Oh Yeah...... I redo furniture, don't I ???

Good morning everyone !!!

I woke up this morning and thought - ok what'll I write about today ?
And then it dawned on me.............
This blog is supposed to be about furniture makeovers, isn't it LMHO !!!

All of last week took up givesaway and I WANNA live there Wednesday - and because I have the memory of a gold fish  ....................

Here we go...............this is the best before I can find of this.

I decided to paint it with Annie Sloan Pure White-  but because this little dresser doesn't have any details at all - it looked very blah...............so I decided to add a little pizazz by using a graphic from the
The Graphics Fairy

Here's what I chose ( been loving this particular one for a lonnnng time and was so happy to find the perfect piece to use it on !!! )

I printed it out

cut it down to size

and applied it to the drawer fronts with Artisan Transfer Gel - I brushed the printed side with the gel -
turned it over - placed it where I wanted to go - brushed the gel on the top side and let it dry dry dry
( the MOST important part of the procedure really ) DO not attempt to do this before 4 hours )
you can quicken it up by blowdrying it - but personally I find it best to just let it dry on it's own.

PRETTY SCROLLS ALL IN A ROW

I didn't take any photos of the next step - you can check out my tutuorial HERE if you'd like to see that part
( warning - it's not pretty )

The graphic was a little light for this particular dresser - I wanted the black to really pop - so I went over the entire scroll work with my black sharpie - I may have overdone it - not sure - but this one is being used
as MY end table so it's ok if it's not perfect lol

I'm putting this one in just to make you think your eyes are going on you !!!

Meet the Guinea Pig !!!  This little dresser has been changed out so many times that it's become my testing
dresser for any new thing I want to try out.................

What???
You were expecting knobs too?

I'm really not sure what I'm doing for knobs - so for now this is all ya get LOL

Update - handles are on !!!
Not sure if those are the ones that will stay - but they're the ones I have for now :)

Have a wonderful Sunday all!
Did anyone notice my new water mark?
Does anyone think I should do a tutorial on it - or is that so 2012???
Much love,



Partying with the following Ladies !!!
I should be mopping the floor                        Uncommon Designs                      Homemaker on a dime
Coastal Charm                                             Homework                                   Not Just a Housewife           No Minimalist Here                                      Stone Gable                                 Shabby Creek Cottage     
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia                 The Charm of Home                     French Country Cottage
Chase the Star                                             My Turn for Us                             My Romantic Home
The Shabby Nest                                        Finding Fabulous                            Miss Mustard Seed
Mellywood's Mansion                                 It's Overflowing                             Confessions of a plate addict
Under the Table & dreaming                Common Ground                          Craftionary
Savvy Southern Style                                  Shabby Art Boutique
Glitter, Glue and Paint

Paris Themed Giveaway Day # 4

Happy Friday All !!!

If you missed DAY 1 - you can click HERE - winner will be announced Monday morning
If you missed DAY 2 - you can click HERE - winner will be announced Tuesday morning,
If you missed DAY 3 - you can click HERE - winner will be announced Thursday morning.

And now on to today's sponsor.
Meet Julie from FOLLOW YOUR HEART WOODWORKING - and say hello to her sexy legs
( because that's the only photo I can find of her LMHO ) but they are sexy!!!

I wish I had a photo of her hands because they create some pretty incredible woodworking projects..........
Like this

and these trays - which she makes from scratch so they can be customized!!!

GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm getting carried away here - her woodworking skills are just incredible............really!!!
AND she does custom pieces - including BARN DOORS !!!

Julie ran to her workshop to create this for the Paris Themed Give away

John says - WHY are you banging nails into the wall if we're showing the house next week
Suzan says - because I have to hang this up
John says - Can't it wait till we move?
Suzan says - most definitely NOT
John says - what's with the trees growing out of it?
Suzan says - they're baby's breath - mind your beeswax please
John says - looks like trees - not the right look for it at all..................
Suzan says - listen - Nate Berkus you're not
John says - Who the hell is Nate Berkus????

My interior decorator - laying on the bed watching t.v. -  anyone want to borrow him for a month or two???
Please???
A half an hour later I went in the bedroom and the baby's breath had vanished

It's the most darling sign..............perfectly shabby - and PARISIEN !!!!
Wish I had a black and white bathroom for this ( not that it belongs in a bathroom Julie - but I have a vision here of a black and white elegant Parisien Salle De Bain  lol )

Back to the rules part everyone!!!

#1  You have to follow  FOLLOW YOUR HEART WOODWORKING
#2  You have to go visit and leave her a comment
#3  You most definitely need to leave me a comment LOL

I'm not making it a rule that you have to follow me ( nice if you did but definitely not a rule - except for those of you that already do - YOU are not allowed to leave - ever!!!
But I've been having so much fun with the number # 4 from the previous 2 giveaways that I'm leaving it in - so.............

#4 - You have to say at least one French word on your comment - tee hee - can't tell you how much I've enjoyed reading them!!!
Winner will be chosen next Friday ;)
Open to U.S. and Canada

And another silhouette for my Paris Skyline Silhouette - Sacre Coeur - it looks likes it's floating in the sky - but that's because it's on top of Montmartre!!!

All of the black will need another coat - but I'm more concerned with getting the skyline done first!!!

That wraps up this week's giveaways - but stay tuned - Monday we're back - up and running with another FABULOUS Paris themed giveaway - and it doesn't disappoint - you're all going to want to see it!!!

And lastly - I had a huge panic moment yesterday with my inbox - I went to delete a comment that I had just replied to and every comment disappeared - gone - not even in my deleted file ( of which there were 6000 comments ) - don't know what I did but I'm sure there are a lot of people I didn't reply to - so I'm sending out a big BONNE CHANCE to everyone that signed up!!!.

Have a wonderful weekend all - I had a blast doing this!!!

Much love,

Bisous a vous