B B B Beadboard!

I posted a few months back about our ahhhmazing restored barstools (that I still love by the way) and I mentioned a little something about beadboard. Our bar was basically a boring old wall. So to spruce it up with some character and detail we went with some beadboard. Black beadboard to be exact!

Many of you may be surprised at the color. Oh believe me I debated about going white and then grey entered my mind but I really needed something that made the white chairs pop. I did not want them just blending in so I think the black did the trick. Plus it compliments the black granite countertops.

Our next beadboard project will be the master bathroom. And yes indeed it will be our ever so popular white!

The Gardner Barstools - Before & After

After we determined where we were moving in May I was on the hunt for some tall bar stools. The thirty inch kind which I found was going to take some time. It took about five weeks and then I spotted these for $15 a piece and was thrilled that I could get what I wanted instead of paying $150 a piece. As you have noticed I RARELY purchase anything brand new. We looked at new barstools but I just couldn't bring myself to do it! The wonderful thing about taking something old and creating something new is you have something that is just yours because chances are no one is going to have a true replica.

We painted these my favorite white which is the Benjamin Moore Aura paint in the color "Frostine". With the usual distressing and recovering the seat covers this is how they cleaned up. One project we will be working on soon is putting black beadboard on the front of the bar. That is just one of the many I have on my to do list.

I already had in mind the fabric I wanted which I quickly found. I imgined a black toile to compliment the splashes of black we have in our kitchen as well as our family room. I think it matches the white paint nicely and provides a clean fresh look. I need to mention here really quickly that I am having so many problems with Blogger lately. I cannot get things to align and center. I am consistently getting additional spacing that I have not entered and just the editing of my final post is time consuming and frustrating! Is anyone else experiencing the same issues? UUgghh. Currently I cannot get my text to center. Lovely!

And Then There Were Red Chairs

Hello Friends!

I already posted these chairs earlier this week. However, do you see a slight difference? We had a client that preferred a deep red cushion cover instead of the linen ticking fabric we had originally selected. This works just fine for us.

So here you have it.

Red!

The red is a nice contrast against the black. It provides a nice elegant makeover. I bit dressier than the linen color.
And up next this little teaser.
I have been searching for a tall dresser / armoire for one of my mom's guest bedrooms and when I came upon this
well
let's just say I
had found
THE
ONE!!!
We picked it up on Saturday. We made a few cosmetic changes and will be finishing up the new hardware additions today. The reveal is coming tomorrow!