It's Party Time

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Becky @ Your Modern Family                            Doreen @  HouseHoneys  

                                                                       

                                          

 Kathe @ Kathe with an E                                      Kathy @ Life on Lakeshore Drive     

                                               

Suzan @ Simply Vintageous                                      Tammy @ One More Time Events   

Monica's Bookcase - before and after

Good Morning everyone :)

One down - one to go - but thought I'd show you the first one ( they're going to be identical anyway )

And here's how it started out

Every single photo I took was blurry for some reason - so I had to re-stage it again tonight - this blogging stuff is hard work sometimes because even the second try came out terrible.............I really have to take a photography course.................and get a good camera ( that may help immensely )
Point being, you'll see photos where it's staged differently LOL

for those of you who missed the post on the " eyes " all over these pieces you can find it here,
called  Blue Eyes Crying in the Grain

I know they're bookcases but I'm showing you how I would decorate them if they were mine LOL
Wouldn't they be beautiful in a farmhouse kitchen - loaded with vintage dishes and cookbooks?

This next photo is the truest colors

These plates ( the complete set - creamer - sugar - dessert bowls - soup bowls - dinner plates - bread plates and 2 platters - setting of 8 - were a find many years ago at a flea market )

and I discovered a new little trick ( for me )

once all the old white was painted on - I taped up all the shelves - top and  bottom of each one

and then laid the whole thing on it's side - soooo much easier to paint the undersides of the shelves that way, let me tell you - those of you that have painted shelves will know what I mean - trying to get in there and painting upside down and paint dripping all over the place - this was much better!

The beadboard on the back of the unit is painted in old white - it looks darker because of the shadows......
But the Old White and Coco ( ASCP ) are such a beautiful combination

and the best part?
the eyes are gone !!!

Off to work on it's twin sister....................
Have a great day everyone
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