds and then wiped it off with a cloth. This gives the paint patina, and the parts that were sanded get a little darker as if worn.

Love. It was working out. So I did this all over the piece. But I wanted the glaze to really soak in the decorative portion on the leg, so I applied it and barely wiped it off, leaving glaze in the cracks. This gives such a great dimension and again...patina. Yay!

I am so pleased with how this turned out. Conquered another fear! I applied clear wax to seal it and now it's for sale!

Wouldn't you love to have this gorgeous table in your living room next to a chair? :)

I would love to hear about a fear you have conquered lately!

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We brake for garage sales

The hubs and I are out this morning shopping! We have already picked up an end table and high-boy dresser! Can't wait to get started! Later we are heading to Austin to a few storage auctions and I'm picking up an awesome coffee table!

I started working on a great end table and a dining set custom order yesterday. I also bought some dark glaze yesterday to play with and I am so excited! I'll let you know how it goes!!

Have a great Saturday!

What a day!

Bam! Sold the white and grey coffee tables today! And picked up a beautiful dining set for a client to start working on! If you are looking for anything specific, let me know and I'm sure I can make something for you that is unique and custom for you.

This blog has given me such encouragement and confidence in my work! Thanks for those of you who have commented on the blog on here, on Facebook, or in person to me or my husband. It is such a blessing to be so encouraged on this adventure.

Please keep sending the love this way!

Another Coffee Table Makeover!

Y'all, my husband is awesome. He just knows how to find good furniture. Seriously. He picked up this piece and it majorly needed some work. It looked like it had been painted a few times... and that didn't hold up well.

But it has good bones and cool planking on the top, so I love it.

I was cleaning the piece I found out this important piece of info in the drawer:

Score! This piece is sturdy and good quality.


After cleaning her off, I painted her with ASCP Paris Grey, then applied clear wax. I sanded to distress a little and make the planking on top stand out. Another coat of clear wax was applied to seal it all!

 I love Paris Grey. It is such a rich color. Perfect for a coffee table, to offer a nice neutral color in a living room. You can see that the items I staged it with really pop against the grey. I gave the hardware a little cleaning and she is ready to go!

This lady is ready to be bought and put to good use! She is going up for sale-- check out the Store page!

Also, if you are looking for any specific piece of furniture you would like to be custom-painted for your home, let me know! We would love to find something just for you!

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Life is "Rough" Sometimes

Yeah, our life is a little crazy right now. In addition to the now-normal life of non-stop work, schoolwork, or clinicals with little time to do creative stuff, we have the other parts of life too.

One of our dogs, Cooper, needs surgery. He has a torn ligament and has been limping badly. Poor baby. :(

This weekend our fridge started leaking... And it went through the wall behind it into our bedroom. Soaked like half of the carpet. That we now have to pay to replace.

And this is all on top of us trying to be really good at saving for next summer when my last semester of clinicals will take up so much time my work availability will be virtually non-existent.

Now, I am not saying all of this to complain. But rather to share how God is so good to us. I have been tying to have a good attitude about all of this and He has been faithful to help me!

As my hubs would say, "these are first world problems." In other words, things could be a lot worse, and are for so many people. This is not to say that our circumstances aren't a bummer or financially significant, but rather to have perspective.

So, I am so happy to know what is wrong with my baby boy Cooper and know now it is something that can be fixed. And that in a few months he will hopefully be in less pain and be able to run and play even more! Until then I let him lay on the couch (or our bed) all he wants. :)

And hey, this gave me a chance to pick out darker carpet that won't get/show the dirt as much. That makes me sound like a dirty person. But man, those dogs are always tracking in dirt!! And, we will have to move the furniture out, so this is the perfect opportunity for me to finally paint the dresser! Yay!

And praise God for great payment options to help us out for both of these big unexpected purchases. He is so good and faithful to us. Hopefully out of this time I will learn to trust Him more completely with everything, knowing He provides. Even if that doesn't mean that money magically appears-- He is faithful to give us joy in Him in every circumstance.

Antique Mirror Makeover

This mirror is gorgeous. I could not believe it when my friend Courtney's mother-in-law gave it to me last weekend! It belonged to her mother-in-law and they brought it back this summer. She gave it to me saying, "I know you can do something with this." Well, she was right.

Sorry for the before picture... I had already taped and started painting. 

This mirror is not only an antique, it is solid wood. Heavy. With beautiful carvings. Sigh. However, it was a little chipped and needed some love. So, enter Annie Sloan's Old White. I told you I would be doing more with this color this weekend!

And this was the perfect color to freshen up the mirror! I gave it a coat and some light distressing to keep with the antique look, and here it is.

I even had the perfect place for it in our dining room!

Check out those carvings! Swoon.

Any good weekend projects? I would love to hear about them!