Antique Love

This beautiful dresser was a Marketplace find. I purchased it from a lovely lady who was downsizing. She had some gorgeous antique pieces. I was lucky to see her posting and pick this up at a fantastic price. Here is what the dresser looked like before:

It was a lovely oak but I felt it needed a new lease on life. I didn't realize that there was some bubbling of the veneer at first. My DH tried to re-glue it for me but there was still some warping afterward. We decided to take the top layer off. DH was doing this for me, but I insisted on taking over so he could have some fun in his workshop. I ended up slicing my thumb open and probably needed a couple of stitches. I decided not to go to the Emergency Department and wait 12 hours for someone to take a look at it. I just bandaged it up and DH finished it for me. 

I have to say, I have the best hubs in the world! He picked up a new piece of veneer for me and glued it down. I decided to keep it natural on top and not paint it.

Here is the the dresser now:

Pretty, isn't she? I thought there would be bleed-through so I put two coats of BIN shellac primer on it and then painted it in Fusion Mineral Paint in Victorian Lace. I gave this 2 good coats. I sealed the top of the dresser with Fusion "Natural" SFO (stain & finishing oil) for durability. I added WoodUbend's Baroque Corners (available on my website) to both top drawers. I also added part of the Rose Celebration transfer from Re-Design with Prima. New knobs were also added to finish it off.

I'd love to hear what you think! It is available for purchase. 

Have a fantastic Sunday everyone!

 

Book revamp

Hi everybody,

I hope you are enjoying the mild weekend! 

I had fun with this book upcycle project. Months ago I bought a bunch of hard cover books from the thrift store.

This one is "The Lake House" by Kate Morton. I had some decoupage paper and played around with WoodUbend mouldings until I was happy with how the image was framed. All of the mouldings were modified but I love the end result.

I had a bunch of "oops" paint samples and mixed them throughout to get the desired effect. I also used an IOD mould for the spine. A little Annie Sloan copper gilding wax highlighted the raised areas.

After opening the book back up, I realized I put everything on upside down! Oh well, it's decor and nobody will know 😬.

See you soon with another neat upcycled project!

Donna

PSST...

I have some really AMAZING news to share with you soon! While I have to keep this under wraps for a few weeks, I will tell you that it is a life-changing situation for me.

I can tell you that it has to do with Champagne Shabby's business. I am also adding to my product line offering. There are some incredible new WoodUbend mouldings, Posh Chalk Decoupage Papers and Stencils coming out in the next couple of weeks. I will have these in stock and can't wait to show them to you once they are officially released! 

If any of you know Jonathon Marc Mendes of Painted Love, you will know that he is an incredible painter and furniture refurbisher. If you haven't heard of him, you have to follow his blog, Instagram and other social media pages. He will be a part of the new release of products.

I will show you all of the gorgeous new stuff as soon as the release is announced. In the meantime, stay tuned for more upcycled projects coming soon!

Have a great day friends!

Donna