tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42511519103389364752024-03-20T20:04:53.512-07:00ShayRenovationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02296859743116472113noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251151910338936475.post-57134542594120286282018-04-25T08:40:00.000-07:002018-04-25T08:40:08.868-07:00DuBarry French Provincial Dresser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and happy spring! It's been awhile since I have completed a piece and posted about it. Hope everyone is doing well!</div>
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2018 has been an exciting year so far. In the process of selling my condo, moved in with the boyfriend, celebrated the big 3-0 in Clearwater Beach with family and finally finished this huge dresser! This was by far one of my top stories for how I acquired a piece and my heart was racing when I finally picked it up.</div>
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So my friend/hair stylist texted me this dresser from Facebook marketplace since it was only listed for $50! She said she was out of town, so wouldn't be getting it, so I messaged the seller. I love anything French Provincial and was so excited to finally find a nine drawer dresser that did not have the ugly whiteish paint from the 70's. Luckily it was on a Saturday afternoon, so I messaged him and said I could pick up ASAP. He said ok.. and then never responded. Just my luck. So, I sent him a few more messages asking for his address and he finally said someone was coming to look at it and if they didn't take it I would be next. No way could I let this happen. So I messaged him that I would give him $75 for it. He said that was enticing.. but still never gave me his address. So then I offered $100 and he said here is my address, I will make this FCFS, whoever gets to my house the fastest. I am so shocked I did not get pulled over on my way. I got to his house and immediately opened my tailgate and told him let's start loading it in. He was shocked that I didn't want to check it out first. I knew from the pictures it was a good quality piece and I just wanted to get it in my car. Sure enough, as we had it half in my car the other group showed up. Luckily, they were pretty cool about it. And in the end, the seller said he paid $100 for it so he was just happy to get his money back on it. Win win for both of us!</div>
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So I took it home and it sat for quite some time. Then I finally got to working on it a month or two ago. My first steps were to get all the hardware off and get it cleaned with some TSP and hot water. I acquired some super cute helpers for this. Here are some pictures:</div>
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They also helped me get the first coat of paint on a few of the drawers.</div>
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I went with Spun Cotton from Behr using the Behr Premium Plus Ultra line with primer already in the paint. Mixed it up with my Plaster of Paris and water recipe. 3 parts paint, 1 part water and 1 part Plaster of Paris. Here she is after the first coat of white. It's a love/hate relationship with painting pieces white!</div>
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The sea of drawers in my workshop.</div>
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Starting to come together.</div>
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Action shot of me painting, I decided to hand paint this piece instead of spraying it.</div>
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Putting the drawers in after sanding, clean up and two wax coats. I used Miss Mustard Seed's clear wax on this piece. </div>
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And here she is all finished up!</div>
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Over the weekend, I stopped in o <a href="https://www.roostatlynndalefarm.com/">Roost</a> to start looking for some fall items. I saw this beautiful white washed buffet there and immediately wanted to try that technique myself. </div>
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This little side table found it's way into my car at Goodwill one day a few weeks ago. Immediately, I fell in love with it's petite size and all the great detail. Not to mention, it was almost in mint condition. </div>
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It had that bright orange oak look, so I was curious how the whitewash would look with that. I started looking on Pinterest for blogs that go over how to whitewash. I stumbled upon <a href="http://orphanswithmakeup.com/journal/2017/01/13/whitewash-lime-wax-paint-pt-2/">Orphan with Makeup's </a>blog post and started from there. From my <a href="http://shayrenovation.blogspot.com/2016/11/understated-coffee-table.html">coffee table project</a>, I had some left over Velvet Finishes paint in Rococo. I mixed this three parts water and one part paint. </div>
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I started applying it with a brush and then wiping it off with a wet rag. This literally wiped off all the paint. So after that trial and error, I applied it with a paint brush very lightly. One section would dry pretty quickly and I would move onto the next section.</div>
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Here is how it looked after one coat. I love how it toned down the bright orange oak color and gave it such a pretty color. Also love how the wood grain still shows through.</div>
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Once I brought it upstairs into natural light, I fell in love! </div>
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With painting furniture, I tend to look a lot of places for inspiration and ideas. One of those places being Instagram and I found <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakhome/?hl=en">NAK Home</a> pretty early on in my painting hobby. I just loved all the unique pieces she found and her style. She also happens to be one of the sweetest and nicest fellow furniture painters that I have met on there. She would paint some pretty unique <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/19oyy-F9Dx/?hl=en&taken-by=nakhome">bookcases </a>and I loved every single one of them. </div>
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So, for a few years here, I have been on the hunt for one. Not having much luck, mind you. I find mostly pieces here in Wisconsin that are from an entertainment center or meant for a big tube TV. Well my friends, I finally found one! I couldn't believe it when I found it at GW and the price tag was still on there. If there was a prank TV show for furniture finders like myself, I swear I was on it with this piece. For the price and quality of the piece, I was on my furniture high for the rest of the day. Next step was getting it home. I didn't even bother to measure it because I knew I was going to get it home, one way (my SUV) or another (my dad's F150). </div>
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Turns out, it did fit into my SUV, if my front seats are almost all the way forward. We got pretty close on the way home. </div>
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First, I took off the hardware and the cleaned the entire piece with TSP and some hot water. I was envisioning white for this piece, so I wanted to not have to spray the entire piece with primer. </div>
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After cleaning, I lightly sanded the bookshelf and then shop-vac'ed it to get the dust off. </div>
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At the ReStore, I found SW Dover White paint in satin, so I decided to mix this up to make some chalk paint for this piece. Think I paid $1 or $2 for an almost full quart of paint. Such a great deal for such an amazing color. I used my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/HomeRight-C800766-Finish-Fine-Sprayer/dp/B003VKFDEO">HomeRight Finish Max</a> sprayer in my garage to paint.</div>
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Between each coat, I lightly sand with 150-220 grit paper and dust off before the next coat of paint. This will really help you get that smooth finish.</div>
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Here it is after about 2.5 coats of paint and some distressing:</div>
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I then sprayed on 2 coats of General Finishes HPTC in Satin. I lightly sand after applying this as well. </div>
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Definitely one of my favorite pieces this year!</div>
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I have still been finding pieces and projects, but have not had much motivation to actually work on them. For this, I am attributing it to my new real-world job that I started last November. It has certainly been keeping me busy, but for the rest of the year, I am making a dedicated effort to work on projects for the rest of the year. When I was really working on this, I couldn't wait to get out of work to go home to work on this. I missed that little bit of excitement in my nights and now it is back!</div>
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Anyways, so with this table, found it as a local Goodwill. Like I do with all my projects, I fall in line with all the details, original hardware and great lines. It was also marked as solid mahogany. It was pretty scratched up, had collected quite a few dust bunnies and looked like some sort of liquid has been dropped on it. </div>
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So to start, I started with my Shop-Vac (Christmas gift from my dad from 2014, thank you Dad!) and go rid of the bunnies and spider webs. Next, I used mixed TSP and hot water to wash it down. I was really hoping this would clean whatever liquid had dropped on this table so I wouldn't get any bleed through in the paint. Then, I lightly sanded with 150 grit sand paper and gave it one final sweep with the Shop-Vac. Here she was before I started painting. </div>
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My eye usually only sees in neutral colors, so of course I wanted to go white for this table. I decided to use Behr's <a href="http://www.behr.com/consumer/ColorDetailView/RD-W10">New House White</a>. For my projects, I have been using Behr paint for quite some time. Behr Premium Plus Ultra has always been my preference for the specific product, in hopes that it will really block stains. For this project, I wanted chalk paint so I could distress it. I used the same recipe that I have always used, one part water and one part Plaster of Paris mixed first, then three parts paint. Works like a charm every time.</div>
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So I start spraying with my <a href="https://www.homeright.com/products/finish-max-fine-finish-hvlp-sprayer">Home Right Finish Max sprayer</a> and get the first coat on. Within a few minutes, I could already see the bleed through [insert sad face here]. From my experience, there are just some stains that come through no matter what. That is when I go to <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zinsser-13-oz-B-I-N-Shellac-Based-White-Interior-Spot-Exterior-Primer-and-Sealer-Spray-01008/100398390">Zinsser Shellac primer</a> in the spray can form. I have used this on multiple projects and it has blocked every single stain, absolutely love it and highly recommend. They occasionally go on sale at Home Depot, so I usually try to get quite a few when they do. </div>
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Then, the table just needed two more coats of paint to get full coverage. Here is a sneak peak after I did some slight distressing:</div>
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Then to seal the table, I sprayed on General Finish HPTC in Satin. Here is the final table, I absolutely love it. Can't wait to start on some more projects again. </div>
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When I bought my condo, I was very fortunate to get an awesome neighbor downstairs who has turned out to be a great friend, almost like a fun second grandpa. I knew we would get along just great when he showed me this amazing old antique lamp that he has had with him for 30+ years. He has full on cable and I don't, so we occasionally watch Flea Market Flip. After seeing my work and some of the fun projects on the show, he asked me to make him an entertainment center with a wine rack. </div>
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So I was on a mission to find the perfect piece for him. I found a great Henredon dresser on CL while perusing it on a Saturday night. Small world, it turned out I knew the person selling it. The next morning, I went to pick it up. And then it sat in my garage for quite awhile. Finally around January, I started working on it.<br />
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I had never reconstructed a dresser before. First, I started taking of the back. It had these very old nails in it. Here is a picture as I was taking of the back. I then took out all the drawer slides and stops.</div>
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My vision was to buy a big piece of wood that I could slide in through the back to make the shelf for the cable box and router. I found a big piece of <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Edge-Glued-Panel-Common-21-32-in-x-18-in-x-6-ft-Actual-0-656-in-x-17-25-in-x-72-in-493562/202084674">wood</a> a Home Depot that would do the trick. I also bought two pieces of wood to cut for the wine rack. My dad came over and helped me cut all the wood. Here is the dresser with the wood piece after it was cut. Had to make sure it fit!</div>
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I then sanded everything using my <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-2-6-Amp-5-in-Random-Orbital-Sander-RS290G/205105594">Ryobi</a> sander and stained it all with General Finishes Java Gel Stain. Here are the pieces after they were stained. I absolutely love how the stain really brought out the wood grain.<br />
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Once I was happy with the top, I taped plastic to protect it and began spraying. My neighbor picked out Tuscany Hillside for the color. I used my favorite <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/HomeRight-Finish-Max-Fine-HVLP-Paint-Sprayer-C800766/202736982">HomeRight Finish Max Sprayer</a> for this. </div>
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For the two middle drawers, I wanted to keep those wood. so I sanded those down and stained them as well. Here is the before and after.</div>
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And there here she is, all finished after I sprayed on topcoat! I used HPTC in satin and also wetsanded the paint prior to spraying on topcoat to try to get that antiqued look. I apologize for the photos, didn't get to bring it to my usual staging spot. </div>
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Ok, I know I say this a lot, but I think these might possibly be my favorites thus far. Or at least until I paint something next. I picked up these beautiful bookcases from a local Goodwill. One of them was broken, but I used some handy dandy wood glue and my brad nailer/compressor to get it back together.</div>
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Luckily everything was mostly still in tact. I love all the detail on these, I couldn't wait to get started. I first cleaned them with TSP, hot water and rag. They were pretty dusty, old, full of cobwebs and definitely had the antique smell going on. Here they are after I got them all fixed and cleaned up:</div>
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I absolutely love them! Without the paint sprayer, I never would have even thought about touching these with a paint brush. If you are on the fence about getting a sprayer because of whatever your reason is, just get one! It is honestly life changing and will save you a ton of time and you will get a perfect finish on whatever you decide to use it on. </div>
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Hi everyone! This month I participated in the Fab Furniture Flippin' contest again. This month was sponsored by <a href="http://velvetfinishes.com/">Velvet Finishes</a>. We got to pick two colors for the theme "Colour Your World" this month.</div>
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I was super excited to try this new paint as it is something I have never tried before. I decided to stick with a white theme, as I tend to have hard time straying away. I picked out two colors, Understated and Rococo.<br />
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One of my furniture friends gave me an amazing coffee table with a solid wood top to use for my project piece (thank you Kim!). I started off by sanding down the top, as you can see I was partially started here in this picture.</div>
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Hello! Long time, no post for me. 2016 has been one of my toughest years thus far. My grandma passed away in March and it has been one of the hardest obstacles in my life thus far. We have always been very close and it was very hard for me to watch her deteriorate in the last few months of her life. I try to keep telling myself that she is in a better place, no longer in pain and cherish all of the memories we had together, but I still incredibly miss her. Life is just not the same! So I lost a lot of interest in a lot of the things that used to bring me so much happiness, like painting furniture. I have still been picking and buying piece selectively though in hopes that I would get it back eventually. </div>
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Summer in Wisconsin is such a beautiful time of the year. I have been outside so much with my new hobby of golf and just enjoying the summer, while slowly working on this piece above. I came across this piece at a local thrift shop and had a 50% off coupon and got it for $7.50! What a deal. Here is the exciting parking lot picture before I load her up in my car.</div>
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I bought this piece back on January 28, per my trusty iPhone. And she has sat dormant in my bedroom with me every night up until the last week. I have been very fortunate to meet another fellow Pewaukee-an (is that such a thing?) who runs a barn where she rents out booths to vendors. She also refinishes furniture and occasionally asks me if I have any finished pieces when she runs low on pieces for her booth. This has been so great for the both of us. The Milwaukee market isn't that great for selling refinished furniture. A lot of people try to talk you down in price and pieces just don't sell well compared to other bigger cities. So this piece went to her booth and I will have a few other pieces going there soon as well. It's a great business relationship for me because I know she will always take my pieces and I don't have to worry about selling them.</div>
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With all the spindles on the piece, I used my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/HomeRight-C800766-Finish-Fine-Sprayer/dp/B003VKFDEO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471524073&sr=8-1&keywords=homeright+paint+sprayer">HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer</a>. By far, still the best investment I have made for painting, besides the furniture. I used Sherwin Williams satin paint that I found at a local ReStore in Casa Blanca for a great price. To protect it when done, I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/General-Finishes-QTHS-Performance-Topcoat/dp/B001DSZ3C8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1471524198&sr=8-2&keywords=general+finishes+high+performance+top+coat">General Finishes High Performance Top Coat </a>in satin. To apply it, I also use the sprayer as well. I love how it turned out! I need a bigger house to keep all these items.</div>
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This month, I got to participate in The Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest that was sponsored by one of my favorite paint companies <a href="http://www.countrychicpaint.com/">Country Chic Paint</a>. The theme for this contest is Bling Bling.</div>
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Here is the progress after one coat. I put one more coat on in addition to the first coat of the all in one decor paint in Sea Storm. Then the next step was to tape off the legs. I was envisioning a shabby chic/farmhouse silver dipped look for this cute little table.</div>
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And here is the perfectly imperfect table all finished. I just love all the cute detail of it and seeing how much hard work someone put into building this table. The table fits perfect in my landing area of my stairs. Can't wait to find some new cute decorations for it in it's new home.</div>
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This month I got to participate in the Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest again! It was so fun, I got to try a brand new paint, <a href="http://www.pure-original.com/paint">Pure and Original</a>'s Clasico paint line with the theme of Original Elegrance. This is their chalk based paint made with natural pigments with a matte powdery look. I decided on two colors, Atria and Soft Asparagus. </div>
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I had come across this chair at a local Goodwill quite some time ago and wasn't getting a vision for it, until this contest came along.</div>
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Next, I traced out the back pattern on the foam and installed the back of the fabric on the chair.</div>
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Then the tricky part, all the stapling. And then installing the cord. There really is a science and art to upholstery. Despite my best attempt, I am still not 100% satisfied with my upholstery skills. I need to take a class! For my mix and match, I decided to mix colors here with the cording and fabric. I feel like these colors mix and match in a very complimentary style.</div>
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It has been a few weeks since I have posted, I have been working on my very first entry for the Fab Furniture Flippin' contest. The theme of this month is "Make a Statement" and I couldn't think of a better way to make a statement than by transforming this particle board bookcase that was in dire need of a face lift.<br />
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I found this piece at a local Goodwill and was determined to bring it back to life. The sponsor for the contest this month is<a href="http://www.decoart.com/"> DecoArt</a> and we got to try their chalky finish paint. I thought this would be the perfect project with it being particle board. I chose their beautiful grey color named Yesteryear.</div>
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Go bold or go home was also an underlying theme of this months challenge. I went bold with adding some funky geometric patterned trim to the book case that I got home Home Depot. Also, I added some planked wood paneling to the back. Here is how it looked after I got all of that installed.</div>
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Recently, I have had a little obsession with whitewashing. It started small when working on my signs from <a href="https://www.boardandbrush.com/">Board & Brush</a>. It was appealing to me because I started trying it on a small surface and then this weekend, I got the bright idea to try it on a piece of furniture. This nightstand came from a local thrift store here in Wisconsin, something like this. </div>
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I just loved all the great curves and details of this little piece. It was calling my name, like a lot of pieces do. So into my car it went. Kristen @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nakhome/"> NAK Home</a> recently tried <a href="http://www.joann.com/folkart-home-decor-chalk-8-oz/zprd_13358783a.html#q=folk+art+chalk+paint&start=1">FolkArt's Home Decor</a> chalk paint from Joann's in black, so I thought I would give it a try on this piece and keep the wood top. I got it to this point and didn't love the top.</div>
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So I thought I would try a white wash. I had some leftover<a href="http://fusionmineralpaint.com/colors/"> Fusion mineral paint</a> in Limestone, so I added a little water to it and started. </div>
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Here is what it looked like after I did this. The trick is not to let it sit on their long enough to dry. I quickly painted it on and then right after I had fully covered the top, I took some paper towel and wiped it off going all in the same direction. Here is what it looked like after.</div>
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I loved how it turned out with the different shades of color. Next, I slightly distressed some the paint to bring out the details, put some poly on the top and wax on the rest of the nightstand and here she is!</div>
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With all my furniture projects, I have yet to do a head board, foot board or full bed frame. When my client had asked me to refinish an entire furniture set that included a full bed frame, I couldn't wait! This is part of a three piece set I refinished for the client. Here are the two other pieces from the set. It's so beautiful with all the detail, hoping to find a similar set for myself some day.</div>
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All of these pieces were previously painted, in a fun green with a glaze on them. Here is the head board for the bed set before I got started on it.</div>
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I lightly sanded to rough up the surface with 100 grit sand paper and then 150. Since this was such a big project with a lot of detail, I opted to use <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/KILZ-COMPLETE-13-oz-White-Oil-Based-Interior-Exterior-Primer-Sealer-and-Stain-Blocker-Aerosol-L101348/202259198">spray primer</a>. This was great, but I did not get enough coverage as I was hoping for. I was hoping to just have to use two cans but ended up using three. Then, I lightly sanded and started spraying. The entire set is General Finishes Antique White milk paint. </div>
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I sprayed every piece with my <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/HomeRight-Finish-Max-Fine-HVLP-Paint-Sprayer-C800766/202736982?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cTHD%7cG%7c0%7cG-BASE-PLA-D24-Paint%7c&gclid=Cj0KEQiArJe1BRDe_uz1uu-QjvYBEiQACUj6olF3FMOhIdvEGraGouRvQw7gPzCwkaSx2YYV1q7NSTYaArQm8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds">Home Right Finish Max Sprayer</a>. I absolutely love this thing, best $70 I have spent in a long time. It takes a little getting used to when you convert over from hand painting. For me, it was getting a good idea of how much to really spray in one area to get good coverage and have no drips. I feel like drips just happen sometimes, no matter how hard I try. If this happens, I always let it dry, then start sanding. Usually 100 grit first, then 150 and 220 last to smooth everything out before respraying. The finish I get with a sprayer is amazing. No brush strokes and great coverage.</div>
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For the top coat, I used General Finishes HPTC in flat in my sprayer as well. I just love how this set turned out. Can't wait to see a picture once my client has her little girls room all finished.<br />
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Happy New Year to all my readers! I can't believe it is already 2016, crazy! One of my goals for 2016 is to update this blog more and get going on more projects. I joined the Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest group in late November and can't wait wait to join in. The month of January filled up very quickly, so I am hoping to join in the next few months.</div>
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So, the month of December was a big month for myself. I took the CFA level 1 exam on 12/5, which really slowed down everything, including furniture and this blog. Then right after that, my father bought a condo near me and I helped him move and get settled. One of his housewarming gifts was this amazing sign I made at <a href="http://www.boardandbrush.com/">Board & Brush</a>. Here we are on the one of the most windy days in Wisconsin while it is raining of course on December 14.<br />
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I work usually about one night a week at their Hartland, WI location teaching a class. I highly recommend checking them out and it would be a great business venture to open up a franchise location for all you DIY'ers our there. Wisconsin is starting to get a lot of them, so I haven't opened one yet, but I would love to.. maybe in 2016! Here is a quick sample of some other signs I have made there, can you tell I am dating a Wade? </div>
