The above is " look out " point here in Montreal - since Montreal ( originally Mount Royal ) was built on a mountain you can drive to the top of the mountain and look out over downtown...............
I used to love sitting there with a baguette on my lunch hour,
I may or may not have kissed a boy up there in the 70's.
an homage to my home town ( get it - homage - french word - Montreal ? )
I still call it Park Ave...................like the rest of the English - but Ave du Parc has a nice ring to it............
And it's how it now appears on the street signs...................
I simply stencilled all of the fonts onto the dresser fronts and then filled them in with a silver Sharpie.
I painted it with ASCP - Graphite - no distressing at all ( except for the handles )
This is a redo - of a redo - but was really quick - probably took all of 2 hours to do..................
Have a good Monday All - had computer problems here last night - that has taken me till now to figure out!
Thanks so much to the following awesome bloggers for featuring this dresser! It's beyond thrilling!
Knick of Time
Green Willow Pond
The Ironstone Nest
Partying With!!!
The Dedicated House Coastal Charm Classy Clutter
Cedar Hill Ranch twelveOeight Homestories A to Z
Kathy with an E Cupcakes and Crinoline Knick of Time
Salt Tree Homework Not Just a Housewife
It's so very Cheri PJH Designs The Winthrop Chronicles
Shades of Amber The Ironstone Nest Elizabeth and Co.
The DIY Dreamer Clean and Scentsible Savvy Southern Style
DIY by Design Domestically Speaking Green Willow Pond
Adorned from Above No Minimalist Here Have a daily cup of Mrs. Olson
Stonegable Beyond the Picket Fence
The Shabby Creek Cottage Bloom Katherine's Corner
The Charm of Home Common Ground French Country Cottage
Craftionary Shabby Art Boutique My Romantic Home
One Artsy Mama Miss Mustard Seed Shabby Nest
Simple Home Life Funky Junk Interiors I should be mopping the floor
Alderberry Hill The Honeysuckle Bus Stop Bernideen's Tea Time
Glad you got your computer issues fixed (those are the worst!). Your work is great, like always, and that lookout point is really, really pretty.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I'm sharing this on fb for my Montreal born sister in law to see and pinning. Suzan kissed a boy and she liked it. te he he
ReplyDeleteOh I really love this piece. What a great idea Suzan. I absolutely love that view too...no boy kissing in my past though...well, not from that vantage point.
ReplyDeleteLove this project-I can hardly believe the before picture.
ReplyDeleteFabulous job!
Thanks so much Ellie!!!
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Very cool, love the lettering. What a great shot from the "mountain."
ReplyDeleteI am in love with that graphite color. The graphics are the right touch. Will you include all the places you kissed a boy in future projects? Won't John mind?
ReplyDeleteWell you know I love it, and I'm pinning it too.
ReplyDeleteBliss
luff it very city like hope your having a good monday
ReplyDeleteOù est la bibliothèque? Ok I'll stop showing off my grade 7 french! The dresser is Tres Jolie!
ReplyDeleteLa bibliotheque est dans Montreal lol...............
DeleteMerci a vous!!!
I love doing subway dressers!
XOX
Love the dresser! And I really would like to see Canada someday - preferably in the summer!
ReplyDeleteSo creative and fun! What a great piece!
ReplyDeleteAh yes! Great family memories, that lookout point! We used to go for Sunday drives and sometimes we'd end up in Westmount to gawk at the rich people's mansions. We'd end up at that lookout point or the one on the other side. I loved looking out at the city, especially at night.
ReplyDeleteThat dresser was nices, but it sure needed cleaning up. You did a great job with it!
Nicole
Another lovely piece! I wish I had your mad-skills ~ I have so many pieces that are just begging for a makeover.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to Project Inspire{d} and have a fabulous week!
~hugs, Mary Beth~
Man Suzan, you just keep me coming back for more! This piece is yet another awesome one. I love that it has local meaning for you. Link it up pretty please?
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Deborah
as usual you did a beautiful job .are you keeping this one or selling it-love dee x
ReplyDeleteHi Suzan!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Montreal!!!
The dresser is absolutely beautiful!!!! I love that coal color. The
before and the after is really cool to look at. The transformation is
amazing!!
Kissed a boy or two? NNNOOO!!!!!
Pam
xox
Lovely dresser! I love the grey and white lettering :) Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteJessica
Ahhhh...this is one beautiful chest! Thank you for sharing it at my party.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Linda
oh that's awesome. I loooooove it. And I mentioned you in my post today. Heh heh
ReplyDeleteThanks Kammy!!! Already commented on your post!
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Suzan
Love the graphite...turned out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic!
ReplyDeletethanks so much Leanne!
DeleteXOX
Well this is very lovely! I guess the jack-booted language police won't be paying you a visit!!!
ReplyDeleteSuzan, this is gorgeous and fabulous and I really want it!! Thank you so much for sharing at Pretty Things this week!!
ReplyDeletexo, Tanya
twelveOeight
I love it! I used to go to school in Montreal and I really miss it {especially the food and the shopping!!} Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeletejenn :)
It's gorgeous and such an amazing transformation.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME makeover!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this! What an incredible transformation!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jenna!!!
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Wow! This looks fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteJamie
Thanks SO much Jamie!!!
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Holy Cow.....this is so awesome. You did such a great job on it. I have a perfect dresser to do this on but I don't do very good with a stencil..mine is messy...Love yours.
ReplyDeleteWow, you are so talented! I can hardly believe its the same dresser!
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentines day!
Sumaya
Very cute Suzan. I really like how the silver words pop. I'm leaning more to the may have kissed a boy. lol! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
love it. thank you for adding your wonderful blog to the Thursday Favorite Things hop. xo
ReplyDeleteComputer woes are not fun! But your dresser is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Suzan, your chest turned out beautiful! You make it sound so simple but I'm not so sure. Thanks so much for sharing at Transformed Tuesday. Hugs, Peggy
ReplyDeleteOh WOW!!! What a transformation!!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for partying at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality! Can't wait to see what you link up tomorrow evening!! xoxo
You. did. AWESOME! What a transformation! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to link this up for Moonshine Monday!
Thanks, chick!
Amber @ The Honeysuckle Bus Stop
http://thehoneysucklebusstop.blogspot.com/
that dresser is so darling - I'm sure you will inspire many with this!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love it your dresser! It turned out great.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Helen!!!
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Suzan