Canvas Drop Cloth Upholsery Project

We're in the process of selling our home so the headboard has taken a backseat to a million and one mini projects. Instead, today I'm going to show you one of my sister's recent projects. Deanna is the ultimate DIYer. No project ever seems to be too big for this girl. Last week she reupholstered an old overstuffed chair.

Here are a few pics of the final product:

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So what'cha think?
Pretty awesome, huh!
 I LOVE it!

Unfortunately De wasn't thinking "blog" when she started the project
so she didn't take any BEFORE pictures.

Here's a small glimpse of the original fabric though.

 

Do you want to know the really amazing thing?
Instead of spending money on upholstery fabric...

 

De recovered the chair with a Canvas Drop Cloth she bought at Lowe's.

Yep, a painter's drop cloth!!!

 

She said she simply washed and dried canvas before she started the project.

Told ya! She's the ultimate DIYer.
LOL

As always thanks for reading 13CCF. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing 4th of July weekend!

~Wendy

Mid Century Side Table in ASCP French Linen

Well I'm afraid the plank headboard I promised is still a work in progress. Lol! I have the wood ready and the angle iron cut. I just need my sixteen year old son home long enough to do some welding for me!!!

In the mean time I'll show you a piece of furniture I painted for my latest client, Karen. She recently renovated the upstairs of her home and is in the process of decorating it. Karen brought me two keep sake pieces to makeover with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. The first piece was a mid-century side table that once belonged to her aunt and the second was her grandmother's antique ironing board.

Like many furniture pieces from this era, 

the majority of the side table was constructed from wood laminate.

One of the greatest qualities of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is that
it adheres to a variety of surfaces including

wood, veneer, laminate, and fabric.

Karen chose to have her aunt's table painted in French Linen with a dark wax.

Here's the final product:

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I think it turned out great!

I don't get a lot of requests to use dark wax,

 but I love the aged and authentic patina it gives furniture.

Especially when the dark wax is paired against

 

the subtle grey hues of the French Linen chalk paint. 

It's truly a beautiful combination!

As always, thanks for reading 13CCF. Wish me luck on headboard project!!!

~Wendy

Vintage Dresser in ASCP Pure White

As promised, this week I'm going to show you the dresser I painted for Miss Addie. The piece has a lot of sentimental value as it use to belong to Addie's great grandmother, Naomi. 

It's has held up pretty well over the years...

with the exception of a few cosmetic scars and

one missing drawer.
LOL!

 The vintage dresser was updated with ASCP Pure White

to match the desk I painted for the family a few weeks ago.

Here are a few pics of the final product:



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So what'cha think?

I love the clean crisp look of the Pure White paint!
I think the dresser would look great paired with a fun puff or ottoman.



We considered using wicker baskets to solve the missing drawer issue,
but decided the best solution was simply to build a replacement drawer.

Obviously I'm NOT a carpenter but you know what they say... 

"Have Kreg Jig, will build."

Ya know what else wannabe DIYers say?

"Always be nice to your brother-n-laws... 
especially those that own a table saw!"

 Thanks for the help Dean Henry!

The drawer actually turned out pretty darn good
if I do say so myself!

The only down side was that we had to forfeit our plans to
recreate a herringbone design on the outside of the dresser drawers
because I wasn't able to match the wood stains. 
Oh well, we'll just have to save that idea for another 13CCF project!

Sweet little Miss Addie is going to have some beautiful bedroom furniture



thanks to her awesome Grandma Diane!

As always, thanks for reading 13CCF. Stop back next week (or the next?) to see plank headboard I'm in the process of making.

 ~Wendy

Pure White Desk & Chair

Last month I was given the task of refinishing this desk set for sweet Miss Addie.

It had definitely seen its better days

but with a little creativity and 

 a quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 

 I was able to transform this tired treasure into

an awesome keepsake for my client's granddaughter.

Here's the finished product...

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So what'cha ya think?

I love it.

The Pure White is so fresh.

It looks absolutely amazing next to the aged wood

and original cane seat.

The desk also has a

detachable, three-fold mirror

that is absolutely gorgeous.

I opted to keep the original knobs 

but it's very likely we'll update them once Addie's dresser is finished.

Yes, Grandma Daine has a second dresser for Miss Addie

that I'm still in the process of updating.

Oh the fun she will have

hosting tea parties with cousins and pets,

creating master pieces, 

and storing her secret treasures in this desk.

All because grandma saw the potential in a forgotten old desk.

As always thanks for reading 13CCF. Be sure to stop by next week to see Miss Addie's new dresser!