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Anyways, with my dad moving, he (we because he needs help with decor) decided that he was going to get all new furniture. It helped that the buyer of his other place wanted it furnished too. So I had a little boost of confidence with furniture building after my<a href="http://shayrenovation.blogspot.com/2015/12/farmhouse-bench.html"> farmhouse bench</a> and thought it would be a great idea to make him a dining room table. I have always seen Shanty 2 Chic's <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2014/05/restoration-hardware-inspired-dining-table-for-110.html">plans</a> for their Restoration Hardware inspired dining room table and decided to try it.</div>
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My dad's dining room was not going to accommodate a table of that size, so I made the top smaller, about 3x5. I was going to try to make the legs smaller, but decided to just not make the middle 4x4 quite as long. Here are some pictures during construction in my garage.<br />
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Here are some tips if you decide to make this. Kreg has a 6 inch <a href="http://www.woodcraft.com/product/158504/kreg-automaxx-6inch-face-clamp.aspx">clamp</a> that is supposed to hold the boards together where you drill. I skipped buying this and I would kneel and apply pressure while drilling. This seemed to work pretty well. I would be tempted to try the clamp though if I make any more of these. I sanded the table top when it was completely together and this seemed to help all the little variations in the top (there were a few). It also helped a ton to have a friend over to help (my furniture friend Kim) because of the size of the project.</div>
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This was how far I had got the first day (about 5 hours). The top was assembled and I had the bottom lightly set up so I could see how level the table would be and for the height. Next, I built the legs with my Ryobi 10 inch compounding miter saw.</div>
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Next, I brought out one of my Goodwill chair finds that I would eventually like to refinish and sat at the table. It was pretty high, but I went with it. Hoping to find some tall chairs (fingers crossed). Anyone know where to find any? Next I sanded out the table and all the legs with my palm sander. I would recommend starting with a rough grit (80 or 100) and then going over it again with 220 to get it nice and smooth.</div>
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For stain, I tried Varathane's fast dry wood stain in Early American. My dad really likes the rustic look and I wanted to get this done quickly. It worked well. The directions for this recommend staining everything once it is assembled. If I make another one of these tables, I would stain the mitered supports for the legs of the table before. It is really hard to get underneath them. Then I would just touch them up after it was all assembled.</div>
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We flipped everything upside down so I could drill the legs into the tabletop. Then we flipped it over and got it set up and realized it really was super tall. So we took the pads off and I am still looking for some taller chairs to put with it.</div>
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My first furniture build is in the books folks and here she is! I got a referral from a very nice girl I had met through a local buy/sell group to build a bench. When I built my <a href="http://shayrenovation.blogspot.com/2015/09/shanty-2-chic-shelves.html">Shanty-2-Chic</a> floating shelves, I definitely got a confidence boost that I could build furniture. So when I got asked to build this bench, I was very excited to build it. From Shanty-2-Chic's website, I came across the Rogue Engineer and follow them on IG. So when I got this order, I immediately logged onto his <a href="http://rogueengineer.com/">website</a> and came across this <a href="http://rogueengineer.com/diy-oak-farmhouse-bench-plans/">plan</a>.</div>
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I started searching for some similar legs that I could get locally. Home Depot had these beautiful <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Waddell-2912-15-1-4-in-Solid-Pine-Finish-Round-Furniture-Leg-10001533/205977484">legs</a> and of course there were only 3 when I got there. Just my luck. So I found someone to see if they had more in the back and he pulled them up for inventory and saw they had 5. Well, there was one more in the box next to it! Phew, so I grabbed them and the wood and couldn't wait to get started.</div>
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The build for the bench went well for my first time. The Rogue Engineer's plans are great. In total, I spent about 3-4 hours building it. If I had to do it again, it could be completed in 2-3 hours. Here are some pictures of the build.</div>
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And there she is all put together. Next was the stain. I chose to go with Rustoleum's<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-260154-Ultimate-Stain-Quart/dp/B00714LKAC"> Kona</a> stain for the top and then Varathane gel stain in<a href="http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/varathane/premium-gel-stain"> natural </a>for the base of the table to match the clients current dining room table. To seal the bench and protect it, I went with my favorite<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Varathane-1-qt-Satin-Triple-Thick-Polyurethane-2-Pack-281543/205446734"> polyurethane</a> in satin. I am in love with this bench. If only I had a big enough dining room for my own. Someday.</div>
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Happy November! Sorry I have been a little MIA, been busy getting ready for the holidays and I took my mom on a trip to Palm Springs, CA. We both had never been to that area of California and I would highly recommend it. We had beautiful weather and spent most of the time at the pool. The nice shuttle driver for the resort was convinced we must not have pools in Wisconsin. Ummmm... we do, but we only get to use them about two months out of the year! We stayed at the Westin Mission Hills and here is a view from there. My favorite picture I took while we were there.</div>
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OK, now back to the snow, cold weather and talking about this grey dresser. I had found this on CL quite some time ago. Ok.. like back in March. Ugh that sounds horrible, anyways. I finally got around to it in October. I thought it would be a good candidate to try spraying on since it was small in size and if I ruined it, I wouldn't be heartbroken. So, I took all the drawers out and lightly sanded everything. The color I used for this dresser was a custom mix with Behr's Orion Grey and Downpour. Now that I have been getting more familiar with how certain colors change with other main colors, I have really been enjoying making custom colors. That also means the color is very original then too, which I love. </div>
