Showing posts with label french. Show all posts
Showing posts with label french. Show all posts

Saturday, February 19, 2011

fabulous finds!

So, ya know how you find these great pieces at a yard sale, estate sale, on the curb, thrift store where ever you 'happen' to be, and they just beg to go home with you?? You know right?! Well, for me, I just can't walk away sometimes. Sad pieces with so much unrealized potential! Someone has to CARE!
So in my truck, packed like the Beverly Hillbillies, and home we go.  Hubby just scratches his head and helps me unload, mumbling under his breath the entire time, "I just wanted a garage, to actually park the cars.  I just wanted a clean, neat garage." Sorry hun, the cars are ok with rain, sun, sleet & snow - on the sales lot they aren't covered, so they feel more at home in the drive!! Ya think he buys it? yeah, NO! Bless his heart, to tolerate me & my shenanigans!

Ok, back to the PIECES... so you have 4 or 5 (10 or 12, who's counting, really?) and you have big plans, a time line, the perfect color, where it will go (if you are keeping it) and the price if you are selling it, yadda, yadda.  Something happens to throw you completely off getting them transformed into the beauties they are waiting to become.  But another yard sale is tomorrow and you still have that piece that the thrift store said they would hold for 4 days.  OH GOODNESS! The garage is slam packed full up can't even walk around!  YIKES!!! But I have more pieces that need to fit in here - some where!  And I'm sure there are sales I am missing today!

I could go on & on, but long story short, here are a few "inventory" pieces that are waiting on me.  SOON, very soon (the weather is warming up! YAY!) I will post the AFTER pics.  Don't you give up on me, now!! Stay with me!


hutch,

green barrel chairs

naked chair, sunny yellow?

3 drawer chest

french-ness

coffee table with the glass!

white with a bit of shabbyness??

very old with great bones - thinking red with a glaze??

can see in a foyer or used a petite desk...

two great cottage side tables

great little traditional side table

french beauty - well, soon to be

leather topped petite table

see the potential? green? blue? black?

buffet, white with a bit of distressing??

AND I would love your comments! At this point, I could use a boost! What colors, techniques do you see on some of these pieces?

thank you for being here!

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tuesday after the 'pickin'...

iron decor

lots of interesting colors were seen...
array of precious angels
old french candle chandy
hand carved wooden angel wings

love the detail of this solid oak claw-he belongs to a table that needs to be 'painted fresh'!

once 'painted fresh' this will be a BEAUTY!

PEACE!

antique tin pressed and hand hammered on wood

still on the truck - but look at the old barn wood!

sweet little table in need on some TLC!

detail of a framed mirror from the 1800's

salvaged barn wood made into a cabinet/bookcase/credenza

sweet bunnies!
and I am still super excited about all the good things we scored in Tennessee!
pictured are some things we purchased, and some we just thought were interesting.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

French Freshness!

A client brought his piece for me to 'paint fresh'.  She chose the color hazelnut cream and opted for no aging, distressing or glazing.  This piece will go in her home in Tuscaloosa, AL.

BEFORE






AFTER

 
Simply beautiful!  I think Mrs. K will be pleased! 

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