Duncan Tallboy Two Tone....

Client we've had from 2013 wanted us to find her 

another duncan phyfe tallboy to custom paint for her.

Here is the before now.  Needed some work. 

We repaired all missing loose veneer and the chipped 

legs.

Sanded it all down.

Chipped foot repaired.

Missing chipped leaf repaired.

Stained body in ebony and waxed in a 

high quality black wax.

Painted handles in glossy black.

Painted drawers in restoration hardware paint

butter cream.

Beautiful and she loved it!

All the other pieces we did for her.

This one was painted just like the one we just finished for her.

She wanted them to match.

French Gray Dresser...New Look From Before...

We found and purchased this dresser in really bad condition.

Here is the before below.  Hardware was missing.

A new follower contacted me and wanted to know

what I would be putting out next.

I showed her this one.  Let's just say it was sold before I could list.

We stripped it down.

Repaired a lot of  loose veneer.

Sealed in the old hardware holes.  I had this same style dresser before 

in my inventory years ago and we had custom painted it for a client.

So I knew what hardware to search for  had no luck.

Sealed in most of the splits in the wood and reinforced them. 

Refinished the top in General Finishes wood stain Espresso

Sealed it with high performance top coat. 

Painted the body in Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore.

Distressed edges,

Added the new hardware.

Hobby lobby is my go to for hardware when

I can't find the original anywhere else.

Smooth no brush stroke flat thin finish. 

She loved it!

White Updated Rustic Dresser......

I was working on this piece last month that I 

got for free from a client.  I didn't like the previous hardware, so

I replaced it with new handles.

While I was working on it along with a custom client order

that was being painted the same color (multitasking!)

I received a message from a new follower.

She wanted a previous dresser I had just sold a few hours

before.  She asked if I would be painting anything

in that same style & color...I said yes and showed 

her this one I was working on.

Here is the before below.

Sanded it down.  Then primed it.

I showed her this picture of the handles I was putting on them.

I also showed her the before with the original handles.

She loved the look I was going for all she wanted was the hardware 

painted silver.  

Here it is painted in white using Benjamin Moore paint.

No distress I thought it looked better without it.

I liked the clean look on this particular dresser.

Here it is in her home, she loved it!

French White Nightstands.....

Client had contacted me earlier this year and 

wanted me to search for her some french nightstands

with a shelf exposed and one drawer.  She also wanted me to 

paint them for her in all white with a distressed edges look.

I did find her some as i didn't have any in my current

inventory.  Here is the before below. 

Sanded them down.

Repaired loose veneer.

Primed them and then painted them in all 

white with Benjamin Moore paint.

Hardware kept original.

She loved them!

Raw Natural Look French Dresser....

This is the before below on a french dresser made by Davis Furniture Co.  

I was initially going to paint it but because we strip 

most of our pieces before we paint them.

But once it was stripped and sanded down I just couldn't paint

it.  The wood was to beautiful.  It wasn't a veneer overlay 

either.  This was solid carved wood.  I did replace that hideous hardware though. 

Stripped and sealed in the old handle holes.

I didn't stain it, just sealed it with a water based sealer.

Painted the hardware iron steel which is a matte 

slightly dark gray with some metallic in it.

This piece was sold a few days ago.

.  I finished it at the beginning of 

last month, but didn't have time to post on my blog.  

Gray Chalk Painted French Dresser....

Painted this cute french provincial dresser in 

a gray chalk painted finish,  Distressed edges, and added 

new hardware as the old hardware had missing handles.

Before below.

Antiqued the hardware that I added.

Sold with in a little over a week.

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!

French Dresser Painted In Ivory.....

Another piece from the huge order we've been working on.

Before below.

Had to repair some slides the client wanted done.

This was her own piece and she wanted it painted

in a clean finish.

She picked Benjamin Moore Mannequin Cream

which is a soft ivory.

Hardware painted in oil rubbed bronze.

I had finished this the day before Harvey flood came.

Thank God my storage units and home

were not affected.

Sanded down on the wood areas.

The other parts where plastic.

Primed.

Sanding primer down is dirty so is sanding

the original finish down.

All painted in ben moore ivory.

Looks beautiful!

Navy Blue Maple Dresser....

Painted this maple dresser from 1962 in a chalk painted

navy blue custom mix I did.  Here is the before below.

Sanded the top and refinished it in a dark walnut.

Painted the body in navy blue with slight

distress on edges. Painted hardware in oil rubbed bronze.

Sealed top and bottom in a matte water based sealer.

No brush strokes at all.

It came out so beautiful!

Currently available, message if interested.

Off White Antique Chest....

Found this old antique chest of drawers.

It was painted in a dark gray, we sanded that gray off.

I removed the knobs...here is the before below.

I primed it then painted it in a off

white color.  Distressed it on edges.

Painted in Benjamin Moore latex finish.

Smooth no brush stroke finish.

Bought new knobs.

Left all the missing wood on the the front side

edges.  It shows how old it is. 

Original legs.

Drawers go smaller to larger in depth.

Beautiful and currently available.

Message if interested.

Navy Chest Of Drawers.....

One of our clients daughter wanted this chest

of drawers she found painted in a navy.

I suggested hale navy from Benjamin Moore 

as she wanted a navy with slight tint of gray.

She also wanted some slides and damaged veneer on bottom

repaired.  Then hardware polished.

Here is the before below.

We sanded it all down and repaired everything that

needed repair.

After that I primed and then painted 

it.

Oh my!!  I love it!!

Old White Tier Table....

Client wanted this tier end table in old white 

with slight distressed edges and slight antiqued creases.

Before below.

Painted in annie sloan chalk painted.

No brush stroke finish.

Beautiful!!

French Distressed White Bassett Dresser....

Client had purchased the french chest &

nightstands set in the white distressed finish I had 

done and put up for sale a few weeks ago.

She wanted this french dresser we had in our inventory

in the same look.   I fit it in my schedule and worked

on it during the weekend.  

Here is the before below.

We stripped/sanded it all down and 

I primed it even though I was chalk

painting it.

This is our full time job, we custom paint pieces,

deliver them, sell as is pieces, repair all our pieces to full 

working order, strip them, prime them, take tons of close up pictures,

list them, post to my blog/Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest,

meet with clients online/in person, all in this ridiculous 

Texas weather.  Stripping takes along time. Each piece is 

different.  We do it ourselves as we trust no one else

to do it the way we do.  We hardly ever rest, but we do love it.

It's a lot of work, we do a lot of work, which is why our clients

wait in line for us.  I truly appreciate that.  I'm 

not too social on my online media pages, but 

I feel why do I need to I take enough pictures to 

show our work.  They speak for me, straight forward is what 

we're all about.  Can we do what the client wants?

Yes, if we can't then I'll tell them we can't, but most of the 

time we can and we do.  I know chalk paint says no prep

but that's not us.  We always prep.

After I primed it I chalk painted it all white.

Smooth chalk painted finish that we do.

We work really hard and go the extra mile for our finishes.

I mean just look at the pictures, it shows.

Our prices maybe somewhat higher than most,

but we've been doing this a long time.  Our quality 

of work is better than most out there I think.  I have clients

who come back to me from 2012 and want us to 

do more pieces for them.  I see the pieces we did for them

all those years ago and they look like we just painted them.

Ok, back to the piece... I distressed the edges.

Then we added a new wood back.

Painted handles white and distressed them also.

Waxed to perfection.

Looks beautiful! So pretty & dainty 💓 

Soft Ivory French NIghtstands & Chest....

New client waiting patiently since May

for us to get to her order.  We're always booked 2 to 3 months

for custom orders.  These are her own pieces and part 1 

of her order.  Part 2 will be completed this week.

She wanted a soft ivory, with oil rubbed bronze hardware.

All done in a clean no distress or aged look.

Here are the befores below.

She wanted french hardware on the lingerie 

chest to go with the other furniture. 

I had these in my inventory that I sold her.

She picked from 3 sets I had in stock.  

I really love these!

We stripped/sanded them all down

and primed them all.

Sealed in the old handle holes on the chest.

Here they are all completed and painted

in soft ivory.

Our smooth latex finish.

Very grateful my clients wait for us to get to their order.

We take so much pride in our work, I don't 

give myself enough credit for the finishes I do.

I'm always checking and making sure I make them

look as perfect as I can.  I'm kinda hard on myself, but it works!

I don't get too many likes or comments on here or

Facebook/Instagram but, my custom order waiting list

& repeat clients/referrals are more than enough for me.

That shows that my work and durability is excellent, I think.

They came out so beautiful!!

Thank you Kristie!

Redesigned French Dresser....

Painted this french provincial country

dresser in white, distressed edges, and refinished

the top in dark walnut.

I pulled off the old hardware...didn't like it.

Then I added some vintage french handles I had

in my hardware inventory.

Got the cabinet pull new though.

Sealed the top in gf high performance no brush stroke finish.

Smooth no brush stroke finish on body.

Love this knob.

Painted hardware in oil rubbed bronze.

Looks much better with the french hardware.

Sealed in all the old hardware holes with our high quality putty.

We don't use Bondo or wood filler.  All that shrinks 

with age and eventually comes off or chips off.

Ours doesn't.

Looks beautiful 💓💖

Available. message for more info.

Off White Table Chairs Set W/ Sofa Table....

This table set and sofa table was a clients who wanted 

me to paint it in Alabaster by Sherwin Williams.

Since my favorite is Benjamin Moore I color matched it.

We stripped it down and it was messy plus took forever.

Sofa table was a dream to sand down.

I forgot to take a photo of the table top stripped.

Almost forgot to take them at all.

Primed and painted them.

Sealed the table top.

Sealed everything else in our high quality wax finish.

Looks beautiful and so much cleaner.

Distressed White French Nightstands Set....

Painted these cute french nightstands in an 

all white chalk painted distressed finish.

Made by bassett.  Added new hardware also and painted 

white/distressed those also.

All in a smooth beautiful finish.

Waxed to perfection.

Available for sale, message for more info.

Distressed White French Chest....

Put new hardware on this french provincial chest 

of drawers made by Bassett, but painted by 

Piece Of Candy Furniture 👋

Painted in white chalk paint in a smooth 

gorgeous distressed finish.

Painted the hardware white and distressed 

those also.

Available for sale, message for more info.

French Provincial White Dresser....

Refinished the top on this french and painted the body

all white with distressed edges.  Then aged the hardware a matte 

black.  Below is the before.

Added a new wood backboard.  

Stripped the whole dresser, then primed, then painted

with Benjamin Moore Latex in all white.

Then sealed with our high quality wax.

Refinished the top in a dark walnut and sealed

in a polycrylic.  

Love it!

Available message if interested.

French Provincial Navy Dresser/Nightstands Set....

New client bought the french oversized nightstands

or half dressers from me back in January of this year.

She came back to me in April and wanted me to 

add her to my custom order list.  She had the matching 

french dresser plus the nightstands she wanted in 

a navy color.  I told her to pick a navy from the 

Benjamin Moore line.  She was going to pick 

New York State Of Mind, but I told her I used that color before

for a client it wasn't a true navy.   

I suggested Old navy which I have used also for a client.  That is

a true navy blue and beautiful!

She loved it and we went with that color.

Here are the befores of all three pieces below.

She waited patiently and we started on them a few weeks

ago.  We stripped them.. 

Primed them..

Then painted them in Benjamin Moore Old Navy.

Sealed in a high quality wax sealer.

Smooth flat clean finish.

She's going to be adding the hardware later.

It will be in a dark nickel.

Love it so much!  Worth all the hard work.