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I forgot to take a complete before picture, so this is the best that I have. Next I got to spraying. With this, I learned that I definitely need to make some drawer skirts (inpired by <a href="http://www.theresplendentcrow.com/minimize-overspray-with-diy-drawer-skirts/">The Resplendent Crow</a>). I sprayed two coats of grey and the one coat of General Finishes high performance top coat in matte. </div>
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Here, I was almost done with it. Just doing some little touch-ups on it. And you can see my other inventory/mess/workshop/garage. See anything you like?</div>
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And there she is, all done!</div>
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Well, it finally happened. I bought<a href="http://www.amazon.com/HomeRight-C800766-Finish-Fine-Sprayer/dp/B003VKFDEO/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1445876496&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=finish+max+fine+hvlp+paint+sprayer"> this</a> sprayer from Amazon a few weeks ago and finally got it out and painted this past weekend. It is amazing, I wish I would have done it so much sooner. My favorite furniture bloggers all spray their furniture for the most part and I finally decided to get it a try myself. </div>
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I started testing it out first with cardboard and water to get a feel for how it sprayed and the different settings. </div>
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Once I thought I had a feel for it, I thinned out some eggshell black Behr paint I have had for awhile from the Home Depot oops rack. It suggested to thin it down about 10-15%. with water. Once I had the paint thinned down, I poured it in the container and got my garage and the piece ready.<br />
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I was so nervous at first and I don't know why. Once the first coat was finished I waited a bit to see how it started drying and it looked amazing. It was so great not to see any brush strokes and I think it took me about 8 minutes to get the first coat on. </div>
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I let this dry overnight and then did another coat early on Sunday and then staged it late in the afternoon while the sun was still out for pictures. I am still learning, but overall the first piece went well. I also did a chair since I had mixed way too much black paint, The set/up and cleaning take the most time, I am still trying to master the cleaning process. I thought I had it all cleaned out and then some black paint still dripped out of it an hour later. And I even bought the cleaner that attaches to the sink/hose as well. Hmmmm. Anyways, I would highly recommend this product. It saves time and creates a flawless finish on furniture. </div>
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I received this beautiful dresser as a custom order. There is an entire set with bed frame and tall dresser that I will be working on as well. This has been in my client's family for a very long time and they wanted to change the look and now use it for their adorable baby girl's room once she is out of her nursery. </div>
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It had been painted previously in a green color with a glaze. Here is a picture of the color, unfortunately I did not get a great before picture that included the entire dresser.</div>
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I lightly sanded the existing paint with 150 grit paper and then applied <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zinsser-1-qt-B-I-N-Shellac-Based-White-Interior-Spot-Exterior-Primer-and-Sealer-00904/100398380">primer</a> to make sure nothing came through with the white paint. The below picture is after one coat of primer. I then added a second coat to get more even coverage. I think that was mostly due to me not mixing it properly the first time. That is also my crazy garage where I work on projects and have my currents WIPs.<br />
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This piece had the original hardware, but it was very tarnished. I wanted to save the hardware as much as I could to keep the history of the piece. To clean it, I used bar keepers friend, hot water and a toothbrush. I spent a good amount of time cleaning, but was very happy with the results. Look at the difference! </div>
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For my staging, I think I need to start hanging items on the wall, but I am afraid to put a bunch of holes in it. Does anyone have any tips for that?</div>
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It has been almost a year since I picked up the desk that started my passion to give old furniture new life. As I reflect on the last year and look at old pictures and pieces, it's interesting to see how my pieces and style have changed over time. There are two major points that I have learned over the last year that I think would be helpful to anyone looking to refinish furniture:<br />
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1. Be very selective with your pieces. I used to buy anything just because it was a good deal when I first started. This led to two problems. One, it loaded up my one car garage because I was buying faster than I was finishing/selling and I lost the ability to work in my garage. And 2. my boyfriend thought I was crazy because it started overflowing into my condo. Then, I got sick of items and lost interest in them over time because I realized they weren't that great of quality from the start. That led to a few (about 7) trips to Goodwill to give back a lot of what I had bought from them. Good thing they didn't have to re-tag everything.<br />
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2. My style and quality has changed. When I first started, I just loved the idea of fixing something up and reselling it. Now I spend more time really working on pieces (cleaning them, fixing up dents, scratches, taking off veneer, etc). I feel better when I finish the pieces. I also used to love to refinish big dressers, but I just don't have the manpower to do that and I was killing the interior of my car doing that as well. So now my focus is on smaller pieces that I can lift myself, unless I get a custom order.</div>
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Anyways, onto my next piece. I have found it interesting that the furniture bloggers I follow and love from the west coast (<a href="http://www.theweathereddoor.com/">The Weathered Door</a>, <a href="http://www.phoenixrestorationseattle.com/">Phoenix Restoration</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/nakhome/">NAK Home</a>) really find a lot of different styles of furniture compared to what I find. One for example, would be bamboo style furniture. I have rarely come across any here in Wisconsin in my year of doing this, but one day (probably four months ago) I came across this amazing antique bamboo desk at a local Goodwill.</div>
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It sat in my garage for awhile (drawer included), and I recently brought it up to work on it. When I took the drawer out, I tried looking for a label or date since this piece was so unique compared to the usual furniture I find. On the bottom of the drawer, I found this inspection stamp from 1916. I couldn't believe it, this piece of furniture it almost 100 years old. It is always amazing to me to think about where these old pieces have been and the story they carry with them.</div>
