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Modernized Dixie Nighstand

Monday 23 April 2012

This makeover started as a dated, Dixie style nighstand. In great condition and solid wood. PhotobucketI think my point and shoot camera is dying...it's blurry 24/7. I found it at a garage sale. The owner dropped the price by 50% without me asking...I think she knew I really wanted it and wasn't going to take it for her original price. I used Zinsser Cover Stain oil-based primer on this one because the original finish was so smooth. I don't love oil based product because of the clean up, but they sure do wear well. Then I used an oops paint labeled as BM Horizon Gray. I waxed with Fiddes in Stripped Pine and used gold Rub-n-Buff on the pulls. I'm really happy with the end result! Frenchy goodness! Photobucket Photobucket Untitled Photobucket Photobucket In other news, I'm NOT loving Blogger's new updates. It took me a lot longer to write this post than normal and even though I wrote in paragraphs, it's all one huge paragraph above. What gives? Any tips? ~Allison
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Trio of Tables: Unify with Paint

Monday 16 April 2012

I found these two nightstands at a garage sale. Obviously they are not a matching set, but that wasn't going to stop me from making them look like they match. Then Shayne brought me the little 2 tier table and we thought they should all have the same finish.

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White paint, no distressing, and dark walnut stain as a glaze. I filled the original hardward holes and added some brass vintage pulls. LOVE!

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Of all the finishes I do, this one sells the best. You can't go wrong with dark walnut stain as a glaze!

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Imitating Kate

Friday 13 April 2012

If you love good furniture makeovers, I'm sure you all know Kate from Centsational Girl. In full disclosure, I believe I've been reading her blog the longest of any blog and she had a huge hand in me deciding to start refinishing furniture. Her photos are breathtaking and her style is amazing.

She blogged about a thrift store chair earlier this week and I fell in love instantly. You can read about it here because I tried to copy the picture and I didn't get it to work.

I'm not going to say I put a lot of thought into how I redid this chair because I flat out copied Kate's chair. But I have heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and I hope she takes it that way. Here is the before, I had already taken off the nasty seat cover as my father-in-law needed to build a new support in the seat.

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I did do a few things differently.

Kate brush painted her chair. I sprayed it with Krylon Peekaboo blue.
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She used actual gold leaf and I used Rub n Buff in gold and then Krylon's touch up pen. I used the pen over the rub-n-buff because it lightened it up and made it brighter.
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She chose a blue fabric and I went with an off white with gold tones.

Here's my Imitation Chair

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Wishing I had a spot for this one!

~Allison


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