The Sconces

The before and after pictures of our sconces have been a long time coming. It seems that when I go to grab the camera to snap some pictures I get distracted and end up playing with the Tangled Tower or some other miniature character. Nonetheless I think that these lights were one of my favorite projects from last year. And maybe it is because it happened by accident. We had purchased two chandeliers from a sweet lady and she said she would throw in the sconces for free. Once I saw them and thought about it I had a really fun place for them. And because my handy man Mike is so handy he rewired everything so they really worked! This was no easy task as he spent quite a bit of time up in the attic crawling through beams with a head lamp.

Have you seen the new leather bound classics at Barnes and Noble? Oh goodness they are so wonderful! I picked up a set for my Mom for Christmas and showed them to Mike. On Christmas Eve we watched her open them and had fun examining each book and talking about all of the intricate details. Little did I know that I had a set waiting for me at home under the tree. Thanks to my sweetie I now have a set of my own and I adore them and will always treasure them and hope to continue to add to our collection.

I have some 2012 projects which includes changing up a few things in our master bedroom. There are some bare walls and it has never felt quite complete to me. It is a bit of a funny shape so I have to make all sorts of considerations in my planning.

Happy Thursday.

The Red Bed - Custom Finish Before & After

A bed in red. What color is better on this fine fall day. The side rails were missing but not for long. Mike hand made the rails and painted them in our clients color choice. Red. Have a wonderful week friends. Happy trick or treating.

The Anderson Bed Set - Custom Refinish Before & After

This is the before picture for a waterfall bedroom set we refinished for a client. Although it was not in too bad of shape it had some surface scratches and dings and the bed was broken.

Now it is sparkling and almost brand new!

The original handles were polished up and carefully placed right back on to maintain its original appearance.

I like the boxy little feet on both the vanity, dresser, and bed. I always say I much prefer feet than a big old dresser sitting directly on the floor. Just the little height above the floor gives a much more polished look.

We hope that our client is happy with the results as this piece is sentimental and they had a desire to restore it back to its original state when their parents purchased it so many years ago. Perhaps it can continue to be used like it was some years back.

The L J Bed - Custom Refinish Before & After

Here is the bed I mentioned the other day. Okay ladies. What do you think? I say dahhh-ling! Darling!!!

The spindles and level of design on the posters are so lovely! I sure wish I had an additional guest bedroom in my home that had a bed just like this one.

Notice the curvature of the of the faux feet at the base of the footboard.

This bed will be moved into the brand new home of a good friend next week. This friendship developed through our love of furniture and through our blog. We cannot say thank you enough to everyone who stops by for a visit and appreciates our love for old things made new again. Thank you Leslie!!!

The Cutler Dresser Set Part 2 - Custom Refinish Before & After

Before Here is the second half of The Cutler Dresser Set which includes the long dresser, tall dresser, and the king headboard. Like I mentioned in the previous post the warmth of the wood stain peaks through the white paint perfectly. I have had several emails asking what color of white we use which is the Benjamin Moore Frostine.

After The oil rubbed bronze hardware always pops on the white wood. I typically try to use two different types of knobs and pulls to set apart the look of the drawers and the set up of the dresser itself. The king headboard has two arches with the Broyhill embellishment at the top. The headboard is a medium height with the footboard being much shorter which I like so you can display blankets and quilts at the end of the bed.Thanks again to the Cutler family. We also have one more reveal for them coming up. We painted a dresser set for their girls as well.

The Lone Ranger

I did a post some time back about

The Lone Ranger

I recently paid his site a visit again and just could spend an entire day looking through all his photos and upcoming pieces. You will too.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Brilliantly Delicious.