Reclaimed Wood "Herringbone" Ceiling room finally has furniture!!

So those of you who recall the reclaimed wood herringbone

 ceiling  project  (HERE)

that we did a few months ago, FINALLY can see the whole room with my

reupholstered furniture! 

Only took 7 weeks to get my stuff back!!

 I seriously need to get a pro-photographer. The pictures look so flat! 

 But this will have to do for now.

I'm not keeping the white chair in the corner. I will look for something different. 

But the Ikat fabric chair is one of my re-dos!! 

Here's the before.....

 At one time I'm sure it was a very "in" chair. It was a high quality silk fabric. 

Just a tad outdated! So I repainted it in a white chalk paint with hidden spots of CeCe's 

chalk paint in orange. I found this great gray and white Ikat fabric online and had

 the reupholster guy redo it with the sofa fabric around the back.

My homemade subway art sign on reclaimed fruit crate wood.

                    

That's our RH knock-off media cabinet that we built......HERE

Note to self: Unplug cords from outlets prior to taking photos.......

I love my Mark King litho of the leopard. Love the colors. 

 I redid this campaign chest over a year ago! I finally get to use it.  

Although,,,,it is hard to place....

I just have to show a picture of what this room looked like "before"....

Omg...ick.  5 years ago I really liked the red and gold. 
Now, I feel nauseated when I look at it!!

Funny how your tastes change over the years. I'm sure a few years
 from now I will want to redo all of this!! 

I kept that ottoman...Painted the feet and had it recovered in the velvet...

Just a bit of a diff!! It looks so much larger!! 

Vintage Pieces in varying colors!

I scored about 4 vintage dressers from the '60's. 

All solid wood and in pretty good shape. I tried some different colors

this time and this is what I ended up with~ (Pardon my garage staging!! I am out of room!!!)

This guy is made from solid Elm! Have never seen elm before. So I sanded off the old stain and 

found this gorgeous solid wood top! I think I put a light shade of walnut on it and used tung oil 

to finish it off.  Did a custom mix of my own chalk paint in different shades of blues.....Something different! 

                        Found some mother of pearl knobs from HL and used those on the left drawers.

Next one is a MCM dresser. Same thing. Sanded off the ick, redid the walnut fronts and top. 

 This one I used an oil base glossy white paint. About 4 coats! It's hard as nails when it dries!! Gave it some racing stripes for something different.  

Ok...and #3 is a different looking vintage dresser in Coral!! 

I had this oops paint for over a year and made some chalk paint with it. 

 Mod podged some frabic on the inner drawer fronts

 I used a darker shade of coral on the inner door both for contrast and because I used 

every last drop of the other shade on the body!! 

Shhh....still have to wax the sides! I soooooo hate waxing...... 

ok....So there you have my vintage three!!! A little something for every taste!!!

Restore Interiors - Restored it Wednesday

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings - Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

1929 Charmer - Sunday's Best Party

Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday

Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

From my Front Porch to Yours,  

Between Naps on the Porch

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Asian Vibe

I haven't been posting very much lately, not because I haven't been doing anything,,,quite the 

opposite! Between the ceiling, the floor and scoring on 4 separate MCM pieces, I have been

the painting fool!! I swear, I'm in the middle of 5 different projects! 

I got this really cool Asian inspired chest a few months ago. I knew I wanted

a glossy latex and finally settled on an emerald green (BM Emerald Isle to be exact). 

                           The flash totally wipes out this color. It looks really flat in the photo! 

I used some yellow in certain spots because I wanted it to show through the green when I 

distressed some of the spots. 

I just stuck it in my bedroom area for now. I'm still deciding if I want to keep it or not. 

Ditto for the recycled glass table we made. 

Groovin'!!!!

I'm soooo loving doing these mid century pieces!! I don't know what it is about them!

I don't have them in my house and I'm not crazy about 60's decor (I grew up with

it for God's sake!). But I just like rehabbing these pieces. They're fun. Kinda like the '60's! 

     These are nice and solid pieces they made back in the day. This one used to house a TV. How very

                     cool this must have looked! Love the tambour doors which were quite the rage back then.  

     I sanded the old coating off to reveal the natural wood veneer. Sanded smooth again. Then I applied

    a dark walnut stain to the areas I wasn't painting. (Yes I did sand that door,,,by hand,,,one groove at

    a time.....sigh)  I use a wood Seal Coat by Zinsser. It's a shellac base non wax formula. I swear by it.

     Look at how smooth it came out.  When you use the wood sealer, it's like painting on ice. The paint 

 goes on better and doesn't get absorbed into the wood. So if somewhere down the line, someone 

     wants to restore this, they can without having to hog down the wood.  Use the wood sealer before

you paint your mahogany. Stops the tannins from bleeding through. 

 I thought about covering the bottom in glass mosaic tile, but I don't think it would make much difference in the price. And that would have been hours of extra work. So I found some extra fabric, and adhered it to a piece  of luan.  Voila! 

 Goes great with my mosaic mirror I made eons ago.  I think I'll sell that too! 

Groovy man!

On a MCM kick!

I picked up another credenza for a heck of a deal! This was made my Broyhill in the early '60's. 

The guy had been keeping it outside and had no idea what he had. 

This was located in a seedy part of town. So I took my pit-bull and a little something extra 

for protection ;)    (I'm allowed to do that btw!)

There are so many on craigslist in the natural state, albeit refinished. They look great! But

they don't seem to sell that fast. I find that people like the ones that are painted.

Since this wasn't in pristine shape, I didn't feel so bad painting it. 

                     I chose gray and black for this one. I refinished the top in espresso.

I redid the drawers as well. Everything was a walnut veneer. Remember with veneers, go easy

when you sand, lest you hog all the veneer off!! Ask me how I know this......

  I love how the wood came out! This is a very masculine looking piece, quite 

different from what I usually do. 

Linking up at these great parties:

Restore Interiors - Restored it Wednesday

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings - Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

1929 Charmer - Sunday's Best Party

Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday

Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

From my Front Porch to Yours,  

Between Naps on the Porch, Catch as Catch Can , The Dedicated House, Redoux