The Kill

Hello again! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Quick side note, I've always said "Hello again" without thinking twice about it, but recently we had a night with Netflix and the movie that arrived was "Hello again" with Shelly Long.

I hate to say it, but it wasn't the greatest movie in the world, but somehow it stuck with me, and I can't stop thinking about or quoting it!  Eighties movies are so fun to watch though, I think it's something you just HAVE to see. Anyway, moving on!

We just got in a few pieces of furniture and I've been racking my brain to remember what it is CALLED. I've seen them all over and I used to know, but I'm drawing a blank! Maybe you can help:

I love the style, the raised back perfect for a lamp, leaving room for book and knick knacks underneath.  I'm toying with a few different ideas as to how to paint it, any suggestions?

Now I usually don't talk about all the vintage things we put in the shop, simply because there can be SO many that it would hog the whole blog.  This one though, I had to show.  This plate is actually titled "The Kill". Check it out:

This has to be the most interesting plate I think I've ever seen... well, have a great day!

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Before & After - Coffee Table

Remember this post?  Well Ross and I worked on Kevin's old coffee table and finished it up yesterday.  We sanded it, primed it, painted it, then worked a Cherry stain into it.  After a lot of experimentation to get the look we wanted, we lovingly distressed the piece.  I think it came out great! White with a subtle red - purple tint.  That's the cherry stain and I am really happy with it. The way the wings fold up on this table still amaze me, it's SO easy. Just pull 'em up, and they stay! Putting them back down is as easy as pulling the hinge. That's it! The designer was a genius to install the wings like this! Anyway, enough rambling, here she is and she's looking for a great home:

After!

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Before & After - Side Table Wash

Remember this post? Well I finished up the tables, and I love how they came out. Here's the before & after shots:

 After:

I like how they came out and I learned a LOT doing this wash. It was my first time, and I can't wait to do it again. It was fun AND educational.  I used the tutorial from Barb at Design Sponge.  Next time I'd like to try one withOUT the brush strokes. Well, I'm a sucker for brushstrokes because I think they look really cool, especially cross hatch like I did here, but I'd like to try other ways too.  I definitely recommend this process to anyone looking for a furniture face lift!  These tables are up for sale in the shop.

Have a great weekend!

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Before & After - Royal Empress Chairs

Just finished a set of chairs! Here they are before:

 

And After:

 

I decided to do the third chair differently, as a set of 2 is probably better than a set of 3, rather than 4. The fourth chair is missing. The third of this set has arms, and will make a nice chair by itself. I chose this color paint to compliment the pinks and reds in the print, and highlight the greens and blues. In different lights the chair seems to be a different color, very pretty!  Ross actually "made" this color from two other colors we had leftover. I'm sad that I used it all up! Oh well, we can always go get it matched.  

These are for sale in the shop, with free shipping and delivery, of course! Have a great weekend!

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Time for a Wash.....

I have a set of end tables that I've been decided what to do with. Finally, I decided I need to learn this wash technique that I saw on Design Sponge. Here is 1 of the 2 tables I plan to wash today:

 

Here is what I'm going for:

I'm excited to do it, the full Tutorial from Barb on Design Sponge is available here. 

Wish me luck and have a great day!

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