My $116,950.00 frame

My ex did not believe in child support - every now and then he would throw what I think he considered " a little gift " our way - the kids are now adults but I still figure he owes me, oh I'd say, 117,000.00 in arrears -
So when my daughter called me to say Dad has a frame he thought maybe you'd like to do something with, I thought " wow - this frame better be priceless "
Here is what she brought me

mmmmmmmmmm, ok, let's just stick that in the basement for a few months shall we? - but we
did have a good laugh about it ( my daughter and I ) when she mentionned that he wanted
to know if I could redo a dresser ( I think it was ) in exchange for it...............
Mr. Ex - you have more nerve than a toothache.

Anyways I dragged it up tonight - this is one heavy sucker - and started tackling it -
First I just slapped on some white paint

Already looking better - oh the power of a girl and her paints

Next I put a quick coat of  Paris Grey

It doesn't matter what it looks like at this point - there are many more layers to come!
And there is no " method " either - like I said it's just literally slapping the paint on

Next color - Duck Egg Blue

The beginning stages of a " patina " -

Next I painted it with a metallic ( sage green sort of color )

dry brushed some white on the details

Think I may turn this one into a chalkboard................I took a lot of closeups because when I
try to get the whole thing you can't see the details..................

So Mr. Ex - let's say this frame was worth 50.00 in the state it was in - unless I can get 116,950.00
dollars for this baby - that's what you owe me now.................
You can pay me in 3 easy payments for your convenience.
Then and only then can we discuss my doing a piece of furniture for you!

LOL - as Forrest Gump would say
" sometimes there just aren't enough rocks "

:)

Wasn't that a party?????

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Identity Crisis!

Is it a Vanity?

Is it a Desk?

Is it a Dresser?

LOOK - 

it's SUPERversatile!!!!!!!!!

This was being sold as a vanity - 

but I looked at the photo and I thought I'd sell it as a desk

until I had a brainstorm - 

(You would not believe the storms that rage inside my brain - 

& not all of them are positive creations, let me tell ya - but

this one happened to be ) 

remember this dresser?

that I did like this ?

The girl that bought it did not want the mirror at all - 

so I kept it for some future project - and I am so

happy I did - because John kept telling me to just

give it to her when she comes - it's part of it and she may change

her mind one day............but I had lowered the price 

( she had me at " student " ) 

so felt justified about keeping the mirror

Ok - so here is the post for this transformation

( the above was just the prelude lol ) 

I gave it a coat of white homemade chalky paint
sorry Annie - but I have tons of paint I have to
use up somehow!!!!

gave it a very quick coat - making sure to leave a little of the wood exposed

I then painted over the white with a gray color I had on hand - also
making a chalky recipe for this - there's little "peaks" of wood showing
through

I added a stencil in each corner - as mentioned in an earlier post I always
put one of these stencils on the back of my transformations - sort of my
signature - but lately their sneaking up on the forefront of some of them
It's from the dollar store and I just love it

I used ASCP coco for the patterns - I love the contrast between the gray and this color

at this point most of the work is done - sanding and a little more distressing and waxing

Now I am on to a seating -
something of which I definitely have an obsession with - at this point
my actual table ( I add on for large parties ) seats 8 - and I probably have
seating for 24 lol -

I took this

painted the base white - and reupholstered it like this

The gray background is perfect for the body of the desk/vanity/dresser
Let's call it my D.V.D. going forward, shall we? lol

Please don't leave me now - it's almost over!
This post took longer to create than the entire job - if you're sick of reading about it - imagine how
I feel uploading all these photos and typing lol

Next step was the mirror -

I painted the frame that holds up the mirror in the white - and the mirror

frame itself in the gray - lightly distressed the both pieces

Started staging it and it's not finished yet -
This is part of the disorder - I cannot help it
Same way when I'm painting the actual walls in
a room..................and hanging pictures on one wall even if
there's still walls to paint -
I think there's medication for this - 

Oh we're almost so done here I can taste it - handles - painted gray and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Have you guessed
Yes distressed
( just showing off my poetry skills - like to throw that in every once in awhile )

Has anyone stuck around for all of this?

Do you actually remember what it looked like, lol?

And here she is now -

Listing this tonight.................

And just for a laugh - you know how I'm always going on about painting wood - well you will not believe this one

yeah I painted the firewood white - as nuts as any of you may think you are?
I can one up you, definitely

JOHN - DO NOT TRY TO BURN THESE - DECORATION ONLY, LOL

XXX
Suzan

Time to Party!

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