Beautiful Ornate Buffet In Gray...

The last piece of furniture for the huge order we've 

been working on the last few weeks.  We had to wait a week till Harvey 

left houston to do this.  That was scary.  The rain just didn't stop.

Constant, more hard downpours than anything.

We didn't get any flooding in our home or storage units.

Although, a lot of my clients did.  Some lost only the first floor.

Other's lost everything.  Pieces we had custom painted for them

where ruined and had to be thrown out.  As long as they are

all ok because items can be repaired and replaced.

Still it's heartbreaking and a stressful tiring time for them.

We have seen the destruction going thru the neighbor

hoods.  There are no words.  All the furniture, appliances, mattresses,

lamps, sofas, bedding, clothes, sheetrock, everything on the front

lawns.  Mother nature is very unpredictable, life is very

unpredictable.  But seeing all the amazing people in our city

of Houston, Tx is beautiful.  Helping each other, making it somewhat 

easier for people who lost so much.  Lifting that burden some

to relieve that anxiety of what was lost.  God bless them all.  

Here is the before on this beautiful buffet my client 

purchased from her neighbor that was moving and couldn't 

take it with her.

You need a key to open all doors.

We sanded it all down and then I primed it all.

Then I painted it in Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray.

She initially wanted metallic silver from Ralph Lauren,

but they no longer make paint.

It came out so clean and beautiful.  So glad she went with one

of the colors I recomended!

Antique White Nightstands Set....

Nightstands made from old vanity.  Before below.

We repaired and stripped them.

I primed them, then painted them all white with 

distress on edges.

New hardware.

Sold!!

Antique Claw Foot Desk Painted Coral.......

One of my repeat clients asked me for a desk.

She needed one to use for a changing table in

her downstairs living room.  

I didn't have this beautiful antique claw foot listed, because it 

needed repair. It didn't have a top, was loose, and peeling veneer.

 I showed it to her and she 

loved it.  It was the perfect size and look she wanted.

she wanted it stained with a mixture of wood color....

so after repairing we sanded it all down....

did our technique of the mixed stained wood...

she wanted a coral color and some knobs, so we decided 

on these knobs which are so beautiful...

repaired all the peeling veneer....

love those knobs....

put a top on it and painted it coral...

she wanted a mixture of different wood colors

and

a coral threw out the desk...

She loved it!  I think it came out really beautiful!

Custom Painted Pieces for Interior Designer..........

As most of you know, I sell my furniture pieces

unfinished or we can custom paint them for you.  

Our unfinished pieces are most of the time a blank

canvas.  Which means you can paint them however you

want if you buy unfinished.  

So, an interior designer named Stephanie Ruckert

contacted me for one of my unfinished pieces.

She wanted us to deliver it unfinished. 

Then, she viewed my blog and called back

for us to custom paint 6 of her pieces.

She told us she had just purchased a house in The Woodlands, TX.

What she is doing is remodeling the whole house

to show different styles of decorating houses.

Basically, her home will be a display of her interior designs.

She mixes industrial and vintage together.

It is so awesome looking!

She calls herself "Free Spirit Finds"

Here is the antique buffet she wanted it repaired as shown

we are doing.....

then she picked out a teal color...

wanted us to age it where it

would naturally age,,,,

we sanded it completely down after repairing it...

sealed the wood and painted it all teal except the hardware....

then added a satin finish.....

Wow!  Looks beautiful!

Next, was a dresser that had a thick yellow finish on it...

this was the only before picture I could get as

 John started on it before I 

could get a picture...

The hardware was a heavy black....

we stripped the whole thing even the hardware....

primed it all....

then painted it gray...

added the high gloss...

also primed the hardware....

painted the hardware gold with a high gloss...

Love this lock!

This one came out fantastic!!!

Then, she had this old radio/record player

from when she was small...

wanted us to paint it yellow with a high gloss....

we sanded it all down, primed it....

then painted it yellow...

then added the high gloss which you really

 can't tell as the sun wasn't out...

 

Done and awesome!!!

I still have 3 other pieces I'm working on,

once completed I will post them.

Antique Rocking Chairs Custom Painted.....

This was a repeat client's rocking chairs she inherited

from her mother.  She wanted us to repair them 

and custom paint them.

This is the before of the smaller one.

It was missing the piece that connects the seat to the 

chair....so John made a new one....

we sanded them down and I primed it....

then painted it all white....

she wanted the edges distressed

only....

John repaired the split broken side bar...

they look identical don't they?

This is the before of the larger one....

It had a broken piece of the arm that

attached to the chair....

She wanted this one black and distressed on edges.....

so we sanded it down and I painted it black....

