Monday, January 18, 2010

I have been avoiding this post like crazy, but I think it is time to be honest with myself and you. It's time to face the music. At this point in time I am sooooo busy painting, working with clients, writing for Domestic Ease, and finding time to blog that I am growing further and further behind in responding to emails. The majority of your emails are questions about painting and distressing furniture, and while I would LOVE to help each and everyone of you with your projects I am simply not able to right now. I will be leaving my contact email up for now, but will only be able to respond to WhiteBerry furniture requests, sponsors and clients.

To help all of you along in your projects I will be updating the FAQ section over the next week with your most asked questions. So if you have anything you would specifically like me to address that is not already discussed in that section please leave me a comment right here! Any future emails will receive a link back to my FAQ just incase you didn't know about it already~

Thank you all SOOOOO much for all your lovely emails and comments. I truly wish I could chat with each of you (and hopefully I will somehow, someday).
I was hoping to share a desk, dresser and nightstand today, but a rare thing has occured: I was not happy with my handles! I am going to fix it and hopefully have something for you guys tomorrow, but in the meantime here is an antique dresser I finished last week~

The before is the guy right behind the propane tank


This was a dresser in GREAT shape! No major dents, scratches, the drawers are in impecible shape and it still has it's charming castor feet.


This is actually the second dresser I have done like this. I did one about 3 months ago for a nursery and it was stunning so I was thrilled to stumble onto a second one that is virtually identical.

The knobs are off another antique dresser I redid, but were not original to this one. They are really charming poppy shaped pulls.






I can't believe I had forgotten about this little painting I found while thrifting about a year before Wren was born. It is a hand painted Little Bo-Peep and a knitted lamb. I think I may have to hang it permanently in Wren's room~

Friday, January 15, 2010

I found this queen headboard earlier this week, sadly missing it's rails and footboard. But I am not really a footboard kind of girl anyways, so it didn't bother me. For it's size it is surprisingly heavy, solid hardwood planks make up the back.



A little new detailing adds a soft touch of elegance.



I decided to go with a two-tone finish in white and a soft dove gray on the detailing and posts. Afterwards I wiped a charcoal paint over the entire thing to age it more without detracting from the gray tones.


The new centerpiece of the headboard.

I really like it's gothic vibe!


Happy Friday~
 
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