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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Bookcase in GF Basil

This is the final bookcase from the set of 3 I finished this week.

Roxanne from The Rustic Shed was nice enough to let me do what I wanted with this one. The first was finished in Linen from General Finishes, the second in stock black from Sherwin Williams, and this one is done in Basil and Linen from GF.

I've never been able to do the same piece of furniture 3 different ways before and had so much fun with it! I normally try to picture a piece in several colors before deciding and doing these made those visions come to life!

Before

*This one actually did not have the drawers in the bottom. I believe it was probably the middle piece in the set as they were all attached at one time.

After

I do believe this is my favorite one of all three. It's a little less formal and so my style. :)

I decided to pick out the details in Linen and then distress to let the Basil peek through.

Normally I don't like "buttons" on furniture, but I did like these. Thought they just added a little something.

And here it is from beginning to end...to end...to end!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Bookcase update part II

This is round II of project bookcase makeover this week.

Many times when I get a piece of furniture I can see it in more than one color and have to make a choice. I always wonder what it would look like if I had chosen the "other" color. Well, this time I have 3 to work with so I do get to see it the other way! :)

Roxanne, at The Rustic Shed, did want to keep these pieces neutral because she is selling them at her store (which is fabulous, btw). So, the first we did in Linen and the second in black. You can see them together at the end of the post.

*pssst, she agreed to let me do the third in Basil, so be watching for that one too! :)

Before

After

Here are the two together. Preference?

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Bookcase in Linen

Hello! I'm still alive! :)

My client, and I'm happy to say, new friend, brought me 3 of these pine bookcases. They're pretty blah, but I thought they had so much potential! Cute details and a nice shape.

I just recently started using General Finishes milk paint line (which is an acrylic not a true milk paint) and absolutely love it. It has great adherence and levels so nicely. I've used Tuscan Red and knew there were more yummy colors out there to choose from. I was lucky enough to find a retailer within 45 minutes from me and picked up a can of Linen and Basil Green.

My friend owns the cutest little store in Bonduel, WI called The Rustic Shed and these bookshelves are going to be for sale (and used to display all of her wonderful merchandise) so she wanted to keep them fairly neutral. I thought Linen would be perfect.

Before

After

I love how soft and pretty this one is now. Linen is more of a light beige than a cream. It's not yellowy or pinky, so it's the perfect neutral.

Aren't these drawer fronts adorable? And I'm crushing on these knobs, too! So pretty!

Here's a better pic of the bottom. I'm of the opinion that a cup pull can update any piece of furniture, so I happen to be minorly (if that's not a word, it is now!) obsessed with them. This piece has definitely come a long way since the 80's!

I didn't tell her that I want to keep this for myself....yet. :)

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Mid-Century Bookcase

When it comes to furniture I like what I like. That happens to be lots of curves and details. You know, bells and whistles. :)

One thing I like about doing what I do is ~~being forced~~ getting the opportunity to move outside of my comfort zone. I'm not a huge fan of mid century furniture, and this is NOT going to be a post about me being converted either. ;) I'm just not a simple, straight lines kind of gal.

BUT, this little bookshelf did grow on me. I must admit, it does have a cute little shape and paint did wonders for it.

Are you wondering why it looks like this? Well, it fell out of the car on the way to my house! Not my car! I totally had nothing to do with it (for once)! :) I guess the back door wasn't closed all the way, so when he turned the corner it slid right out of the car onto the road! It's nothing a little wood glue and a few clamps couldn't fix, so we're all good.

Before

After

I love this charcoal color. It's modern and upscale and a little softer than black.

By the way, when I dusted the floor with a damp cloth the water froze as a film over the floor because it's still so stinking cold here-still below zero!! I endured frozen fingers, again!, for these pics. ;)

It's actually going to be used to house a kaleidoscope collection. How fun is that! She opted to keep the back white to really show them off (and her husband hated the idea of turquoise, haha).