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For this piece, I was inspired The Weathered Door with her amazing bamboo <a href="http://www.theweathereddoor.com/2015/10/stone-gray-bamboo-nightstand.html">nightstand</a> she recently finished. Lately, the cooling Wisconsin weather has me liking the greys lately and finally off my white kick from summer. I am trying to be good and use up most of my paint before I go and buy more (I have a lot). When I was going through my Behr deck of colors, I came across Double Click and tried to match it. I made chalk paint with Plaster of Paris and water. I used 5 parts Down Pour from Behr and 1 part Seagull Grey from Behr, all from previous projects.<br />
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Then I started hand painting. It took a decent amount of time to make sure the bamboo shapes of the desk were fully covered with paint. I did about two/three coats on the desk. Here is how it looked after one coat.</div>
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When I was done painting, I wanted to add something to the desk to emphasize the ornate trim the desk came with. I bought a gold paint marker from Jo-Ann's and used it to fill it in. I then used General Finishes high performance top coat in Flat (a very nice birthday gift from my furniture friend Kim back in April). Here is how she looked when she was done.</div>
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So after my Shanty-2-Chic floating shelves, I had some left over wood and a desire to use my saw again. I saw a cute Halloween countdown while searching Pinterest and though I would create one. I created the lettering in Microsoft Publisher and printed it all out on regular paper.<br />
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Next, I added on the text part of the sign. With all the font cut out, I individually chalked (with regular chalk) the back of each piece of paper. I then placed it down where I wanted it and traced the lettering with a pen. It left an outline in white chalk. I then filled it in with paint markers and left the center of the box empty so you can change your countdown daily. I love projects that I can finish with leftover supplies. What do you all think?<br />
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Back in 2013 when I first found Pinterest, I came across this amazing Pottery Barn inspired plan for <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2013/07/diy-wall-art-pallet-design.html">this</a> DIY Wall Art. I had just started dating my boyfriend and that was when he would still help me with my projects, even though he did mostly everything. He was so nice and cut all the wood for this project with no miter saw and it came out amazing. I think the only part I did was stain. Oh how things have changed, along with my picture taking abilities. Here is a picture of it in his home.</div>
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I then came across Shanty 2 Chic's <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2014/01/easy-diy-floating-shelves.html">floating shelves</a> and fell in love. I just never had all the tools and confidence to build something like that on my own. I bought Ryobi's air compressor and nail gun kit when they had it on special at Home Depot around the holidays last winter in December 2014. If you are in the market for any of these tools, I would highly recommend waiting a few more months if you can to purchase this kit. I got the air compressor, brad nailer, finish nailer and crown stapler all for $150. The <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-6-Gal-Vertical-Pancake-UMC-Compressor-YG601PV1/205611067">compressor </a>alone is currently listed for $160. Then in 2015, I have slowly acquired a <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Kreg-Jig-Pocket-Hole-System-R3/202269070">Kreg Jig </a>and sliding compound<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-15-Amp-10-in-Sliding-Miter-Saw-with-Laser-TSS102L/205216332"> miter saw</a>.</div>
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With all these tools to finally build these shelves, I finally took it upon myself to do so. My condo came with a cheap chrome towel bar right across my toilet, that sits too low for it to be useful. So my plan was to build three shelves there. I brought the plans with me to Home Depot and they were nice enough to make most cuts in the wood that I needed. Next, I then brought everything home and finished cutting everything myself with the miter saw. It was very intimidating at first with how loud and big it is. But after the first cut, I felt invincible with it. As you can probably tell from this picture below:</div>
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This saw worked great and made all the cutting very easy to finish, especially with the ability to cut up to 12 inches with one of the boards to the top of the shelves being 10 inches in depth. With everything cut, I started to assemble the frame. I learned that I wouldn't be able to put the first shelf as low as I was hoping, so I could only put two shelves in my space. I was able to line up the frame and find the studs (after a few attempts) and drilled them in.</div>
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Then I used my brad nailer and air compressor and started assembling the rest of the shelves. The brad nailer and air compressor were intimidating as well after reading the instructions and seeing how loud both were. The noise and facts in the manual (about using the gun as a weapon and having the tank possibly blow up) are still scary, but I just went with it. I also had to patch up the holes from my chrome towel bar as well.</div>
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Meet my favorite little cabinet! I picked up this beauty from <a href="http://www.svdpmilw.org/">St Vincent De Paul</a> in Milwaukee. When I saw it, I instantly fell in love with all the lines and detail on it, as well as how narrow it is. Then, I opened it and it has this amazing shelf inside. Here is a picture of it in the parking lot after I bought it. Love love love the cute little legs on it as well.</div>
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I have been having somewhat of a color block lately, or maybe just a block in general in life. I just feel like summer has been so busy with things other than furniture, that I lost my creative vision when I look at an old piece of furniture and what color I should go with. Of course my first vision was a wood top. So I sanded down the wood top and did one coat of dark walnut stain. I wasn't super thrilled with it and then I got the vision to just paint all of it and bring out the great detail.<br />
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I love to post pictures on my <a href="https://instagram.com/shayrenovation/">Instagram</a> and I generally tag the company of products I use. General Finishes, creator of the beloved Java gel stain, has featured a few of my pieces on their<a href="https://instagram.com/generalfinishes/"> IG </a>page. Every time they do, I tend to get a few new followers, that I love. I posted this picture asking for some color advice and after a few followers gave me ideas, I decided to go grey with it.<br />