This was the part repaired that was broken....

Both completed and they look awesome!

Shabby Chic Purple Highboy Chest.....

This was a custom order piece that a previous 

customer dropped off. She wanted me to repair a broken leg 

and fix the drawers where they wouldn't go all the way to the back.

She wanted it a certain purple color then 

distressed with white showing.

This is a picture of it after we repaired

all she wanted us to repair.

Plus we sanded it down.

The leg that was repaired...

Primed it white.....

then painted it purple...

distressed it all over to make it 

look aged or shabby...

added back all the hardware....

She really loved it and so do I :)

Grey Antique Dresser Chest....

This chest was picked form my inventory by a client

who found me online and wanted me to 

paint it a grey.  She also wanted it lightly distressed

which means only on edges.

Then she bought her own knobs to add more 

appeal to it.

So here was the before.....

We repaired the side that was pulled apart...

sanded her down completely...

then painted her the grey....

the knobs make this look super beautiful!

I distressed on the edges to show a little age....

here is a close up of my distressing...

very fine and neat....

Here it is completed!

Just beautiful and so clean!

Antique Coral Gold Dresser.....

This was a furnished and custom order.

We had a new client who found us online 

and

picked this dresser from our inventory.

She wanted it painted coral with gold handles.

She was in love with that combo.

So here it was before....

As you can see in the above pick , 

if not I took a close up.....

one of the drawers was chipped off....

so John started the repair process...

he takes his time so there is 

no crater holes...

sanded it down perfectly....

makes it really smooth...

even the top and back parts....

then sanded the whole thing...

then John repaired the side which was split apart form

the dresser...

reinforced the inside as this is an antique....

added another new support for the middle....

then sanded it down completely,

this had to be stripped the original finish was just too thick...

after that we primed it all even the handles....

here is the part that was split, don't even notice it....

John does excellent repair work....

he repairs it to last a lifetime!

I think he repairs it better than when they 1st built it!

this was the drawer that was clipped off....

top view of the drawer that was clipped off...

painted the handles gold.....

we prime them first....

then paint them.....

smooth top!

Excellent finish!

So flat so smooth, I love that!

after priming it all I painted it coral....

numerous coats of coral....

It's sooo pretty!!!!

Perfect changing table as that is what she is using it for :)

I love it so much!!!

She did also!

Refinished Antique Vanity Painted Pink.....

This vanity was painted in some lacquer paint...

So here it is before, a reddish brown..

so we stripped it down...

added a wheel as one was missing....

stripped the drawers and the mirror 

frame (not pictured)

I primed and then painted it the pink he 

picked....

I also replaced the knobs for 

some better ones...

he liked it :)

we also replaced the mirror as the other

was to heavy for the wood frame....

So pretty :)

Antique Desk/Vanity Painted Black With Glitter Drawers.....

This was furnished and custom painted for one of our customers.

She wanted it black with glitter drawers,

black handles, and pink above the drawers.

So we repaired the veneer, sanded it all down, and

I primed it all.

Then I painted the shell all black....

painted the handles black...

Painted the pink where she wanted it....

Painted the drawers with a silver glitter....

Here it is all done!

I love it so much!

Antique Highboy Chest Painted White with Black......

I had this for along time now and finally had some time to paint it.

  I painted worked on this while waiting for another piece 

that was a custom order to finish being

prepped for me to paint it.

This is the before...

this is the sanded down and repaired part...

I peeled off the veneer on the bottom instead of repairing it,

glued the rest down so it wouldn't

continue to peel...

I wanted this to look like a old piece...

then repaired the top part because it's the top!

That needs to look good!

Then I painted it black,  then primed it white, and

then painted it white....

distressed the edges so the black could come threw...

painted the handles black...

Here it is finished!  Looks really pretty I think :)

Old Renaissance Star Buffet that was Saved!

We found this piece, it was not taken care of as you can see.  It had a hutch but it was damaged beyond repair which was a shame.  So we kept the door off it that is what you see on top of the before picture.  We looked it up and it seems to be from the early 1900's it is a Renaissance Star Buffet.  It is solid wood very heavy, large dovetailed for the drawers.  

This is after....I painted it silver on the doors, drawer fronts, and the side panels.  Then painted the knobs copper.  These are the original knobs.  Then stained and waxed the outer shell.

Sanded it down, the doors on the bottom where nailed in and wrapped around to use as a hinge.  That is how it was made no hinges.  That was taken out as some doors where already fallen off.  So we added hinges.  

The sides are not doors they are glued and screwed in.

The bottom doors in front do open.  

I love it!  It came out just as I pictured it would:)