simply vintageous...by Suzan

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Before and after dresser

I know this doesn't look so terrible in it's wood state - but it really was in rough condition -

Here she is now

Painted it with ASCP old white - and paris gray - and I am still on the fence about distressing this one, so have left it as is for now -

I did distress this old mirror that came with another dresser - it's just sitting on the dresser.

The dresser had to be primed - because stains kept coming through the paint ( after 2 coats ) and
I spray painted the knobs and back plates...................
What do you think - should I distress the hell out of it? Or leave it as is? This one is staying - the
drawer space is great and I even have one empty one ( but 2 storage boxes under the bed of
clothes so I suppose I shouldn't be bragging about one empty drawer, lol )

I am also torn about whether I should just paint it all white to be honest with you - this one definitely
did not speak to me as loudly as they usually do - for the most part as soon as I look at a dresser it
screams out at me ( I have to tell it to keep it's voice down ) what it wants me to do - but this one
kind of whispered - " do whatever you want, I don't care " so I did - and am second guessing myself
daily on it.

John just came home with another dresser - you'll have to excuse the angle - this is how it was posted for sale so just turn your head around lol because I am too lazy to take a picture of it right now

Anyways he tells me I sent him to the gates of hell - slumville so bad that he was nervous driving around
the area - at one point there was a group of kids sitting outside a corner store and he thought they were
planning to jump him - lol. I'm laughing but I would have drove straight out of there because I am afraid of
my own shadow - I am so nervous that I prefer not to go with him because I don't like going into strangers
houses - I always wonder if these are phony adds meant to lure the innocents in and rape and kill them.
I've even had that thought when people are coming here to buy a piece - do you think maybe I watch those
crime shows a little too much?
It is not easy being me - but I'm stuck with myself ( so is John unfortunately lol )

Happy Sunday all

xxx

Partying with the following gracious ladies

Debbiedoo's
http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/2012/03/vintage-rooster-newbie-party-started.html#comment-54582
DIY home sweet home
http://diyhshp.blogspot.ca/2012/03/more-merrier-55.html
Making the world cuter
http://makingtheworldcuter.com/2012/03/making-the-world-cuter-monday-giveaway-for-75-amazon-gift-card-march-26-2012/
I should be mopping the floor
http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/03/mop-it-up-mondays-9.html
Boogie Board Cottage
http://www.boogieboardcottage.blogspot.ca/2012/03/welcome-to-65th-masterpiece-monday.html
A Simply Klassic Home
http://asimplyklassichome.blogspot.ca/2012/03/simply-klassic-sunday-link-party-and_24.html
Coastal Charm
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/
My uncommon slice of suburbia
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/
Elizabeth & Co.
http://www.elizabethandco.blogspot.ca/
Creatively Living
http://blah2beautiful.blogspot.ca/
The Farmhouse Porch
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.ca/
Kammy's Corner
http://kammyskorner.blogspot.ca/
No Minimalist Here
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.ca/
Primitive & Proper
http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.ca/
Shades of Amber
http://shadesofamberinc.blogspot.ca/2012/03/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-link-party_27.html
Savvy Southern Style
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.ca/2012/03/wow-us-wednesdays-59-and-winner.html
Lil Pink Pocket
http://mylilpinkpocket.blogspot.ca/
Miss Mustard Seed
http://missmustardseed.com/2012/03/furniture-feature-friday-link-party-5/#comment-80012
French Country Cottage
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/
Decorating Insanity
http://www.decoratinginsanity.com/2012/03/furniture-friday-11-link-party.html
At the Picket Fence
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
Days of Chalk and Chocolate
http://daysofchalkandchocolate.blogspot.ca/
Common Ground
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.ca/

Saturday, March 24, 2012

What do you think?

All the things on my to do list are getting done, what an incredible feeling............

I have decided ( notice how I never say " we " I am terrible really, how does he put up with me? )
to PAINT our bedroom floor! It's in terrible condition - well parts of it -
Someone in the past had a new furnace installed and I guess the only way to do so was to cut a huge hole
in the bedroom floor and lower it in - that isn't the problem - the problem is and I cannot believe this really,
is that they put a new floor in where they had cut out the hole - and left the perimeter alone - unbelievable because the perimeter is so small in contrast - I can't understand the reasoning?
And after having the floors changed in the dining room and living room I am just not up to that right now.
It was major - doing anything in Victorian era housing is major actually. This is what they did

doesn't it look ridiculous?
When we moved in I bought a pale gray carpet which covered all of the newer floor - and that
worked for awhile - until I stepped on a lid of paint and left a dark gray footprint on one side -
and then dear little Soda can leave quite the mess behind her with her paws, etc, so I threw them
out yesterday and now I positively have to do something.

And here is how you get what you want:

"John have you noticed how dirty the carpet gets from Soda?"

"No but I've noticed painted footprints all along my side of the bed."

"Oh that was an accident - but the carpet was really dirty anyway
and I can't keep getting down on my hands and knees and scrubbing
it all the time - I'm 52 years old John"

"Umph, but you can move furniture around the house and paint it every few
months - and sand and strip and paint furniture almost daily"

"But that's not hard work John - anyways we need to have the floor changed,
I guess it'll be a couple of thousand dollars -"

No words from John on this one - just a set look on his face

"OMG - I just had an incredible idea John - we could paint it ( see, here you must use the word "we" )
Let me go google it for some ideas and we could see how it looks , maybe that could work."

You're not painting the bloody floors Suzan - is nothing safe from your paint brush at all?

I run to the computer and open the file where I have saved all the photos to show him - and then
call him into the office -

"Here's a few, what do you think?"

"I suppose that could be an option - more affordable anyways"

"I don't know John - maybe we should just bite the bullet and have the floors changed "

"No - I think the painted floors may look really nice "

"Ok - I'll try it then, no harm done if down the road we have to change them anyway "

"Now you're talking rational Suzan"

Mission accomplished - since I had no intentions of changing the floors at all.

I am torn with color - although leaning towards white - I have seen some amazing colors and/or
painted patterns on floors that I would love to try. There's a pc of furniture in my room that I am going
to have to paint around - hillbilly I know but no choice here believe me so pattern will be challenging.
I might do a french key pattern all along the new and old floor to try to camouflage that.

Will keep you posted - in the meantime here are a few inspiration photos that I just love