Vintage Sewing Stand Re-Purposed

I got this ugly little sewing stand at an auction some months ago. I painted it and it was still ugly. Yesterday I took a hammer to it! Painting it hot pink was a big improvement. Letters spelling "BLOOM" were cut out of scrapbook paper and applied to the side to repurpose this piece as a porch planter.

A quick redo

I needed a quick fix for a large canvas. Fabric is always an abundant item at my house. A little spray adhesive and stapling and here you are!

A little snow

 The bottle chandelier with snow caps!

Transformed Trunk

I have been waiting to do something with this little trunk I got at an auction some time ago. I knew I was going to use it somewhere even if it was just for a brief period. I should have taken some more pictures of the process. It had been painted several times with lots of different colors. I had some left over paint from another project in a deep gold. After priming with white, the gold was next. I used a stencil with some craft paint, followed by a dark stain. I put it outside to dry in the HOT sun of Mississippi! Next I sanded pretty heavily to get an aged look. It is resting under my bedroom window for a little while anyway. 

A New Life

I was looking for a picture in my files and found this redo I did last year of a cute little side table I bought about 30 years ago. The girls used it for awhile before Max inherited it. It ended kind of sadly til the redo. It has been sold to a new home!

A Green kinda Day!

My newest furniture makeovers....The large print with pistachio and white flower has a fawn and gray background that covers the seat of the chair. The knobs have green polka dots. Its a fun piece.

Chair therapy

I have been working on some traditional dining room chairs that have been hanging around my house for quite some time. They are the typical dull brown wood with covered seats that have seen better days. I hand brushed these with flat white paint.

This is my neighbor dog "Belle" that comes over to help me with my projects from time to time and of course play with "Harley" as seen in the bottom right corner of the picture. Notice the white paint on the side of her face!

After several coats of white flat paint, the scuffing begins. That part is always a little faster and seems so funny to me to be knocking off what you have so painstakenly just finished painting! It looks exactly like I want it too. I had to take the seats of these chairs apart and totally redo the strapping. I covered the seat with canvas, followed with burlap. I took a stencil and marked each seat with a different number, one thru four using black craft paint. I love the way the numbers turned out. I hope they find a good home!