French Chest & Dresser Refinished Tops, White Body...

Client picked these form our inventory and wanted

us to paint them in all clean white, with stained tops to shown grain,

then glossy black hardware.

Before pictures below.

Stripped hardware along with the dresser and chest.

Painted in benjamin moore white.

They came out beautiful!  Show stoppers!!

Farmhouse French White China Cabinet Hutch....

I snagged this french china hutch online

and had time to chalk paint it.  John has been 

extremely busy all week stripping pieces 

for client orders.  Next week I'll be busy 

painting those pieces.  The weather here in Houston, TX

has been horrible for painting.  Dry time takes forever.

Although, chalk paint drys a lot quicker than latex.

Which is why I chose to paint this one in chalk paint.

Here's the before below. 

Added a new back board.

Added chicken wire because the middle 

glass was missing.  Plus, I wanted a more farmhouse look.

Painted it all white and distressed edges.

Smooth no brush stroke chalk painted finish.

I painted hardware in dark bronze.

Excellent size, it's not too big but not

to small either.

Kept bottom inside natural.

Has so much storage for it not being

so big.

I'm so in love with this piece!  I would love to 

keep it but I already have my buffet I refinished 😐

This is currently available for purchase. 

Message if interested.

Mid Century Chest/Nightstands In Matte Black....

One of our previous clients was flooded in Harvey

and wanted a mid century modern chest of drawers.

Not the ones on legs the flat straight bottom ones.

I didn't have any in my inventory, so I searched for her.

I found this one and she loved it.  I also showed her a mcm 

nightstand I had in my inventory that would go perfect 

with the chest.  It had the same design on the bottom.

She said yes on the nightstand also.

Before below.

Both of them needed repairs. Which we did.

We repaired and stripped.

She wanted a matte black finish with silver hardware.

Painted black and sealed in a matte

sealer.

Hardware painted in nickel.

Looks amazing!

Updated Stanley Dresser Set....

New client contacted us a while back from my blog and

said she was referred to us by one of

our previous clients. She said she loved the table

we did for her friend.  

She wanted a dresser/nightstand set custom painted to her liking.

I didn't have anything she liked in my unpainted

available inventory.  So, she waited patiently till I got something in 

she liked.

I got this one in and she loved it.

Before below.

It was originally the factory creamy color and 

the previous owners had put a poly stain over it all.

A reddish stain at that.

We had to strip it, took forever.

She wanted the stained top with white distressed 

body, then painted dark bronze hardware.

Paint was done in Benjamin Moore white.

She loves it, I love this look to 😊💖

Antiqued Old White Dining Set, Buffet, Hutch...

Client who we did the previous post for which 

was the navy french dresser/nightstand set, 

wanted us to do her antique 

dining set also.

Before photos below.

Glass hutch.

Small side buffet.

Top of buffet was damaged.

All 6 chairs.

Stripped the top side buffet.

Stripped the 3 leaves for the table.

Stripped table top.

She wanted the leaves and table refinished because it

had water rings/stains.

She wanted my opinions on some designs for the look.

She knew she wanted the annie sloan 

old white antiqued look I've done before.

She fell in love with the antique set we

had previously done for her friend (our previous client).

Which was the old white antiqued look.

But, she was on a budget from Harvey.

She intentionally wanted everything refinished

and stained.  Although, we don't do that anymore

and it would be very expensive.

I suggested painting only the outside of the glass hutch

and cleaning up/sealing the inside.   

Then, I suggested we paint the whole 

side buffet to bring in more 

of the old white look.

We refinished the table top/leaves though as they where 

rough looking.

Sealed them all with 5 coats of sealer.

All three leaves refinished and looking beautiful.

Chairs we cleaned up and sealed them all.

Keeping more of the wood

in the mix instead of painting the chairs

would really bring everything together.

Especially for the design of the pieces.  

She provided her new fabric and we upholstered

them all.

She was very pleased with the outcome!

I was too.

Navy French Bedroom Set...

Client who was flooded in Harvey picked this french

dresser and nightstand set from our inventory.

She fell in love with our work we had done for her friend

( another client of ours). 

These are the before pictures below.

This dresser below had veneer damage which we repaired.

We stripped everything down.

She wanted updated hardware, so we sealed in 

those old hardware holes.

We added new wood tops to the nightstands

the before tops where made from some

fake leather.

Painted in a navy clean finish.

Here is the new hardware on the middle dresser 

drawers.

New hardware.

Looks very clean and updated.  Love the outcome 💖

Next post will be her antique dining set we also 

did with this order.

Shabby White 1960s 70s End tables set....

I love these old 60s 70s end tables.

Put a high base lamp on them and they'll

totally stand out.

I actually have 3 sets of old 60s 70s 

lamp sets in my home.  I love them!

Painted them in shabby white distressed look.

I aged the hardware in a gold bronze look.

Super spacious drawers.

If you have a low profile bed these would be 

amazing nightstands.

They look so much better than they did in the

before picture.  

Available. message if interested.

Antique Chest Of Drawers Painted Shabby White....

Found this old maple dresser and it had some damage.

The bottom where the feet are was coming undone.

We took it apart, reinforced it and now it's real sturdy like new.

The top as with all these maple dressers split

apart on the wood.  So we repaired that and nailed 

all of them down after we glued it.

I left the split seams as I wanted it to go with the

shabby look.

Painted it in a white shabby chic look.

Distressed edges.

Kept hardware original I think they are 

beautiful as is.

Love it!  Paint makes dull furniture pieces 

look so much better.  Brings more life to it.

Available, message if interested.

Bedroom Set Updated In Layered Look....

Client was referred to us by someone who seen our

work online.  These where clients own pieces.

The possibilities are endless in how your

furniture can be updated.  For the past 4 years most of 

our client custom painted orders

have been their own pieces that they've had

for years.  

Here are the before pictures below.

She wanted a layered look.

I used Annie Sloan chalk paint for this look.

They came out absolutely amazing!

So beautiful!  We also freshen up her antique 

iron bed in an all white.  I'll be adding those pictures once I 

get a good picture tomorrow before we deliver.

Deep Blue French Dresser...

Found this french chest of drawers in a resale shop.

I was intentionally going to use only the

hardware.  I just couldn't.  So, I updated it.

Here is the before below.

 Needed some drawer repair.

We did that and now it's in fully working order.

I sanded most of it down

and cleaned it up.

I painted it in some new chalk paint

I wanted to try out.

It's Magnolia by Joanna Gaines

in the color silos district.

My verdict on the paint, it's like any other 

chalk paint out there.  Only problem is

they mix it before you order it.  So, it took about a week

in a half to get it.  Mind you I live in Humble, TX.

That's 20 mins outside Houston, TX. 

It adheres well and distresses good.

I did do 4 coats though.  First coat coverage

was good, but I wanted a more even

coverage.  

I added some gray and white stripped

paper to the back.  This piece did have a missing drawer.

Then we added some wood pieces to the sides

and bottom to make a shelf.

I stained and sealed those.

Distressed some areas on edges.  Not too over the top though.

Hardware I cleaned up and kept the white in 

the creases of the handles to go with

some of the white from distressing.

To make give it a little more, I added the striped

paper to the inside drawers.

Sealed everything in a flat finish.

It's all smooth and durable.

Love this!

  Would look amazing in a childs/tweens room.

Available, message if interested.

French Linen Dresser & Armiore...

New client contacted me on Facebook last 

June 2017.  She followed me for awhile

after that waiting for the right pieces I had

coming in.  As I get inventory in often.

Sometimes I have time to list and sometimes I don't.

I got this french set in made by Link Taylor

It was a dresser, chest, and nightstand set.

The nightstand set sold as is, and I still have the chest.

She wanted only the dresser. (that picture is far below scroll down)

Then I  got these french armories in made by 

white fine furniture.  She immediately

contacted me and said she wanted one.

She resides in Belton, Tx and asked if we could deliver there.

I said of course, I have clients in Austin

and it would be $125 to deliver to her area.

Here it is below. 

She had first wanted a off white in 

sherwin williams alabastera, then sage color,

then black, and finally she decided on 

annie sloan french linen.  Which I told her was 

a very beautiful color.

One of my clients had picked that color

in December for some side dressers, then

I painted a dresser in it to put up for sale

 (that has been sold already).

Here they are painted and sealed in a 

flat finish.  

She wanted to keep the fabric & hardware original.

Excellent choice.

She wanted minimal distressing.

I chose to paint the inside drawers and 

side cabinets next to the middle drawers.

You would see the original wood if 

I didn't and I knew that wouldn't look right.

I asked first and she said whatever I thought 

was best.  I'm glad i did.

Here's the before on the link taylor dresser.

She loved them so much and was so excited!

Here they are in her home after we delivered them to her.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Farmhouse Table Desk...

Made this farmhouse style table out of a metal

top which I aged and sealed in water base sealer.

Then added some table legs and painted those white

and distressed them.

Love this and it's available!

Message if interested.

Could use as a desk or entry table.

Maybe even a side table.

French Chippy Nightstands Set...

Painted these cute french nightstands in a white

and gave them a distressed chippy look.

Before below. 

These are available for purchase message if interested.

Graphite Mid Century Desk, Updated Nightstand...

Client purchased this mcm dresser below from us

that I had painted in my own design and put up for sale.

Then she picked this mcm desk/chair set from

my inventory and wanted me to paint

it in the similar design I had done the dresser.

Before below.

She wanted a nightstand I didn't have one,

so she found one on her own.

Picture of before below.

Desk/chair sanded. 

 I suggested I paint stain the top drawers

and all of the chair.

Then paint the rest in the annie sloan graphite.

Hardware painted gold.

I showed her some mcm knobs I had in my inventory to 

replace the floral hardware on the nightstand.

She loved the idea, so we replaced them.

Looks totally different.

She suggested we stain just the top

drawer and the sides.

I also told her I had some gray velvet fabric we could add

to the chair that matched the color graphite very well.

She was like "Your killing me, your so awesome!!"

All sealed in a water base sealer.

Here they are in her daughters room.

Wow right?!

Love this look!

Light Gray French Dresser, Bookshelf, Armiore...

Another new client found us online

and was expecting.  She picked the french dresser 

and bookshelf from our inventory.  Then she 

found the armiore online and we

went to go pick it up for her.  

Here are the pieces before below.

Forgot to take a picture of the armiore before.

Here's one while we where stripping it.

She decided on a light gray.  

I suggested silver chain from Benjamin Moore.

It was a true light gray I thought.

She was still deciding on the hardware so 

she didn't want us to put it back on.

Looks beautiful!

Whitewashed Mediterranean Dresser....

One of our many clients that fell in love with 

our painted finishes for furniture who has 

purchased so many pieces from us already 💗💗

Picked this beautiful mediterranean dresser from

our inventory along with that italian provincial set

and side dressers in previous posts.

So now we're completely finished with her order! 😅

Here is the before, it had a broken handles so 

I had to replace the pulls with some I had in my 

inventory that she liked.

I fell in love with this one when I seen it!  

Had to have it in my inventory. 

She wanted a whitewash look, so we stripped it all down.

Took FOREVER!!

Then I went to work on whitewashing and

my goodness this finish when done correctly..

takes FOREVER!

But I keep going till I was satisfied.

One of my clients told me once if the artist is happy 

(me 💗😊) then they're happy.  

Because usually it takes some time on 

certain finishes I do that I take longer on an order than expected.

I tell them I just keep going till I'm satisfied with the 

finish I've done.

I can most of the time read my clients thoughts pretty well when asked

to do a certain finish.  I also help them along the way with 

deciding and certain ideas I think will work better

for the look they want.

With this one I'm so in love with it...

but then again I always say that!

But I mean it every time.

The finish goes really well with this piece.

Totally different from the usual clean looks I do.

My client loved it and all the other pieces I've done for her 💖💖

French Linen Mediterranean Dresser....

Couldn't wait to get my hands on this one.

Loved the detail on it, but since there was 

so much detail I went with a clean look.

I used a soft neutral color also.

Here is the before below.

I decided on french linen from annie sloan 

chalk paint.  I used it on a clients order 

(post right before this one).

Feel in love with the color.

It's a soft gray color....

I think it's a true gray with no blue undertones.

Maybe some brown but I'd rather 

take brown than blue undertones.

Especially for this dresser.

I didn't antique or distress it, I didn't think it

would mesh well with the details already on it.

Left hardware original.

I'm in love...but when am I not!

All in a no brush stroke finish.

Very smooth and sealed in a flat water based sealer.

AVAILABLE FOR SALE!

Message if interested. 

French Linen Half Dressers Set.....

Second half of the order for one of our clients.  The other part was the

italian provincial set in previous post.

This is she will be using as nightstands.

The one below she picked from our inventory.

The second on was hers.

Before pictures below.

They both needed major veneer repair as 

they're old like really old.

Inside where the drawers sat needed to be 

rebuilt on some so the drawers could go in 

and out easier.

We repaired everything cosmetic and structural.

Stripped down everything.

She sent me this pictured she found online and wanted me to 

do them both in this look.

I used annie sloan french linen and went to work on the

details.

Antiqued and gold detailed in some areas.

Painted the hardware also.

Distressed areas.

My no brush stroke finish of course.

Love showing my close ups with the light shining on it.

We're both in love with them! 

Italian Provincial Dresser Nightstand Set Painted in Antique White...

One of our clients wanted this italian provincial 

dresser and nightstand set with her big order..

She picked these from our inventory.

The next few posts will be a continued part of her order.

Here is the before pictures below.

She picked antique white by General Finishes milk paint.

Then sealed in high performance flat.

All done in a no brush stroke finish as always.

She wanted a clean finish.

She loved it!  I mean look at it who wouldn't!!

My family actually cause the horrible stomach virus

going around a week ago.  But we kept on 

working as soon as we 

started feeling better (which was a whole week later!!).  

We're bombarded with orders 

so we need to keep moving along.

Here it is in her home after we delivered it!!

Italian Provincial In Simply White...

New client picked this beautiful italian provincial

dresser from our inventory.  She placed her order back in august.

We're always booked so my turnaround time is mostly always

2-4 months.  Most of our clients that wait that long

have been looking for that professional smooth finish.

Which is why I guess they wait for us. Others are referrals from 

our other clients that have seen our pieces 

up close and see our work. We really appreciate all of them too.

She wanted this in a eggshell white to match the crib

and decor in her nursery.

Here is the before below.

After we sealed in all the scratches and dents because she

asked for that when she came to see it before placing her order.

We sanded, primed, and painted it.

Done in simply white by Benjamin Moore.

Shes going to add hardware later when she 

finds the perfect set.

We had a hard time trying to get that perfect sheen 

to match her nursery decor & crib.

BUT!  I tried something new and made it work.  

Sealed in a eggshell finish.

She really liked it!  Said it matched perfectly. 😅