Making progress.......

 I finished the bed my friend Sharon brought. It was painted in Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Old White and given some sanding and clear and dark was. 

I think it looks great! I hope her mom loves it.

  

We also finished up a few more items this week. 

On Saturday we went to an Estate sale in Canton, MS. It was lots of fun and quite a learning experience.

 

Holly guarding our purchases!

 

Pam with her goodies! Wait until you see what we do with this ironing board!

A car full of goodies. Estate sale 101: Go straight to the outside storage junk instead of the inside "Priceless" antiques section!

I have two items I am going to paint to sell. If you'd like one of these before I paint you can select the colors:

The end table could be painted two colors.
I found some antique handles at the estate sale to replace the broken one.
The sewing cabinet is such a cute shape. I will paint the inside a contrasting color and plan to add a stencil to the outside.
If you are interested in either please let me know, I am about ready to paint!

Bob and I are still working on the "miracle" table. We have used lots of glue and improved our clamping and gluing skills!

Chevrons are Awesome!

I have been wanting to try my hand at some chevrons. Melanie had these two end tables that were a little scuffed up. They were solid and well made, tho. 

 

Once I got them in the scrap room to paint, Finn decided he was going to be my helper! He always stays close when I am painting or scrapping.

I first wiped them well and gave them two coats of
Old White Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. 

Now to the chevron. I was just too cheap to buy an expensive stencil so I cut my own from a piece of poster board. For this paint I made a custom mix of Old White, Florence and Provence. I just love it. It goes well with Melanie's beachy themed home.

I did a little distressing and added two coats of Dead Flat Varnish. I just love this stuff! Goes on quickly and leaves a durable finish.

I added a little of the paint to the brass handles.

Of course the drawers had to get the same custom mixed color.
I just love them and will be adding more chevrons to future finds!

When Helen saw the chevrons she just had to add some to
 her end table!
Really cute!

 

Everyone had been wanting to cover a burlap shade like I had a while back. I told them it was easy but the only drawback is using a hot glue gun. Those can be dangerous!(burned fingers,etc)

Theirs came out great! Pam and Helen did a great job! (haha)
I was the one who got the blisters, tho!

While I was out one afternoon my friend, Sharon dropped off a couple of pieces for me to paint. This drop-leaf table was in sad shape.

It was missing several pieces and the veneer was falling off.

A drawer was missing and part of a leg were gone!
 I asked her if she thought I was a miracle worker!

The spindle bed was in much better shape. Thank goodness!

 

Before I left town on Thursday, Sharon told me her mom had found the missing pieces of the table in her storage shed! So glad. I just could not figure out how I was going to come up with those missing pieces.  So these are my projects for this week. Thanks for stopping in. We are heading to an estate sale this weekend so we hope to find some new pieces to paint. 

August Paint Projects

We finished several things this month. I just love Pam's sewing cabinet. It is ASCP in Antoinette. Pam did the stencil with Paris Grey all by herself!!

 

Such a gorgeous piece!

Judy also joined us on paint day. She brought several items to paint. Pam finally finished this tray. She used the book pages and monogram we had used on Judy's tray. Love the red!

 

Pam had this wooden vase she had bought a long time ago. I painted it up!

This was Gay's sewing cabinet. She and Pam used the same stencil. I believe her's was Duck Egg Blue. Too cute!

 

We will be painting again tonight. So look for more goodies. I have not sold the desk from the last post. May put it on Craig's list soon. 

It's Back to School time!

This desk just came out so cute! I got the idea from my Annie Sloan book.
The desk is solid pine and was in really good shape. I used a little wood filler to cover some scratches. 

 

The outside is Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Aubusson. The drawers are:
Antibes, Greek Blue, Louis Blue and Florence. The inside of the drawers are Paris Grey. Instead of wax I finished it with Dead Flat varnish. 

This would make a great place for homework. Price is $150. Please let me know if you are interested or share with anyone who you think might be.

This chair was a curbside find. My friend called and said someone had piled lots of junk  treasures out by the street for trash pick-up. We rushed right over and the best thing we found was this chair. I intend to paint and reupholster it. If anyone is interested in it before I start let me know and you can
 choose the color and fabric! I do not know if it is an antique or just looks old!

The Windy City

On Sunday we got on the passenger train to Chicago. It was about a 3 hour ride. Here is a phone picture of Union Station. It is a huge and historically famous train and bus station, one of the largest in the world.We made more photos as we were leaving. I will share those later on.

Our hotel was the Palmer House. Very beautiful, right in downtown.

 

 

It's beautiful Art Deco lobby was just overwhelming.

We were just a short walk from Milleneum Park.
 It was filled with lots of fun things!

 

The Bean

You can't really tell but these were fountains. Transparent bricks with water flowing down. The faces changed as I guess they were like tv screens. Children enjoyed running and splashing in these, especially when the water poured from the mouth!

 

We  joined Rob and Matthew for a concert there. It was a little cool but the atmosphere was fun!

Us reflected in the Bean!

 Under the Bean

One of our favorite parts of the trip was the Architectural Boat tour. We had an awesome tour guide who gave us an excellent history of Chicago and of the architectural stuctures. 

This was the Wrigley Building. Yes, I believe it is the gum maker! It was one of our favorites, especially draped with the flag.

 

This was the Trump Tower. Spectacular, but I like the old buildings better.

 

 

 

Old buildings repurposed into housing, evidenced by the additions of patios. 

We thoroughly enjoyed the boat tour.
Also enjoyed a sidewalk concert by Tina!!

 A water taxi, cool!

A beautiful Presbyterian Church

 Some evening photos of downtown.

We also tried Chicago pizza. We weren't just wild 

about it. I think we prefer Little Ceasar's!

 We thoroughly enjoyed hearing our nephew Rob preach at his church on Sunday night.  One evening, Rob and Matthew treated us to a delicious home cooked meal. We really enjoyed seeing their exquisitely decorated townhouse and neighborhood.

The area is called Andersonville. It was so different from downtown Chicago.

It was filled with cute shops and tons of restaurants. We just loved it!

We also loved the ice cream parlor!

We had a really great trip and visit. Another stop we made was at the Science and Technology museum. It was a very interesting place, filled with planes, trains and tons of children!

 I promise to share more 

 photos of Union Station and the museum. 

I will do that soon. Thanks for visiting.