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 :)

French Provincial Dixie Dresser.......

This french provincial Dixie dresser was 

a furnished and custom painted order.

A previous client of ours from last year

referred us to her family.  So her sister in law

contacted me via facebook and picked this dresser

from our inventory and wanted it all white 

with handles kept in original condition.

Here is the before.

We sanded it down to the bare wood.....

I primed and painted it all white.....

kept handles in original condition.....

Looks so beautiful!!!

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!

Duncan Phyfe Dresser Painted and Glazed.....

I received an email from who was to be one

of our new clients and another wonderful person 

I've had the pleasure of meeting.  

She was here visiting here in Houston for a 

couple of days, she traveled from Tennessee where she resides.  

She really liked this dresser I had and my work. 

So we talked on the phone and relayed messages

back and forth like I do with all my clients.

She had sent me a picture of  a similar dresser she liked the color

it was painted.  So I tried to match it the closest I could.

She settled on General Finishes Milk Paint color Basil.

Then wanted the Van Dyke Glaze over that.

So here is the before.....

Now, general finishes says to lightly sand,but I like to strip

them down which we did.....repaired

all the missing veneer....

then I primed it all....

painted it all basil.....

she wanted the hardware kept original, which 

was a fantastic choice as it really adds to the aged feel....

added the glaze....

All finished!  I love the color and glaze together on this

Duncan Phyfe Dresser it makes it looks really old :)

Beautiful! 

French Country Cottage Chest....

It's been awhile since I posted.  I've been 

like really super busy with orders, pick ups, deliveries, 

and life.  So I will be posting 2 entries today.

Here we go, this was a furnished and custom

painted order for one of my cousins who loves my work.

She wanted this chest custom painted like

another dresser I had done, but with no distress.

So white with cream and dark bronze hardware.

Here is the before....

I sanded it all down and primed everything....

painted the shell all white....

then painted the drawers a cream color.....

then painted the hardware dark bronze....

I actually color matched the cream to Annie

Sloan old ochre....

All completed and looks beautiful!

Repair Order on Pedastal Table & Chair......

This was a repair order for

Jaime and Ashley who we

did the french provincial set for,

from my last post.

Their lab chewed up one of the 

pedastal legs from their table.

Then chewed the side leg

of one of the legs.

Here is the before...

So John repaired the chair

leg and I stained it.....

It took John like a full 

week to repair and reshape 

the leg to it's orginal state.....

I tried to match the stain

as close as possible.....

Here are the before and after pictures. 

Jaime and Ashley where in aw of

the finished pieces. 

They loved them so much!

Hopefully, their lab doesn't touch it again :)

French Provincial Bedroom Set.......

This was a referral order.  A client of ours that

contacted us last summer in 2014 wanted us to paint

her french provincial dresser teal and gold. 

 (You can search for that post in my blog) 

 She referred us to her friends who had a french set

that wanted theirs painted also.  Plus, they wanted a 

pedestal table bottom and chair repaired, that 

will be in the next post.

Here is the set below....

They wanted a slight cream color with 

newly refinished tops...

Then slight distress on edges with handles 

kept original.

So we sanded all of them down....

I stained the tops with the color she picked

 plus, added polycrylic to them....

I just really love our smooth finish....

I primed and then painted it the cream color....

Distressed all edges....

I love our smooth finish!!! 

We work really hard and long to achieve that....

This is why I tell my clients I take at least

minimum 1 week on my orders

depending on how big the order is...

It takes some time to get this smooth flat look....

ALOT of hard work.....

I just love how much our clients appreciate

our work to refer us to their

friends....

that really means a lot :)

As always, they came out just beautiful!!!!

A big thanks to Crystal for her referral

and thanks to Jamie & Ashley for having us

custom paint their dresser set.

Hollywood Regency Painted Navy Blue.....

This was a furnished and custom painted

order.  A client picked this from our inventory

and wanted it to blend in 

with her newly decorated living room area.

So we decided on a navy blue,

Then she wanted silver hardware to match her 

silver pieces in her living room area also.

Here is the before....

We sanded it down and repaired the front missing veneer...

Primed it and painted it navy blue with multiple coats....

painted the hardware silver and it looks beautiful

with the navy...

that line is from the camera lens....

look at my s-m-o-o-t-h finish....

Wow, we really made this look awesome!!!

All finished and looking so gorgeous!!!!

Blog Contact about some handles....

I get quite a few contacts via my blog.

I got one a couple of weeks ago

from Tracy.  She was from Minnesota!  

She found me online and seen the french basque dresser 

I did.  She seen I had replaced the handles 

and had the same dresser set just a smaller version.

Plus a chest. 

She was missing one large handle and 

asked if I had any left, which I did pictured below.

So she paid $14 and I shipped them to her.

Here is her dresser before...

missing handles...

Here it is with the original handles!

This was the smaller dresser like mine....

This is it after she painted it....

Both all finished and all matching!

She was so glad she found me!  I was glad I saved 

them and could help :)

I usually keep all my hardware and salvage all

my leftovers from all my furniture.

Good thing too as sometimes I need them also.

Red Distressed Ornate Headboard Set.....

We have some awesome repeat clients!

I love how much they all appreciate 

our work.  This was a furnished and custom

painted this for one of 

our repeat clients.

She asked if I had any headboard sets,

 in queen size.  She lucked out because I only had one.

She loved it!

Here is the before....

We sanded it down and it was a lot of work!

Then I painted it all red....

Distressed it only on the edges.....

I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves :)

Look on.....

She loved it and so do I!

Wow!!!

Shabby Chic White French Provincial Dresser......

We had a client pick this french provincial

dresser from our inventory.

She wanted it painted a white and distressed lightly 

on edges.

The hardware she wanted left in it's original 

condition.

Here was the before...

we sanded it all down and primed it all....

painted it all white....

she also wanted the inside of the 

drawers painted white...

did the natural distressed look....

love my natural distressing, it's my 

favorite kind of shabby look....

Here it is all finished!

Wow, I'm pretty awesome :)

I love it!

Custom Made Iron Wood Table.....

We put this wood iron bottom table.

Sanded it all down.

Then I custom painted it black

on the sides and iron bottom.

Then stained the top and distressed all edges

of the wood parts.

Added polycrylic in satin to the whole table.

Love this table!

Duncan Phyfe Stained with Cream Drawers.....

This was a furnished and custom painted order

for one of our repeat clients.  We did these pieces for her

pictured here....

She picked this one below to go with the teal dresser

and  french cream nightstands.

She wanted it to look like this style I did a few years ago...

except cream drawers and a darker stain to match the 

others we did....

  

So we stripped it down, stained the outer shell

 then black waxed it.

Primed and painted the drawers cream...

painted the handles glossy black....

This is it fully completed!  I'm so in LOVE with this style!!!

Then again, I love all my pieces :)

Dresser Painted Navy Then Added Modern Handles......

This was a furnished and custom painted 

dresser for a client.  She wanted picked a 

navy color to go in her baby boys nursery.

They wanted it to look masculine and modern.

She picked these handles....

Here was the before....

We stripped it down and primed it,

then painted it with multiple coats

of the navy.....

custom flat finish....

sealed in the holes from the other handles...

a lot of holes....

if you go to my Facebook page you can see

the before and after on the drawers....

then added the new holes for the new handles....

It looks so beautiful!

We both loved it!!!!

Navy Blue Mediterranean Dresser.......

Well, here is a furnished and custom painted

piece we did for a client.

She had a tough decision on which piece

she wanted from our inventory.

She finally decided on this one :)

So this is how it was before.

Handles where tarnished a lot.

We stripped it all down,  primed it,

then I painted it with multiple coats of

the navy blue color she picked.

When my clients come to me I ask them to choose 

from the wide selection of colors

from the best 

paint that I love....

BENJAMIN MOORE!

Polished the handles which where solid brass...

they polished very nice I think.

She wanted it in a high gloss also....

So we applied the high gloss.....

Love our flat finish!!!!

Painted the inside also.....

High glossed the inside also....

There it is all gorgeous and navy blue with polished handles

and a high gloss just like she wanted :)

Red Distressed Armoire....

This was a furnished and custom order

for one of our fantastic repeat clients.

She wanted this in a red distressed look.

Here is the before

So we sanded it all down....

then I painted it all red with numerous coats.....

distressed all edges only.....

the hardware she wanted left alone....

she wanted all of the inside painted also.....

Looks so beautiful!!!!

Coral Dixie Duncan Phyfe Dresser.....

This was a before picture of a 

Duncan Phyfe Dixie dresser

we had.  It was very damaged on 

the drawers and bottom all cosmetic.

So we repaired all of them.

sanded it all down for a smooth finish...

then primed it multiple times...

and painted it with multiple layers of 

a coral color...

painted the hardware gold....

our paint finish is very flat and smooth....

I love this color combo!

Wooden Patio Table Set....

A new client contacted me from my blog about

a patio table set she had.

She wanted me to paint it black then 

distress it.  She left the table top alone.

She didn't like how the white 

showed the mildew on them.

So here is the before pictures she sent me...

...

We stripped them all down...

then painted them black.

Then I distressed them all.

She really loved it, I do too.

I am going to do my wood patio table

like this!  I just love the black distressed look.

Shabby Chic Cabinet.......

A repeat client of ours wanted us to 

paint this cabinet stand she had.

She wanted it a shabby chic

 black and cream.

Here is the before....

we sanded it down, then painted it

black .....

distressed it heavily... 

painted it cream where she wanted it...

distressed the cream also...

painted the inside....

I just love how this came out!

Really love this look!

Italian Provincial Dresser Painted Navy Blue...........

We furnished and custom painted this

Italian Provincial Dixie Dresser

for a client who wanted it in 

her nursery to match a custom

made quilt she purchased.

So we decided on this navy blue color.

Then she wanted to distressed on edges 

like I do with most of my pieces.

So here is the before...

Some veneer missing...

Sanded it down then added a bazillion 

coats of the navy paint....

distressed the edges....

this was the part that was missing the veneer...

can't even tell such a smooth repair job...

polished the hardware...

had to show close up's of my flat finish....

This bottom 2 pictures is the true color.

So beautiful!  I am soooo totally

in love with this color!!!!!