I'm Baaaack!

After a very long and depressing break...I am finally painting again! Hooray!!

I just finished this awesome hutch- which was for me! Yay! My little brother went to Goodwill and I asked him to find me a hutch- and he did! And for only $40! Hooray! I painted it white & spray painted the original hardware my favorite tealish blue and this is the result:

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Where I've been...

In case you've been wondering where I've been and what has been on my mind lately you can head over to my other blog, ourelleryrose.blogspot.com.
It's not about furniture refinishing and decorating- it's about my sweet little baby girl who's due in February.

Vintage Dresser

This is the matching dresser that goes along with the white desk. I LOVE the hardware on this baby! I just wanted it a bit darker- so I sprayed them with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze. I originally sanded & painted this a creamy white. However, the sanding or something was showing through in a lovely pink tone- so I painted it with like 10 coats of primer- and that is the finished color...a lovely primer white! =) Yay for primer.

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Oh & since I am moving on Friday- there won't be any posts for awhile. I've got to fix up my house before I fix up furniture. =)

We are moving!! (again)

Can you believe it? Because I sure can't. I think I'm in denial. Anyway...before I get back to packing, I just wanted to say our house is up for rent if you know anyone in Colorado or who is moving to Colorado...send them my way!! More information can be found at my "house blog"...
http://17820domingodrive.blogspot.com/

Yay!

new things...

I finished 5 pieces of furniture this past week- holla! Some, I have pictures for...some I don't. Here are the ones I have pictures for:

The corner cabinet.
I love this & found a similar one recently in a pottery barn magazine for $399. However, mine is much cuter & has more curves to it. I painted it a creamy white & distressed it a little to show off all of it's fun features.

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The vintage desk:
This baby was a beast. And to make it even beastier it had a matching dresser that I also finished. Since it was SO old, I had to sand the heck out of it, wash it off and then I tried painting it- which turned out to be a mistake. I painted it in a creamy white & guess what...all of this funky red stuff started showing through. I hate when that happens!!! ARGG! Time is money...nawmsayn? So, I then put on like 10 coats of primer. And guess what color it is now painted...primer white. Yep, that is correct- I painted it in primer & it turned out great. I distressed it also & spray painted the handles in oil rubbed bronze. I love it now but I am secretly happy to see it go...

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The Cute little end-table.
Some times I don't like saying what I paid for stuff...but since this baby was only $2 at Unique thrift store- I feel like it's ok. What a deal!! I painted this in a creamy white, distressed it & put a cute little knob on it.

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There will be more pictures to come of my other 2 pieces. Yay!

Turquoise desk with hutch top

This desk was pretty old and needed a good sanding- but since it was a good deal, I guess I better not complain. Also the hutch top was found at the best thrift store in the world- Unique- on 1/2 off day! Yay!

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Yes, here I am in all my glory. And do check out my "love" pajama pants from Sophomore year of College. Still cool.

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This would be so great in my scrapbook room, but it ended up in the shoppes, of course. =)

Vintage White Hutch

This hutch is so unique! It has only one door & tons of shelving space! It really wasn't in the best shape when I got it, but after a little TLC, some fresh paint and some new hardware it turned out great!

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