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One of my absolute favorite furniture pages on IG is <a href="https://instagram.com/nakhome/">nakhome</a> out of California. She does absolutely beautiful work. She mixes a lot of custom colors for her furniture, so I decided to give this a try for this cabinet with some grey paint I have left over from Behr. I mixed 2 parts Flint Smoke and one part Orion Grey. Then I added Plaster of Paris and water to make it chalk paint.<br />
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For cabinets, I take the hinges off so I can fully paint everything. I also tried out Frog Tape for the bottom of the cabinet to get a straight line. It helped tremendously. </div>
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Now, as a little side note, other than just Instagram, I also love to look at and read other blogs to get some inspiration ideas as well. Since I have started blogging, it has been so fun to connect with other bloggers with similar interests. These are a few of my favorites that I would highly recommend you read as well.</div>
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<a href="http://www.theweathereddoor.blogspot.com/">The Weathered Door</a> |<a href="http://www.phoenixrestorationseattle.com/"> Phoenix Restoration</a> | <a href="http://www.thecrownedgoat.com/">The Crowned Goat </a>| <a href="http://lovegrowswild.com/">Love Grows Wild</a><br />
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Linked up to: <a href="http://akadesign.ca/">AKA Design</a> | <a href="http://www.thirtyeighthstreet.blogspot.com/">Thirty Eighth Street</a> | <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> | <a href="http://www.thepainteddrawer.com/">The Painted Drawer</a> | <a href="http://thecuratorscollection.com/">The Curators Collection </a>| <a href="http://huckleberrylove.com/">Huckleberry Love</a></div>
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I recently started seeing these circular letter signs on IG and thought I would give it a try. My dad works in a shop and is able to get pallets pretty easily. I asked him to pick up a pallet for me and I cut it apart with my Ryobi <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-4-8-Amp-Variable-Speed-Orbital-Jig-Saw-JS481LG/205105611" target="_blank">jig saw</a>. Next, I used my Ryobi <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-2-6-Amp-5-in-Random-Orbit-Sander-RS290G/205105594" target="_blank">orbital sander</a> and sanded down the boards a little bit, still leaving them with that rough pallet look. </div>
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My next step was figuring out how to get all the boards into a perfect circle. I am still trying to master this. For this one, I laid out all the boards and then used my tape measure to measure out 10 inches from a dot I made in the center. This turned out to be a 20 inch sign. I marked this around the wood and used this as my guide to cut out the circle with my jig saw. </div>
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So I decided to use dowels to connect these boards together with this <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/General-Tools-Aluminum-EZ-Dowel-Joining-Jig-Kit-841/100659787" target="_blank">dowel jig</a>. If I were to make more of these signs, next time I would cut a thin piece of plywood and use my nail gun to secure these. It was a lot of work with the dowel jig. I then used a wood file to smooth out some of the edges. Here it is after I got it all assembled.<br />
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I actually really liked it with just the stain on it as well. But, I decided to go white with it. White has been my obsession lately! I used <a href="http://fusionmineralpaint.com/colors/" target="_blank">Fusion mineral paint</a> in limestone to paint it and then some light sanding to distress it. I love how it turned out and currently have it displayed in my bedroom.<br />
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When I first moved into my condo, I never would have thought about re-doing a dining room set for myself. That changed quickly after I did my first desk for my place and found this love for furniture. I have a small dining room area that has become even smaller due to my buffet/dresser that I am determined to keep even though I do not have a ton of room for it. That buffet/dresser will be another blog post. Here is a little preview of it.<br />
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My first goal for this table set was ideally to find an entire set for a good price. I had been looking for about 2-3 months and was not finding anything I liked. Then, one day my furniture friend Kim had texted me that she was at Goodwill and they had a set of four matching chairs. That was a start. I was having a hard time finding a good set of four all matching chairs. Here they are!</div>
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I loved all the great character they had and wide seat base. Then my next step was the table. I did a little searching and found one from a friend that she had already painted, but never completed. It was a very cute oak pedestal table that would fit great in my little dining room. I didn't take too many pictures. but I basically sanded off all the paint for the top wood part in anticipation of Java gel stain, my favorite! I used my Ryobi orbital sander a lot. Here it is after one coat. </div>
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I was hoping it would take darker, so I did two coats. It just was not getting as dark as I hoped, but I knew the polyurethane would darken it a bit as well. It all just really depends on the wood itself for exactly how dark it will go with Java gel stain. I did three coats in my favorite <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Varathane-1-qt-Gloss-Triple-Thick-Polyurethane-2-Pack-281541/205446624" target="_blank">polyurethane</a> in gloss to protect the table. I then had this <a href="http://www.joann.com/home-decor-print-fabric-richloom--hayley-charcoal/13556337.html#prefn1=refinementColor&sz=90&prefv1=Grays&start=1" target="_blank">fabric</a> from Jo Ann's for the chairs. I hand painted the base of the table and all the chairs. Still need to get that sprayer, the chairs just take so much time and have so much detail. I used my favorite charcoal grey color I have found, orion grey by Behr. I used the same grey & fabric in this <a href="http://shayrenovation.blogspot.com/2015/07/grey-desk.html" target="_blank">desk</a> here. I absolutely love the combination.</div>
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I had used this table once for Easter and then determined it would be nice to have the ability to fit six people. So pretty soon after I finished this table, I was on the hunt for a similar table with the ability to have a leaf. You can see how packed it was with all the chairs in my tight little dining room space here. </div>
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I just finally finished up the final touches on this table and sold it this past weekend. I did find an amazing table with leaf and a set of six matching chairs with two captain chairs that I will be redoing for myself very soon. Stay tuned for that posted!</div>
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