The Armoire Monster

I'm a sucker for country French furniture.  It's got great lines without being to "stuffy."  So when a friend offered this piece to me at a bargain price, I couldn't say no!

Fabulous, huh?

And BIG!  This huge 5-door armoire is 8 feet long!

How was I going to get it home?

Well those ingenious Europeans figured out a way to break it down into parts so it could easily be transported.

So we took it apart and took it home.  

That certainly made it easier to paint!

I pulled the parts out and gave them two coats of ASCP Old White.

Then I distressed them lightly, gave them a coat of clear wax, and a light gray glaze.

It's kinda strange painting when you don't know how it will all come together!

We loaded all the parts up and took them to my new booth and got a tutorial on how to put it all together.

I love it when a plan comes together!

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Pull Up a Chair

Before the holidays got crazy, I managed to get a few small projects done.  This chair is one of them.  

I found it at Goodwill and the cool thing is, it folds up!

That and it's got a wonderful, authentic shabby paint color that I didn't have to do a thing to!

But it needed a seat.  Easy enough.

I had my husband cut a piece of plywood and I upholstered it.

I love the French script with a touch of red!

She's ready to go!

A Great Place to Shop

This weekend I went to visit my grandson, and I don't go anywhere without checking out the local antique shops and flea markets!  So I prowled around The Vineyard Antique Mall in Colleyville, TX.  It's a nice large mall with a variety of antiques and collectibles.

Now, I need to back up and tell you a story.  A few years ago my daughter went off to play college volleyball.  She found herself teammates with a precious girl named Ali.  She and Ali became the best of friends and today live close and are enjoying raising their babies together.  Anyway, Ali and her mom decided to start refinishing furniture and open a booth at an antique mall.  You guessed it!  They're new booth is at The Vineyard!  

So today I thought I'd show you some of the amazing pieces in Ali's booth!

Look at this awesome table!

She's painted the top in a muted harlequin pattern.

I love this little cabinet!  Oh, the possibilities!

Now you know that turquoise is my favorite, right?

Look at the gold gilding she put on the edges!

This beauty is painted gray on the outside...

And dark gray on the inside!

What an interesting bookcase!

This dresser won't last long!

Don't you love the herringbone?

So if you're ever in the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex, you might want to check out Ali's booth, Refuge Interiors.

Ali's got lots of eye candy!

And just in case you're wondering, I was not paid to talk about Ali's booth.  Just love the girl and her work and want to share both!