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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!

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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.

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Bedroom set painted white, yellow, then some gray......

Two of my past clients Marissa and Ashley referred me to their sister Meagan. We furnished/custom painted a french dresser coral for Marissa last year and furnished/custom painted a french dresser white for Ashley a few weeks ago.
I really love when my clients appreciate our work.
So, Meagan brought us a rocking chair, nightstand, chest, and headboard set. Her grandmother gave these pieces to her and she wanted me to paint them all.
For this rocking chair on the left, this is the before. It will be going in her daughters room. She wanted us to tear off the skirt and paint the whole chair white no distress.

Before sanded it down, as shown on the right, we make sure it all was sturdy and glued all loose parts. Then I primed it all white.

Next, I painted it all white.

She wanted me to paint under the chair all, springs and all. Just to give it more of an industrial look. I love it!

Here is the chest. She wanted this all gray with hardware left original. This will be going in another room.

So, we sanded it all down and I primed it all.

Last, I painted it all gray. She wanted a flat look with no distress.

This is the nightstand, she wanted it an all flat white also.
Just like the rocking chair. She also wanted us to seal in the holes so she can add knobs. This will be going in her daughter's room with the rocking chair.

We sanded it all down and sealed up the hole. Then made new ones for the knobs. Primed it all white.

Then, I painted it all white. We always use Benjamin Moore latex paints. They are fantastic and very durable.

The last is the headboard set. This will also be going in her daughter's room along with the rocking chair and nightstand.
She wanted this bed set in a yellow.

We sanded it all down and repaired some loose parts. Then I primed it all white.

Last, I painted it all yellow.

They all came out so beautiful!

She was so happy :)

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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!

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French Provincial Dresser Repaired and Painted.......

This one we found just totally not well cared for. The person we got it from said he was repairing it, but gave up. Goodness, they painted it numerous times. When we stripped it, we found they painted over the original cream white factory paint, then painted silver over that, then blue, and then the last was black. The veneer over it was peeled off and they applied plaster sheetrock over it and sealed in the middle drawers. The top was coming apart from the rest of it. We where going to do this as a custom, but she wanted a clean look and this was for a shabby chic look so we painted it now it's up for sale. Good thing it was solid wood :)