A whole bunch of afters

Tim for another link up with the wonderful Miss Mustard Seed!
Well, I've been completing a lot of projects lately and I wanted to throw them all out there to "show off" as it were. ;) I'm having so much fun with this new hobby of mine that it doesn't seem like work at all! And plus it's fun getting a little bit of money to use however I want (which usually means buying presents for our house).
Enjoy! And please let me know what you think!

This cutie was painted with ASCP Napoleon Blue and then before it completely dried I wiped off some of it to create a different look. It originally had six drawer pulls so I filled in four of them and only kept the necessary two, which I think looks better. I also spray painted the hardware black and I like that better too. This is really a great piece because it's so versatile. It will be listed for sale.






This precious little dresser was a fun and easy project. I gave it two coats of ASCP French Blue and then sanded it with my palm sander to smooth out the finish and really distress it nicely. I finished it out with some new wax (which I love!) and just popped the original hardware back on to finish it out. This has been a really popular piece and is also for sale.





This little desk was a really fun project! I picked it up off of CL for a steal and then realized it was over 50 years old! I sanded and then stained the top with Dark Walnut and painted the base ASCP Antibes Green. It sold in less than a week but I was a little sad to see it go.

Well, my little urchins are awake and needing me so I must dash. Enjoy!

Re-covered chair

Linking up with Miss Mustard Seed!!

Here's another chair that I recently snatched up to recover. I really loved the beautiful dark wood so I decided to leave it alone. No painting?! yes, it is true, I did not paint a piece of wood that came into my house. :)
The pattern gave me a few fits and at one point I definitely just went to bed to face it in the morning. It's a tad crooked but pretty hard to tell, especially if you're not looking too hard. :) I think next time I will definitely do the smart thing and take all the fabric off and cut the new fabric with it as a pattern.

Doesn't it look cozy?




I have another cute cane chair just waiting to be re-covered. Just waiting for inspiration to hit on that one but I'm leaning toward painting it white and covering it with burlap. Don't want too many patterns competing!
Here's the only good picture I could find of my next chair project. Look at those two cuties!!