A Headboard Makeover !

Good morning all !

A little late today because I had to take photos and the ground was very wet - and I had this fear of slipping with it and ruining the whole thing in one fell swoop ( it isn't waxed yet )
Instead I completely lost the bottoms of my yoga pants - they simply slipped off my body as I was walking and I left them in a pile on the grass until I was finished !

This piece was a pain in the butt to be honest with you - your hand has to be very steady to get around those curves with different colors - so there may have been a few bad words muttered while doing this.

I also originally painted the inserts grey - and the trim white - but it didn't work at all - so I started over until it looked right and if it doesn't look right now it's just too bad because I've run out of bad words completely.
( how's that for a sentence and a half? )

I stenciled that little design on there - and that oval shape?

John says - I hope you don't use that to serve our suppers anymore !
Suzan says - Why not ?  I'll clean it !
John says - IT'S PAINT !  PLEASE STOP USING OUR DISHES FOR PAINTING !

Paint Schmaint...........................I needed an oval shape.

It's a queen sized headboard ( often the only ones I can find with this shape are double sized ones for some reason )

And again..................it was done to tie in with previous pieces I've done in the last week

Here's what it looked like when I spied it on Craigs list

A little paint - a stencil - a serving tray -  some dry brushing - a few curse words - and you'd never know it was the same piece !

And now it works perfectly with this ( makeover HERE )

and this ( makeover HERE )

Anyway - now that this set is done

on to the next piece !

Well first I have to find another pair of pants to slip into
AND I should clarify - I had a short nightgown on so I was completely covered - they're like silky yoga pants and they sort of just slunk off me.
You know- the way a snake sheds his skin LOL

Have a wonderful day everybody !
Hugs,
Me


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Headboard Makeover for Team Suzan

Good morning everyone !!!

I'm going to be taking a couple of weeks off from IWLTW's ( possibly 3 )because a lot of work goes into them ( A LOT  ) and I really just don't have the time now  with moving day fast approaching...................

So you're stuck with a makeover today :(

John picked this up on Sunday afternoon - and I just couldn't wait to get my hands all over it lol
I was on the fence about buying it - but so many of you thought I should - so I did -

Suzan says - John - do you think you could pick up this headboard?
John says - NO - I DON'T THINK I COULD PICK UP THAT HEADBOARD
John says - I thought you didn't want it?
Suzan says - But a lot of my blogging friends thought I should go for it
John says - Do they all know we're moving in a about a week?
Suzan says- Yes they do - and they still think you should go pick it up for me.
John says - I don't know who's worse - you or them....................
Suzan says - I'm going to tell them that, you know.

LMHO - and for those of you that are on his side half the time - see where it gets you????

As soon as I heard him pull up I ran and got my brush out and was holding it as we walked in the door,
He came in - crouched - and looked behind boxes -
Suzan says - What ARE you doing?
John says - Just checking to make sure none of your blogging friends are on the premises.
John says - You seem to have a team behind you now.
Suzan says - Their all here in spirit, sweetheart
John says - Make sure you tell them I ran and picked this up for you
Suzan says - Of course I will - Thanks!!!

I do believe the man is getting a sense of humor.
I like it.
A.
Lot.

it sort of reminds me of this one - and in fact is made of the same material - some kind of resin I think
The one below has a coat of polyurethane on top of the chalk paint - and you can see the difference in the color - it's what I'm going to use on this one as well..................

Moving in 9 days - we're both a little frantic at this point.....................

But hey - I managed to get a headboard painted LMHO

Priorities - I seem to have a little problem with that :)

But John made me laugh and that's always a good thing in my world

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Paris Grey - Pure White

Have a wonderful day everyone :)

Much love,

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DAY # 1 - Clients furniture makeover!

Good morning everyone!
First of all - I have to say this client is the NICEST person - spent a perfect 1st day - painting away while we chatted our way through the process - loved the company - loved the transition so far -

This is how it looked when I walked in today...................

All the drop cloths were already down and handles off the furniture - it's little steps like that, that can make me
fall in love with a customer.  Thanks so much April!!!

here's how it looked when I left - of course it's nowhere near finished at this point - but you can at least see the direction it's going in ( check out how it ties in with the fireplace - perfect right ? )

She originally wanted the legs painted the same color as the table top - but I convinced her to go
with the Old White ( which the chairs will also be ) assuring her that I could paint them the same as the table top if it didn't feel right. Wow - doesn't this feel " right " ?

This is going to be gorgeous in her already beautiful home......................
And now I'm off to paint some more of that furniture I got on the weekend -  here's a little update of the headboard!
Here it is in the people's home we bought it from - a nice shade of 70's nicotine

talk about " kicking the habit "

Is it vain to love something ( in an over the top way ) that you did yourself?
But I would have loved it no matter who did this - so does that make it a little better?

And that's how my Monday went -
Yours?

I'm so sorry if I can't get back to you as quick as I'd like this week - but my fingers are too busy doing other things!

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Sweet dreams are made of this..................

Good Monday Morning Everyone!!!

I did a quick transformation on my bed this weekend - I do this on a regular basis just to drive John nuts lol.
No actually - because I painted the floors - and put different furniture in there - the bed was looking kind of
blahhhh.

Years ago when we first purchased it, it was one of these

If you can notice - the slats are a little behind the end posts - which meant I was able to have 2 pieces of MDF cut at Home Depot that I could just insert into the frame - I can't find a photo of what it looked like on the head board - and it was changed after - however here's a photo of the footboard which I have kept since

The headboard and the footboard were identical - I painted out the MDF - we put trim around it - and glued on an applique on each end............... ( just a little side note - to get the appliques like that I first painted them black - then painted white over them lightly - so that the black stayed in all the crevices - I'm sure most of you know that trick - but hey - what if just one of you didn't??? )

A couple of years ago I decided to change the head board again - upholstering it this time ( although I kept the footboard the same as I mentioned above )

I did this by removing the MDF board I had painted - cut out some foam - drilled some holes in the back so I could place buttons on it - and I ended up with this.

It's a mess in the back I know - but no one ever sees that so it's ok (don't ask what my cupboards look like)

I wanted something new and clean so this weekend I gave the bed a fresh coat of white paint - and reupholstered it in dropcloth - my new obsession

No buttons this time - or no buttons for now - who knows - I could change my mind by next wknd
You'd never believe that behind the upholstered MDF is a slat bed, right?
Well YOU would know it because I told you - but no one else would.

I wish Pic Monkey had an option to make a bed - because I'm just too tired to do it myself
and though I'm almost finished this bedroom makeover - I'm still not quite done - so this is all I have
to show today ( I seem to be using the words " almost " and  " not quite " frequently lately - have  you noticed? )

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