Beautiful French Hutch "Carrie"

Sorry people...this one's already gone. ;-)

I've named this french hutch after her new owner

"Carrie". :-)

She snatched it up before I painted it,

and is even the sweet owner of the

French Blue Nightstand and

the Farmhouse Table I just finished up!

Dare I say she's a lucky girl?!

"Carrie"

First of all, I'm super bummed that these picts.

had to be taken in the garage, but she was getting picked up!

I used:

ASCP Old White exterior with ASCP Clear Wax.

ASCP Paris Gray interior with Johnson's Paste Wax.

Light distressing. ;-)

Carrie wanted chicken wire SO bad,

and thanks to my

super duper ah-MAZ-ing hubby,

Ta-Da! :-D

It's all glass with chicken wire

behind the side glass pieces.

This picture shows the distressing much better.

I had to get some PINK in there too! Lol

The lower cabinet "drawers" are actually a door!

Cool, huh?

BEFORE:

AFTER:

SHARING AT:

Distressed French Blue Twin Bed

I couldn't believe I contacted the person

selling this bed and they were literally across the busy

highway next to our house - the equivalent of two doors down.

Hard to beat that! ;-)

It's actually a very old bed that needed a lot of repair.

It's not perfect, but I think it turned out quite pretty.

It's these kind of pieces that make my girls go crazy!

Lol - they're like me just wanting to keep every piece. ;-)

I finished this piece in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Duck Egg Blue/Old White mix and

sealed it with Polycrylic.

It needed to be glued, clamped, decals were falling off, oiy!

It also did not come with siderails so I ordered up some

new hardware (which fits PERFECT~yay!) and

made up some painted wood siderails to match.

It also has one brand new wheel since one was missing.

I have never seen another bed like this, and

I am SO thrilled with all of the beautiful

details on the headboard and footboard!

LOOK at the LEGS on this beauty!!!

The inside of the footboard is refinished as well.

And the BEFORE:

AFTER:

Fit for a pretty little princess I believe! :-)

$275 cash

Thanks for stopping in!

I'd love to have you follow along via

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or

Twitter!

On a side note...some of you have inquired about "my" music.

Hmmm??? You all know I have a degree in Music Ministry, right?

Well...now you do! Haha!

I don't write many songs or have an album or anything,

but I'd be willing to record a little something

to share with you. I do it every week anyway! ;-)

Am I setting myself up for embarrassment and scrutiny?

Do you really want me to do that???

Love ya guys!

Have a FANTASTIC weekend!!!

~Anneke

Cream and Turquoise Distressed Farmhouse Table

Not too long ago, I told my facebook fans that

I had a fantastic farmhouse table I was getting ready

to work on and I really wanted their input.

They didn't disappoint!!! ;-)

Here's what I came up with:

The table is solid wood.

3' x 5'

$225 cash

Contact me at rustichic@gmail.com for arrangements.

I imagine this table with chairs that are either

TRADITIONAL

source

OR

TRENDY

source

Which one would you pair with the table?

I love both!

OHHHH!!! A BEFORE OF COURSE!

Just a plain 'ol wood table. ;-)

See you again soon ~ getting photos

of the twin french bed today! ;-)

~Anneke

French Blue Nightstand

"Grace"

SOLD

$125 cash

Dimensions are: 25.5" wide x 18.5" deep x 30" high

Contact me for arrangements.

And here's a BEFORE:

This was a Goodwill find. Yay! :-)

I lightened up ASCP in Duck Egg Blue with

a touch of Old White and replaced

it with some pretty knobs.

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I've been pretty busy and have three other items

up for sale waiting for their photo shoots!

Also, my sister will finally be getting the last

thing in her studio - the rug!

We'll be getting a ton of some pictures of

the space so you can finally see it -

I can't wait!!!

If you didn't see this on the last post,

I wanted to let you know again.

As a head's up, I am active on the Facebook page nearly every day

as well as Twitter and Pinterest. I love blogging, but have found Facebook

to be a more practical way for me to interact with others!

Thanks SO much for following along. :-)

Please consider liking any of these pages, however

when I reach 500 Facebook fans I will do a

giveaway. Why???

Because I LIKE you too!!! :-)

Have a GREAT Monday!

~Anneke~



Union Jack Waterfall Buffet

Are you ready??? :-) This piece of furniture was one of those pieces that literally morphed while in process. We'll start with an AFTER shall we?

You like???

When someone handed it over to me like this

(BEFORE)

I thought - ok...I'll just paint it pretty and call it good.

But then I noticed the top was peeling...well,

the whole thing was in bad shape!

Look what was underneath the top though.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I just had to incorporate a stained top somehow.

Sooo...I ended up with this.

Ummmmmm..........well..........

this is not.how.I.had.envisioned.it.in.my.head. :-(

Hmmmmmm????

Thinking......thinking.......what to do now?

Somehow the Union Jack symbol came to mind.

Of course! That would look awesome!!!

I hope....  :-)

Finishing Details:

Minwax Jacobean - 2 coats

Tung Oil- 2 coats

ASCP Paris Gray (large stripes)

ASCP Old White (skinny stripes)

Rustoleum Gloss Navy Blue Spray Paint

Annie Sloan Clear Wax

FROGTAPE

Kilz Primer Spray Paint (not pictured)

I'm going to need to buy an ENTIRE

new roll of FROGTAPE! :-)

Boy, that was a lot of taping.

Two deep drawers in the middle.

One long skinny top with three divided drawers on the right.

New oil-rubbed bronze pulls with brass highlights

(in stock @ Lowe's)

A little distressing.....

And a little more distressing....  :-)

Original hinges were used.

The antique waterfall style somehow fits perfectly, and

I love that the blue part is high gloss and the gray and white

are a low sheen from the wax finish!

It could be used as a dresser, entry table, or

console table and has great storage.

It definitely makes a statement without being too bold.

I really contemplated adding the traditional red, but

just really fell in love with the cool tones

and nautical feel of the piece.

Dimensions are 54"long x 20"wide x 35.5"high

$375 cash

Contact me for arrangements.

I can't wait to see who it gets to go home with!

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On another wonderful note, if you follow

via facebook, you knew that I recently won a giveaway

from Centsational Girl Kate for 5 yards of

Waverly Fabric! Hello!! Centsational Girl!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

I learned about this on the way home from

our camping trip, made my selections, and

they arrived at my front door step to-day!

YEAH!!!

Here were my picks!

It was a tough choice, but I love how they all work together.

I have absolutely no specific plan for them, but

they may end up in a project or two. :-)

Just in case you are curious, these are from

Waverly's Modern Essentials Collection.

Left to Right:

Farmer's Market - Plum 675942

Glamour - Shale 652404

Network - Sunshine 675951

I hope your week has been off to a GREAT start.

Some fun-ness for myself is that

MY BIRTHDAY IS WEDNESDAY!

(That would be the 16th!) :-)

I'm SO excited!

I kind of wonder if anyone can guess my age.

Hmmm???

That could be a little dangerous!

You'll have to come back to find out. ;-)

Keep posted for a little surprise

because I appreciate YOU and you

have been a big part of my past year.

So tune in for some birthday fun! ;-)

~Anneke~

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