simply vintageous...by Suzan: dark wax

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

To distress or not to distress...................

As you know furniture talks to me ( sometimes it sends me mixed messages - and I have to start all over again - other times it's clear as a bell - right from the beginning )

There are pieces I do where distressing would take away from the beauty of the piece - and so they are left as is such as this one ( HERE ) instead of distressing I did a " driftwood " finish on top using wax and left the body clean

Some pieces are content with just a quick white wash ( super easy white wash HERE )

or dark wax for a quick " antiqued dirty look " HERE

And then some pieces ask for distressing ( " cheating " distressing HERE )

and every now and then one whispers "please, go all the way " ( HERE )

But the piece I'm working on right now?

It was begging for just a little distressing around the corners and details - and to precisely do that I used my sander and tilted it to an angle that would only " outline " the edges................
Of course you can do it by hand - but this took seconds for each drawer ( as opposed to precious minutes LOL )

There's something particularly beautiful with ASCP Graphite and small bits of wood peaking through -
the old worn look is so Restoration Hardware ( ish ) -

it's not even waxed yet and you can see how this looks so naturally aged, right?

and the great thing about this is that IF you decide you DON'T like the distressed look - it's simply a quick coat around the corners and it's removed in minutes. I think a lot of people are afraid when painting furniture - but there's nothing you can't fix - absolutely nothing :)

oh oh - it would appear electrical sanders speak to me too - I can hear it yelling from downstairs -
" hurry up will ya - come finish this piece already "

I'm coming - I'm coming !!!
Sorry have to sign off now - these things are very temperamental :)

( I had to google temperamental - spell check kept correcting me - who else thought it was spelled
TEMPERMENTAL LMHO??????????????

I hate spell check - it's removed another false belief I had in myself..................

Much ~~live~~ ~~leve~~ ~~luve~~ LOVE,

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

A Red Headed Woman...............

Well brunettes are fine, man
Blondes are fun ( I can vouch for that btw )
But when it comes to getting the dirty job done
I'll take a Red Headed Woman................

A little Bruce Springsteen to start your day off

And a Red Headed Woman to go with it..................

For those of you that haven't jumped on the Chalk Paint craze yet - and find it costly - 1 tin
covered the above dresser and the below dresser

and there's enough left to paint - oh I don't know - a mirror - or a small stool...............so the coverage is amazing

add that to the fact that you don't have to use a primer ( which can be costly in and of itself )
and you really do have an affordable paint here...................

Paints used
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Emperor's Silk
Rustoleum Spray - Black for handles

This one lasted a day - and it was signed - sealed - and to be delivered this afternoon

Have a great Thursday all!
Hugs,

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Some things just fall into your lap.........

I received an email a few weeks ago from a name that seemed familiar but that I just couldn't place............
It turned out to be a someone we had purchased a dresser from last year and had another piece she thought
I'd be interested in -
YES PLEASE

just a little dated - I can remember when that type of relief was in vogue big time though
but ooh la la I couldn't wait to get my hands on this piece
I've wanted to do a drop leaf table for a long time now - kept waiting to find one - but never, not for one moment, imagined one would just fall from the sky like this!!!

I have BIG plans for this sweetheart - isn't she just crying out for a little love?

Here's the last piece I bought from Kim - about a year and a half ago

and I promptly stole an idea from Annie Sloan ( in one of her books ) this is Annie's masterpiece

she's amazing right?

this was my version copying her tutorial from the book.
using old white - some dark wax - and clear wax to finish

Dresser, Annie Sloan, Old White, Dark wax, Floral Design, antique

I'm loving it all over again - and think I'll do this soon to another dresser - makes me think of Spring!

In the meantime I'll have a post up tomorrow on that flowery table - painted and reinvented.
Thanks so much for the feature!!!
PJH Designs

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

And I'd like to keep this too, please

Well the disorder continues - day after day - without any sign of abating whatsoever -

Is there medication for this?

I don't think there's any in Canada - but maybe you guys have something in the States

that can help me out? We could smuggle it in with a can of ASCP and no on would be the wiser..................

Ok on to today's post.

Remember this beauty?

And this is really where I sometimes get too smug and think I'm some kind of pro or something - the visions are flying around in my head and the excitement starts to build and I'm practically doing a happy dance all over the place. Who do I think I am? Really? I'm just a " Suzan "............and every now and then things happen to remind me of that.

I wanted to do a reverse stecilled table top on this - like I did with the Anne of Green Gables dresser - with different shades of grays -

In comes one tin of Martha Stewart oops paint - a beautiful charcoal gray - now keep in mind I really only at this point use ASCP - so.......................completely not thinking I paint the entire surface with this beautiful paint WITHOUT PRIMING OR SANDING - because that's something I so rarely have to do anymore.

doesn't the contrast against the white look pretty?

