Aged Nightstands Set....
Had these for sometime in our inventory.
They were for sale as is or we could custom paint in your choice
of color. We have been busy with custom orders for
a long time now. Every now and then I have a few days
where I can squeeze in one of my own creations
with my choice in design.
So I picked these.
Here is the before below.
I painted them in annie sloan chalk paint.
The color is a custom mix of coco and old white.
I aged it and aged the hardware.
No distress on this one, I didn't like the way it looked.
Super gorgeous!!!
Sold!
Shabby Chic Bedroom Set...
This was a referral order from one of our
previous clients, who in fact was another referral!
Awesome huh? So glad clients appreciate our hard work.
We are custom furniture painters who actually put
in a whole lot of work to get our look and durability.
I mean a lot of work, It takes us days sometimes to perfect our look.
My husband and I are somewhat of perfectionists.
Stripping, repairing, filling in (scratches, dents, holes),
sanding, priming, painting.
So many steps, plus we live in houston, tx
so it can get extremely hot.
We don't think our clients even notice most of the work
we do to get our look. Then, we get referrals or they
contact us months or years later and want us to do more pieces!
Just because they loved our work before so much!
Plus, we don't just say it, we show it here
on our blog what we do.
Ok, enough of all that let's get to these pieces we did.
Our client wanted these in annie sloan chalk paint.
She wanted a shabby chic look with age.
Now, with the chalk paint we don't strip of course.
Here is the hope chest before below.
I spray my chalk paint so there is no brush strokes.
This hope chest was done in old antique white
and aged.
I also aged the hardware as they where silver.
I wanted it to match the lock.
Next, was 2 twin beds. She wanted it the same as the chest
finish and color.
Aged and in old antique white.
Last, was the nightstand.
This was in a duck egg blue and aged also.
Looks so beautiful!
Navy Blue Vanity....
A new client found us online and wanted us to
repair and paint this vanity for her daughter.
Here is the vanity below...
The bottom base was all loose, so we took them all
apart and made it more stable.
Sanded and primed the top as it was formica
and sanded and primed the sides as they were
pressed board.
Sanded everything else...
took it all apart for a smoother flatter finish.
She picked this navy blue color from our previous
orders we did...
she wanted it distressed on edges only...
I found her some knobs as she didn't have any
and I added some gold copper color to the flower decor.
Looks beautiful!!!!!
Mid Century Furniture Shabby Chic White.......
Mid century modern dresser and nightstand was
picked form our inventory by new clients.
They were a referral from a previous client of ours.
They wanted them with a light shabby chic white look.
Here is the before of the mcm dresser below.
Here it is below stripped down.
Below is a picture of it primed.
Then here come the pictures of it painted white
and distressed for a slight shabby chic look.
They wanted the handles lept original.
Love this look.
Next is the mcm nightstand.
Below is the before.
Then stripped pictured below.
Next primed.
Then painted white and distressed lightly.
I aged this handle to match the
dresser handles, because it was silver.
They both look awesome!
Black wicker ornate dining chair set....
A client who has been following us for years
thru facebook contacted us about these
gorgeous chairs she found.
She took them to someone to repair all the wicker
parts.
Then brought them to us to paint.
Here are the before pictures below
with wicker replaced....
After we paint them she will be taking them to
get upholstered.
we stripped everything we could except
for the inner ornate arts...
those we sanded down....
I painted them all black and added
polycrylic to all of them...
These came out so beautiful....can't wait to see them
with the fabric!
Italian mid century dresser......
Our wonderful repeat client asked picked 2 different
dressers from our inventory. One was the teal french dresser
2 posts back. This is the other which is a mid century italian
white fine dresser. Really beautiful design.
Here is the before...
we stripped it all down and sealed in all the holes
because she wanted glass knobs....
I primed everything.
Then painted it all a gray color she picked from
benjamin moore.
painted all of the inside of the center....
I searched and found some glass knobs for her
and she decided on this beautiful ones.
This looks really beautiful!
Navy Blue Dresser...
My past client who is an interior designer, came to us
with this dresser. She was designing a nursery for a client of hers.
She wanted the dresser stripped completely and us to
paint it a navy blue she had picked out that was
a certain color she needed.
Then leave the top unpainted so she could stain it herself.
Here is the before it was a teal color....
we stripped it all down....
smoothed it all out....
I primed it and painted it the navy blue color she wanted....
