Tuesday, January 28, 2014

I WANNA live there Wednesday # 65

Good morning everyone !!!

I'm craving some warm weather - so I thought we'd head on back down to New Orleans this week - sounds good right?


French Quarter
Built 1825
3911 square feet
4 beds - 3 baths - 2 1/2 baths
Off street gated parking
Guest house included
REALTOR :  FRENCH QUARTER REALTY


Of all the houses in this series - the New Orleans ones just may be my favorite - I love everything about them - from the unassuming fronts - to the glamorous interiors and all the magic in between :)
TWIN CHANDELIERS - ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS?
THE FLOORS - WOW - WOW - WOW
I think I'd probably be arrested if I lived in N.O. - I'd probably become a serial peeping tom - I would not be able to resist running up to windows and looking in.........

You can see a few more gorgeous French Quarter homes - HERE - where this home was featured

and HERE - where this one was

I need to visit this amazing city one day - it calls to me it really does............. I'll take a little bacon - and I'll take a little beans  ( and of course I'll feast on jambalaya - crawfish pie and fillet gumbo once I'm there )
Son of a Gun - I'd have me fun..............................

And that's all she wrote

For today!

Much love

Partying with !!!
The Charm of Home                                My Turn for Us                     My Romantic Home
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/
Savvy Southern Style

BEFORE AND AFTER DRESSER

'Morning everyone :)

I bought this dresser to use as a bathroom vanity -

John says - It looks kind of big for that space
Suzan says - It'll fit - don't worry
John says - Do you have the measurements?
Suzan says - I don't NEED the measurements - I can tell just by looking at it
Suzan says - In fact - it's not long enough - but we can work with it
John says - Why don't we go measure the space and come back?
Suzan says - BECAUSE I KNOW IT'LL FIT - WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TRUST ME???
Suzan says - It'll be perfect - the plumbing can fit behind those doors - and we have all those
drawers for storage...............


It's too big - it doesn't fit - I don't know why he lets me do these things LMHO

John says - furious - What are you going to do now - make a niche in the bathroom too?

No John - I'll just give it a makeover and sell it -
Along with the 2 end tables and headboard it came with - which were included in the price.

I used ASCP Coco and Old White  ( only because I didn't have any Paris Grey on hand LOL )

I sprainted ( my word for spray paint - feel free to use it lol ) the knobs because they were in pretty rough shape



There was a lot of precise detailing on this piece - and then I added to that by deciding to follow the pattern on to the drawer tops - because it's kind of nice when you open the drawers and see it- just a little extra something - something, right?


 and then I went back to my old habit - of numbering the inside drawers ( haven't done the last one yet
 forgot which number came after 2 )  but I mimicked the back plates of the handles to frame the
 numbers in.


and if you're wondering why I haven't shown the whole dresser yet - it's because I keep running up and down the stairs trying to get a decent one - God it's so hard being a sucky photographer -
depressing actually - because I look at the piece and it's quite beautiful and I take a photo and it looks blah!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway - this is as good as it gets - I think it would be great in a dining room actually!





Next up - the headboard



I know they look kind of pristine in these photos - but these pieces were badly damaged -
We bought them at the ReStore - where they had apparently been sitting forever - no one wanted them.

Hoping someone wants them now :)





Have a great day everyone


Going to the following Parties - care to join?
Common Ground                                   French Country Cottage                My Romantic Home
Miss Mustard Seed                                Shabby Nest                                Remodelaholic
My 1929 Charmer                                 Uncommon Design                       Coastal Charm
Under the Table & Dreaming
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia