My Kitchen Chairs

I have taken a bit of a break from sanding, painting, sanding, etc.  I have recently rediscovered knitting.  Everyone loves hand knit socks!

I decided to actually paint some furniture for myself.

These are very sold oak chairs.  When I first purchased them, they reminded me of an old sturdy woman, solid with thick legs. lol

The white paint softens the look of the chair.

I sand, paint, sand, paint, sand and then finish with 2 coats of satin finish varathane.  These chairs will be used everyday and the varathane will help to protect the finish.

Not so clunky looking any more!

Aren't they pretty?

I sold both of these pieces today.  It's like parting with an old friend.  I just loved this rebuilt china cabinet with the shelf we added for addtional storage.  We tried a number of baskets on the shelf but finally chanced on these and they were an absolute perfect fit.

What can I say?  I just loved this vanity.  The graceful legs, beautiful bench...such a lovely vanity.

Small Vanity

Sold 

 This is getting to be a pattern.  Another vanity finished in warm white and 

then lightly distressed.

 Mirror Details

 I just love the "hanky" drawer

This is such a dainty little vanity.

The minute I saw this vanity I loved it.  It has great "bones".

 

And this is what she looks like today.

 I sand, paint, sand paint then finish with a couple coats of varathan.

 The bench is newly upholstered with a cotton french themed fabric

 I stained the dresser top  in walnut and finished with a satin varathan

The warm white, slightly distressed dresser is ready for it's new home.

$350.00

Little Vanity

I have about 6 different projects that are on the verge of being completed.  

I just have to get the mirror back in the frame and mounted.  

This pretty little vanity also has a bench that needs to be upholstered.

Next week is going to be my week to finish it!

Before

Everything is painted and ready to go

Dainty Blue Secretary

This is my latest project. 

Obviously I have to put the back panels back in place.  We had to replace the door stay and it was so much easier to access through the back.

More pictures to follow.

A true Antique

This cabinet/buffet was painted, painted and the painted again, and what do I do strip it!  Every other piece of furniture I buy, I paint...go figure!  

I thought that the cabinet would be pine, but only the drawer front panels turned out to be pine.  The rest is oak.  This cabinet is so old all of the panels were nailed with hand made square nails.

The cabinet was just too boring with pine panels so I painted them to match the sides.  I then lightly sanded the drawer fronts for a distressed look and put on new handles.

I like the open surface, so I did not re-install the boxes on top.  I don't think that the boxes were original to the cabinet, they were a different type of wood, and just did not match the cabinet.

 

The Cabinet is sold