Looks good, will wait and post pictures later
of the finished room once she completes it.
French Provincial Dresser Updated....
One of our previous clients contacted us for a few dressers
we had in our inventory. For this particular french provincial
dresser she picked, she wanted a soft teal green.
Here is the before below....
We stripped it all down....
sealed in the handle holes and added one single
hole in the middle of the drawers...
she also wanted glass knobs instead of the original hardware.
Primed it all.....
This is it completed and all painted in the
teal color she picked from Benjamin Moore.
These are the glass knobs we both decided on....
All freshly painted and updated with a new look.
Smooth clean look with no distress or glazing.
Gorgeous!
French Provincial Bombay White Dresser........
This beautiful french provincial bombay dresser
is made by Thomasville. One of my previous clients
came back to us and picked this out of our inventory.
She loved our work so much before on a french dresser
we had provided and painted for her baby nursery last year.
Here is the before....
She wanted the color in white and a clean look no
distress or glazing. So we stripped it all down...
Then I primed and painted it all white....
She wanted the handles kept original....
Top is really smooth and flawless....
Wow! I just love our work and really appreciate
our clients who love it also.
Restored Antique Nightstands Set......
Another repeat client came to us and picked
these antique nightstands from our inventory.
She wanted them for her guest room.
She wanted a stained dark brown with black in it.
Here is the before pictures below.
This is after we sanded/stripped them down....
we sand to a smooth finish with no sanding swirls.....
we go thru numerous steps to get it to look
and feel smooth....
I custom mixed some stains and then started
the staining process.....
I removed the wood knobs and added these
knobs we had in our workshop...
stripped them, painted them, and sealed them...
Last, I added the poly to protect it....
They look so beautiful, I'm in love with these!!!!!
Desks painted white.......
One of our previous clients loved our work so
much, she put in a 3rd order for us to custom paint!
These are her kids desks, She wanted them painted
white and one of them white with stained top.
Here is the before for one of the desk....
she wanted the handles off so she can add new ones.
sanded all down...
the slide out boards we had to remove to paint...
I primed it all then custom painted it a certain
color of white she picked out.
That's the awesome thing with latex,
you have a variety of colors to choose from.
You just have to prep it correctly before you lay the latex down.
Looks so clean and pretty!
Next, as this one below. She wanted this white and a
stained top.
here is the before...
sanded all down even the top....
primed it all except the top of course and then
painted it the same color of white from the desk above.
stained the top and added a polycrylic for protection...
So pretty!
Mid Century Bedroom Set Painted White.....
A new client who found us online brought us this
mid century bedroom set. They wanted it painted
all white and distressed on edges only.
Then the hardware painted silver. Also needed some repair
on missing worn veneer. Here is the before below...
They took the mirror off so we could paint the base.
Here is the before on the dresser. We repaired
what was needed on the veneer.... stripped it all down...
primed and painted it all white and distressed the edges....
we stripped the hardware and underneath it was
already silver, so we just polished them up....
Next, was the nightstand. Here is the before...
this is after we repaired the veneer,
stripped, primed, and painted it....
distressed the edges and stripped the hardware
to reveal a beautiful silver....
Last, was the headboard set. We stripped it all down..
repaired what was needed on the veneer...
Primed it all....
painted it all white...
distressed the edges....
Looks way better and more modern.
Beautiful!
Vintage black look for chest...
A client who purchased the nightstands set
we custom painted in a vintage black look
(you can view those in a previous post),
wanted us to custom paint her chest of drawers
just like the nightstands.
Here is the before....
Painted in Annie Sloan graphite....
aged and aged the hardware also....
Love it!
Updated furniture for new client.....
A new client came to us and wanted to update her current
furniture. She did need some nightstands so we furnished her
with these below.
She wanted these distressed white with some silver detail
and she purchased some new hardware which we
added......
stripped it all, primed them, and painted them all white...
distressed and added silver detail to the drawers
and around the bottom edges....
This was her chest, she wanted a dark stained top,
with white distressed edges and the new hardware....
beautiful!
stripped it all and primed it....
refinished the top...
painted it white and distressed....
Looks completely different and beautiful!
Last, her dresser....she wanted the same as the chest...
stripped it down....these pieces had a thick finish...
primed and painted white....
distressed and added the new hardware....
refinished the top....
Beautiful!
This was her king size headboard set. She wanted it refinished
in the stain like the dresser and chest set.
So we stripped the headboard down...
here is the before...
here it is after we stripped, stained, and added the poly.....
Looks gorgeous!!!!
Black Aged Vintage Look for Nightstands Set......
Before picture of this nightstand set. I didn't like
the hardware in the middle, so we took those out.
Sanded the tops down to smooth it out.
Painted them with annie sloan chalk paint....
aged them to look old and vintage....
painted and aged the hardware also....
I really like the old vintage look of these!
Aged Black Antique China Cabinet.......
Last piece for the 4 piece custom painted order done
for our repeat client. She wanted this antique
china cabinet in a aged distressed shabby chic black.
The sides of front had glass, she wanted mirrors to replace the glass.
Here is the before below....
we also repaired all the missing warped veneer on bottoms...
I used Annie Sloan chalk paint in graphite
for this one...
aged it......
ordered the mirrors and added them....
painted the inside exactly like the outside.....
aged the hardware and hinges....
she wanted it a old and dirty black....
LOVE!
Gold Dipped Shabby Chic Pink HIghchair......
This is the 3rd piece our repeat client had us custom paint
in her order she put in with us. She had a total of 4 pieces
in her custom painted order. Her 1st order she put in with us
was the yellow bed frame post from last year.
Here is the before of the highchair, she wanted
a shabby chic pink with gold dipped feet and gold detail
on the engraved part of the back head rest of the chair.
I custom mixed annie sloan chalk paint
to get the color she wanted from Ben Moore.
I couldn't get the exact match but tried to come close.
Did the gold detail on the engraved part...
Gold dipped the feet.....
distressed it......
Super cute!!!!
Aged Shabby Chic Pink Buffet.....
Our repeat client had put in a big order. She wanted
us to custom paint 4 pieces of furniture.
The ivory dresser from previous post was one.
This is the 2nd one. It was a buffet.
She wanted a shabby chic aged pink look, with some gold
over the details.
Here is the before....
I used Annie Sloan Chalk paint and custom mixed
colors to get similar color she wanted. It was very hard to get a close color
as the waxes darken the actual color of the chalk paint.
Plus, chalk paint is hard to match latex paint colors exactly.
It was a lot of layering to get this look...
Added gold detail and aged it all....
Added gold to hardware also...
I loved how it came out, worth all the hard work!
Refinished Ivory Painted Dresser & Mirror...
One of our previous clients wanted us to
custom paint this dresser plus some other items.
They will be in the next few posts. She had a total of 4 items
she wanted us to refinish for her.
This post is for a dresser she will be putting
in her baby's nursery.
Here is the before....
we stripped it all down, she wanted a refinished
top and mirror in a chocolate stain.
Then the bottom in a custom ivory that matched
the baby crib....
here it is primed...
then I painted it the ivory color.....
she wanted the hardware kept original...
next I stained the top...
she didn't want any distressing...
added a poly to seal the top...
stained the mirror and sealed that with a poly....
She loved it!!!!
Desk, Dresser, and Vanity Custom Order.....
One of our repeats clients came to us with more of
their furniture they wanted us to custom paint.
Most of the time we have a waiting list that is months long.
My clients are very patient in waiting, which I so much appreciate.
These particular clients we have already done 6 pieces
for them in the past year. This order will make 9!
Love it! I have numerous clients with just about the same numbers of
pieces we've done. I'm so glad our clients appreciate our hard work.
Ok, here we go.
this was a before of the desk top, we get started on them and
I forget to take befores sometimes. Which I did with this one.
They wanted a refinished top and a soft teal on bottom.
No distress.
we stripped everything even the top,
forgot to take the picture of that part....
but I got the bottom,
primed the bottom and painted it teal....
it's going to match the teal we did on the dresser with silver handles
which you can see in a previous post....
stripped and stained the top...
Then hvlp sprayed a poly over that....
It looks really cute!
Next, was the dresser. Here's the before....
remembered to take a picture before, we had already
started the repairs and stripping....
stripped it down.....this one had a formica top....
primed everything and painted it the light cream...
no distress and kept the handles original...
Had some slight cracks in the wood on the drawers,
we had to seal those in....
Looks fantastic!
Last, is the vanity....
the before below...
stripped it all down and repaired where needed....
primed it all and she wanted a metallic champagne color..
Looks really beautiful, I love metallic colors!