Next I painstakingly applied the floral stickers.......................

than painted over the entire surface with Paris Grey ( annie sloan )

then very very carefully peeled away the stickers to reveal this

and this

OMG - really Suzan?

Can you really be that stupid?

You betcha!

Suzan says - JOHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

John says - What now?

Suzan says - Before you come in - I'm warning you that if you shake your head and tell me " I told you so "

I'll completely break down into uncontrollable tears - DO NOT COME HERE UNTIL YOU PROMISE ME YOU'LL HELP ME OUT WITHOUT A SCENE

John says - I think you're overreacting ( but he can sense my despair and very kindly says ) anything can be fixed ( which is NOT his typical response btw )

Suzan says - Ok come in - you're simply the best you know - I don't know what I would

John interrupts - What the hell happened here?

Suzan says - I didn't prime the table so the paint didn't take

John says - Well I don't understand - why would you skip such a crucial step?

Suzan says - I messed up - it happens you know - I'm not perfect

John says - Why the hell do you always have to go one step too far anyway - what's with the flowers - if I've told you once I've told

Suzan interrupts - YOU MADE A PROMISE - ok get out - with my finger pointing out of the room -

John says - You know you're getting an artist's temperment, you know that right?

Suzan says - I'm NOT an artist, I'm just a " Suzan "
John says - ok - what do you want me to do?

Suzan says - Could you sand the entire surface down for me honey bunny schnookums?

John says - I'm getting fed up of this - it's happening too often - I just wish you'd THINK before you start these projects....................FLOWERS DON'T BELONG ON COFFEE TABLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do your blogger friends know where you keep the sander? No I didn't think so! You don't tell them that I have to crawl under the dining room table to a box you keep under there and dig through it to find the sander, do you? You don't tell them I crack my head every single time, do you?

Thank God he doesn't read my blog - because he would kill me if he knew I posted this photo LOL

But because he really is simply the best - he took it outside and sanded the top down - brought it back in - plunked it down in front of me and

John says - Here you go Picasso, a blank canvas - please, though, keep all things botanical off of it.

So - starting all over again - it's gonna be rough - so rough - but we're gonna make it

Agghhh - get that bloody flower away from me - I'm sickened by it now

This time I painted the top with COCO ascp - and the base in Behr "paint and primer in one"

and left some of the details peeking through

Then I applied dark wax to the top and buffed and buffed and buffed until I had this

Suzan says - I'd like to keep this - it fits in our living room better then the one we have now

John says - Oh please don't start this again Suzan

Suzan says - Well I'll just sell the one we have for the same price I would have asked for this one - no difference is there

John says - GOOD NIGHT SUZANNE!!!

So - now this one is for sell lol

Far too big and chunky for this small room ( thank god we no longer have a basement - because it would stay as well )

Stay tuned for the next disaster I had last week - you won't believe it!

Meanwhile I'm going to sit on the chair - with a good book - and a cup of tea - and put my feet up on this

Have a great supercalifragilisticispialidocious kind of Sunday

XOX

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Let's make a deal

It's done!
And I want to keep it - except as you know by now John is insisting we sell it - so we've made a deal -
I'll list it for sell for 2 weeks - and if no one bites - than it's mine - I have to be fair after all.
He doesn't have to know that I'm going to list it for 4000,00 dollars, does he?

Here it is in all it's filthy grimy dirty state!
Oh let's get a before ( I almost forgot I'm so excited to see if you guys like it as much as I do )

I swear this picture almost hurts my eyes - that's the brightest orangey wood I've worked on I think
After you look at the after photo - come right back to this one and you'll see what I mean!

and NOW

Ok - I thought I could hide it - but as you can see I didn't finish the bottom of the legs yet lol - couldn't lift it, so have to wait for John -
And I haven't dirtied up the far left hand side of the dresser yet - God I can't get away with anything, can I?

What do you think?
Do you want to see some close ups now - oh I'm so glad that you do because do I ever have close ups for you!

This is my Batman photography skills - and not the movie versions you " under 50's " - the t.v. version from the sixties - they used to angle the shots............................

This is my " special lighting effects " photography skills

My " up close and personal " photography skills

My " bird's eye view " photography skills

John was walking by as I was taking this shot

John says - What the hell are you doing standing on the dining room table?
Suzan says - Trying to get a bird's eye view shot of the dresser
John says - Why? You going to try to sell it to an eagle?
Suzan says - If that's your attempt at a joke you'd better go to bed John
John says - Why - you think you're the only one that can be witty?
Suzan says - THAT was not witty - that was just stupid really - not funny at all
John says - Bet you'll tell your bloggers what I said though
Suzan says - No, I'd be too embarassed to tell them that actually......................
Suzan says - I'm not happy about listing this John - I want to keep it
John says - 2 weeks Suzan - 2 weeks - that's all I'm asking for 2 weeks
Suzan says - You sound like a parakeet
John says - What?
Suzan says - forget it ...................

And one last time!

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