June 22, 2012

Better After Feature

I have just sat down for a cup of tea to find that Lindsay at Better After has featured my French Country Sideboard...thanks Lindsay!  

If you don't read Better After, you should - not only does Lindsay feature a great range of fantastic projects, she has the most witty way with words, and never fails to make me smile!


Have a great Friday!

June 6, 2012

Furniture Makeover: Vintage Green Kitchen Dresser

I didn't take a before photo of this, but it was just another run of the mill dark coloured hutch dresser with glass doors that had 'leadlight' stickers on it.
Here it is the bottom half of it, along with the cupboard doors on my back lawn production line after getting a several coats of primer sprayed on.

I knew I wanted to do this one green, and I had a particular green in mind, to me, it is 'vintage' green, hard to describe but just the shade you find on old items, often mixed with pale pink.  A real 50's pastel green. I think I found it!

I painted the inside of the cupboards (top and bottom) with a lovely warm cream - Resene Pearl Lusta - which goes really well with the 'vintage' green - Porters Paints Glossodia.  The cupboard fronts are the same cream.  The fake leadlight glass doors just had to go, replaced with chicken wire.

Inside the bottom cupboard sits a couple of my handmade cushions, and a lovely shabby chic double bed cover I recently found.




I re-used the original hinges, after giving them a good soak in hot soapy water.


One of the original handles was broken, so I replaced the two top handles with painted wooden knobs.


The hutch alongside the matching kitchen chair.


I love the scalloped edge.




This piece is just lightly distressed, all done by hand to get the effect I wanted.  Lots of calories were burnt in the making of this piece ;)





This piece has sold.

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May 13, 2012

Market Stall Update

Firstly, Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there, especially mine, who I love dearly.  She is a super hard worker who gives tasks 110% all of the time.  Even when she is tired and over it, she keeps on going till it is done.  Then when she is finished, she does the ironing, lol ;)  She is the best cook and now she is 'retired', she enjoys spending time trying out new recipes...just wish we lived closer together so I could taste test them for her more often!  There is nothing in the world more comforting than Mum's cooking :) 
My mum often has a paint brush in her hand, usually for the purpose of painting part of the house, but she has in the past few years painted some furniture, inspired, I think, by me doing it.  I am very proud of that.  She won't distress it though, or paint it crazy colours...I have work on that ;)

Happy Mother's Day, Mum!
xx

A while ago now, I mentioned that I was going to launch myself head first into the market stall world, and I have been doing just that.  I am absolutely loving it, my furniture is finding new homes quicker than ever, and I am busier than ever, which is awesome!  Something has to give though, which lately has been my blog.  I have completed so many projects that have already sold and I haven't blogged about them...sorry!  I may still get to work my way through some posts but if you want to keep more up to date on what I am up to, my Facebook Page is the place to watch, I am much better at posting on there on a regular basis.

Enough words, here are some photos.  These are from the April and May Foreshore and Artists Market in Port Macquarie.
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For the market stalls, I have teamed up with my very talented friend Suzi Pye, who is a very clever seamstress, designer and visual merchandiser.  Our products look fantastic together and it is always much more fun to do this together...plus we each get to sneak off and get something to eat and check out the other stalls...can't do that when you are on your own!

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Suzi and the fitting room - May 2012

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Me and my furniture..wearing one of Suzi's tops - May 2012
Suzi and her dresses - May 2012
This gorgeous girl bought this outfit, it looked so cute on her! May 2012
Another happy customer - May 2012
And another one - May 2012
After my super lazy mother's day today, I am straight back into the studio tomorrow, building up stock for the next market, which will be the Vintage Car Swap Meet at the Port Macquarie Racecourse on Sunday, June 3rd.  

If you are local, and saw something yesterday that you'd like another look at (if I still have it!),  my studio in Lake Cathie is open by appointment for viewings, just call me to arrange on 0404 240 255.