This past week has been a busy and productive one. I have been staying up late and getting up early to paint and get some more products ready to bring into the shop. Here is a look at some of the works in progress and some items I have finished this week. This nightstand is going through quite the transformation, I have removed the lower cabinet door, given it a coat of primer and will be adding a pop of color this evening! (Stay tuned for the final product) Spoiler Alert: These old window panes are being repurposed into a sandwich board for the shop! Right now they have been primed and will be given a fun color for the frames and a chalkboard to share info. I have also completed a collection of colorfully chic vases! Stop by and take one home for your weekend flowers! Tomorrow the Inner Sunset Farmers Market will be right around the corner! The new paint booth was built and used to paint these wonderful mid century metal candlesticks a fun modern copper! We also tackled this big hutch, a piece with great bones but a bad paint job. The hutch has been successfully stripped and will be getting the first coat of primer and paint this weekend! I'm really exited about this piece so I will be leaving the color a secret... I will post the final product and its before and after transformation once complete. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! See you all next Saturday!
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Happy Independence Day! Today I am going to share with you the before, during and after of this three drawer dresser. When I first brought the dresser home it wasn't too bad, the paint was "eh" but for the most part the dresser's bones were in great shape. I knew right away I wanted to paint the dresser a deep blue with gold accents, however the gentleman at the paint store was not entirely friendly and quite careless resulting in the shade of blue you see below. This is not the blue I selected to have mixed... nevertheless after sanding and a coat of primer I continued forward with many coats of the blue until I was happy with the tone. On to the gold accents! Let me set the scene for you... A Tuesday night, a glass of wine, HGTV on the screen and me painting gold into the many grooves of the dresser. There are many reasons why I love working for myself, but this may be my favorite! After a few coats of gold to the dresser and a touch to the glass drawer pulls I finished the dresser with a protective clear coat and put the pieces back together!
As I make my way through the swirling waters of first time entrepreneurship I surprise myself with what I can accomplish. I have always had a "can do" attitude which I admit has gotten me into a pickle or two, nothing a little MacGyver finagling couldn't fix, even so I have had a glimpse into the life of an electrician by wiring pedant lights, changing out ugly red outlets with new white ones and other handyman updates to the brick and mortar space. These are all projects I feel fairly confident in tackling, however building a website, social media and creating an online store...eek! As most of you know I am a few tech devices behind the rest of the world and these are the true challenges I face. That said I am so excited and happy to announce that delightful designs products are now available online for purchase and delivery via Chairish! Here are a few of the items currently listed on the site, more items are added daily! Click here to shop and check back often for new listings!
I never met a color I didn't like ~ Dale ChihulyI completely agree with Dale, color makes me smile and I incorporate it into all of my refurbished pieces. Take a look at this free standing cabinet, a vintage Showers Brothers Company piece from Bloomington, Indiana. This cabinet was abandoned on a San Francisco sidewalk, missing hardware and had a few really bad coats of streaky brown paint. With help from my very supportive boyfriend we carried this piece three blocks up one of San Francisco's notorious hills, onto the light rail and finally another couple blocks home. I was not yet the owner of the incredible orbital sander that I now have, thanks again to my amazing boyfriend, so I sanded this large piece entirely by hand. I believe this labor of love paid off. After about a week of late night sanding sessions I began with a coat of primer followed by a few coats of glossy white. The vintage hardware was great but I wanted this piece to have a more modern and whimsical feel. I am not a hoarder by any standards, the complete opposite really, I like things neat everything with a home and a purpose, definitely not a collector of tchotchkes. On the other hand if an item has a purpose that I believe I will use in the future I will hold onto it. For instance, these wonderful glass drawer knobs were from a dresser I refurbished for myself when living in New York City about seven years ago. The vintage drawer pulls from this piece may one day find a home on a more modern item. And since I named this post "Pop of Color" here it is! A fun mint interior to make you smile every time you open it. This piece is in great condition with wear consistent to the age but has so many great decades to go making you smile.
Hello! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend! I am back in San Francisco with some new inspiration, thank you Seattle! I pulled this nightstand out of storage this morning and I am so excited to turn it into a beautiful piece! I don't want to ruin the surprise but I'll give you a hit as to what I have in store for this facelift... glossy white, a touch of gold, and remove a piece or two! S
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