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

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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

French Television Armoire by Ethan Allen

It's not every day that I get to work with

such a high quality, just amazing piece of furniture.

It can make you super nervous actually!

But, I am SO excited about the way this

beautiful Ethan Allen Television Armoire turned out!

I'm naming it...

"Danielle"

This is no antique either. It's a 1997 model.

This means high quality hardware and function, which

you will see shortly.

 

It only had 3 out of 4 of the original knobs,

so two went on the outside, and two other similar

knobs I had went on the inside drawer.

The piece is refinished with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

in a mixture of Old White and French Linen,

with French Linen on the top and

sealed with Polycrylic.

Ok....unedited photos from here on out!

I have some kiddos to take care of!!! ;-)

Again, this piece has AMAZING hardware!

The doors open out like this, and

then they slide smoothly back into the cabinet.

 

 

Because of all the moving parts, I chose not to deal with

disassembling and painting the interior.

Here you can see the top quality sliding

hardware

for the doors.

The interior shelf slides in and out. The picture above shows

the maximum amount it slides out...it's just a little bit.

Here you see the alternative knobs and interior drawer.

Look at the solid wood quality and dividers!

The keys are taped to the bottom right section.

Or if you prefer, you can easily remove the wood dividers. :-)

Nice, huh?!

It gets better!

It has three integrated outlet plugs and a coaxial cable.

"Danielle"

$795 cash

Dimensions are: 36.5" wide x 22" deep x 50.5" high

Contact me for arrangements.

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BEFORE:

It wasn't in terrible shapes, but had scratches

and some fading on the wood...

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Anneke~

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Distressed French Wardrobe

I am SO excited to finally write about this

beautiful french wardrobe I recently finished.

It was one of those pieces that literally has hours into it,

and the picture sat under the "In The Works" spot

on my sidebar while other little projects were finished

and passed by this larger piece!

"Savannah"

I painted her with ASCP Paris Gray, heavily distressed the entire

piece, and sealed it with polycrylic. The

interior is a combination of ASCP French Linen

and Old White - maybe half and half? :-)

The only hardware replace were the knobs,

and the original hardware is all in

perfect working condtion.

On the inside is one rod, two drawers,

as well as two additional shelves if you prefer linen

or even game storage.

A close up of the lower portion.

A close up of the drawers.

One last shot! Between sickness, gym class, school, and well LIFE,

I did not get to stage this piece how I would have loved.

It is truly stunning and in great shape!

$495 cash

For any questions or to arrange an appt.,

contact me at:

rustichic@gmail.com

Before I go, here's a little

BEFORE:

I hope you love it!

Thank you and have a fantastic day!

~Anneke~

I am active on the Facebook page nearly every

day as well as Twitter and Pinterest.

I'd love for you to follow along! :-)

French Hutch Reveal!

It's been awhile since I picked up this piece of furniture, and I'm so glad I didn't get to it right away. I've learned a lot since then! I was going to refinish her in a safe and classic black or cream, but it just wasn't happening and I was getting impatient. Well, my impatience won me over and I got to work with some ASCP in Duck Egg Blue. So without further ado, I present to you....

"Adeline"

I love how the Duck Egg Blue turned out!

Some finishing details:

Clear waxed, a white primer and Graphite mix for the interior,

and both Duck Egg Blue and Paris Grey on the hardware.

Graphite used on the interior lower cabinets.

Sealed on the upper interior with Polycrylic,

and lower cabinets with a spray lacquer.

Upper interior light, wire lined non-opening upper side doors,

glass opening upper middle door.

New shelving was made and wrapped with dropcloth material!!!

Now prepare to be inundated with photos

in no particular order! :-)

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I LOVE THE FABRIC SHELVING!

LIKE THE ANLERS AND TEA SET!??? :-)

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$425

Contact me for arrangements

Dimensions are 53" long x 17" deep x 80.25" high

Now....remember the before:

Um...yeah. I think she looks a bit better. :-)

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Next up is this beauty!

I just need to brainstorm a pretty name for her.

Any ideas??? :-)

Thanks for stopping by today - can you believe it's almost October!!???

~Anneke~

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