Beachy Night Stand with Wall Papered Drawers

 

My auto mechanic, Paul, is an avid yard saler and collector, so I always love going to his shop and checking out his finds.  Last time I visited, I found this little, 3-drawer night stand.  It was pretty ugly, but I liked how narrow it was and figured it would be functional for someone who lacked space.

 

 

With a little wall paper and Chalk Paint, I turned this homely night stand into a fresh, beachy piece of furniture.

 

 

I found three rolls of vintage, textured wall paper at a yard sale recently and I decided this would be the perfect project for it.

  

 

I traced each drawer onto the wall paper and then cut them out.  I used Mod Podge to stick the wall paper to the drawer fronts.  I am always impressed with the adhering power of Mod Podge!

 

 

I used Duck Egg Blue Chalk Paint on the dresser and I applied it with a dry brush to the drawer fronts so the white wall paper showed through the blue.  For the finishing touch, I added some darling, sea star knobs that we sell at Loot. 

 

 

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Chair Affair

I frequently come across single chairs while I am out hunting for new items. Chairs are fun to makeover because I get to choose fabric as well as paint.  I feel fortunate that here in Santa Cruz, we have Hart's Fabrics which has a wonderful selection of fabrics.

Nancy and I found this chair at our favorite, local thrift shop.  We have had it for a while, but just recently got around to getting it reupholstered.  I cannot manage to find any before shots of this one, but picture it with a worn, tapestry fabric and and orange wood finish.

We found this fun, vibrant fabric with raised, fuzzy patterns at Hart's Fabrics.  I was planning to reupholster this chair myself, but never got around to it.  We hired an upholsterer and she did a fabulous job, complete with double welting trim.

Nancy painted the chair first with Aubusson Blue Chalk Paint and then a top coat of Old White.

I found this child's chair at a yard sale in Sacramento when I was visiting my family.  This chair has a darling shape and is a sophisticated style for a tiny person's chair.  The fabric was stained and the old, orange foam underneath was disintegrating.

I replaced the seat cushion with new foam and reupholstered the seat with some linen I already had.

I painted the chair with Duck Egg Chalk Paint and used Napoleanic Blue to paint faux grain sack stripes down the center.

This little chair sold the first weekend I put it for sale at Loot.

 This old, singer sewing bench with a removable seat also came from a yard sale.

I painted the bench with Emperor's Silk Chalk Paint.  I added thicker foam for the cushion and reupholstered it with a charcoal grey and white chevron stripe linen also from Hart's.

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Coco and Duck Egg Dining Table

I picked up this boring, light wood table with a matching bench at a yard sale.  I see this kind of table everywhere, but I decided to buy this particular one because it was so cheap and it came with the bench.

Before

I painted the tops of the table and bench with Coco and the legs with Duck Egg blue Chalk Paint.

After

Because this is a dining table, I applied two coats of clear wax to the tabletop for extra protection.  I distressed and applied a little dark wax along all the edges of the tabletop and bench.

I painted the legs with Coco before painting Duck Egg as the top coat. Then, I heavily distressed the legs, so the Coco base coat and natural wood showed through.  I finished the legs with clear and dark wax for an antiqued finish.  

This was an easy way to transform a plain and inexpensive kitchen table and bench into a stylish set.

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Duck Egg Blue Vanity

This gorgeous, vintage vanity came as part of set, along with two twin beds, a night stand and a dresser.  I decided to break up the set for a hair dresser that shops with us at Loot. All of her hair stations are vintage vanities and she had been looking everywhere for another vintage vanity with a mirror.  I sold her this one and custom painted it for her.

I actually forgot to take a before picture of the vanity, but here is a before of the night stand from the set.

Here is the vanity with the mirror after I painted it.

I painted the vanity with Duck Egg Chalk Paint and Old White on the trim.

After I clear waxed this piece I mixed some Coco Chalk Paint with clear wax to make a colored wax.  I applied this over the paint.  I love using Coco as a wash or in wax because it is so subtle, but definitely adds some depth.

I painted the rest of the set Paris Gray and White.  I am waiting for a small piece that I need to order from a woodworker to repair the dresser, so I will be revealing the set soon!

I painted over all the hardware with Duck Egg and then waxed them with the Coco colored wax too.  I finished up by lightly distressing all over.  

It is hard to tell in the pictures, but the Coco wax did a great job of adding an aged patina, especially to the white trim.

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Duck Egg Child's Armoire

I had this little armoire in my house and when we moved,  I no longer had a need for it, so I brought it to Loot to sell.

It is a simple, child's armoire from the 1950's. It was cute in white, but nobody bought it, so I decided to give it a Chalk Paint makeover.

I painted the base with Duck Egg and then made a wash with Coco Chalk Paint and water (50/50). I brushed the Coco wash over the Duck Egg paint and then wiped it back with a rag.  

I dry brushed Old White Chalk Paint over the pretty, wreath applique, allowing some of the Duck Egg to peak through, before applying the Coco wash.  When the wash was dry, I applied one coat of Annie Sloan clear wax and buffed to a soft sheen.

Here is the armoire from a distance.  It was one of the pieces we brought up to Goat Hill Fair.

The child's armoire sold at Loot right away with the new finish!  A woman and her young daughter came in and bought it for the daughter's bedroom.  

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