Authentic Country Cabinet

 

This piece is the result of much work!

Turned out so good!

 I love the color !

Let me tell you a secret.... I painted the body on a light green and at the end I didn't like it, so.... started all over!

 But another problem shows up ..... I didn't have the color I wanted!! And I thought....

Let's customize the color.... I got the original green, mixed some black, some blue.

And ... voila!!

Yesterday, organizing my desk, I found a color sample card from "C2" Benjamin Moore... is almost the same tone called "Churchill"

What a coincidence!!

 

Since I started to get ready for this work I knew that 2 tones should be the way to paint this cabinet!

And I was pretty sure the second tone should be Antique White! no doubt about it!

 

 

We got this cabinet from a Thrift Store here in our community, I don't know how much we paid for it, because we paid a bundle price with other pieces...

Solid Pine Furniture, Heavy, Original, Great Condition for its age

 

 

A look of my booth at "On A Whim"

Keep an eye on how many stuff ready for Holiday Season!!

But this Authentic Country Cabinet is the King!

 

 

Hope you fall in love with it!

Thankful! Jacqueline

Today I would like to show you a serie of pictures....

Special pieces, my booth, the shows....

 

The last creations...

 

A story of an antique rocking chair that didn't get sold....

I decided to re design with a bold color and a young style!

A beautiful vintage coffee table that was looking dated and worn, to became cute and shabby!

 

My Booth Today with many options for your space!

 

 

 

An antique dresser with a twist in red!

 

Beautiful Side Table with curves and style!

 

 

 

An antique Bucket with Art!

 

Brown Glass Bottles! Picked them in New England

 

 

My Vintage Chandelier to sell and decorate my booth...

 

A very cute old cabinet painted in Antique White & Coral Chalk Paint

Thankful! Jacqueline

ART DECO VANITY

Around two months ago we bought this piece and many others at a thrift shop that belongs to a Methodist Church here in our community.

This beautiful Art Deco vanity was in need of much love to became a Gorgeous Piece...

Art Deco furniture has geometric and angular shapes, zig zag forms and bold outlines...

How to bring this piece back to life without kill the essence of the style?

 

Here is a "before" picture

 

 

My decision was so hard. I decided to keep the round top in wood, showing the beauty of the grain honoring the exotic woods were used in the early years of the 20th. century...

 

 

 I painted the rest in Antique White, my own chalk paint recipe. Working with the distress to highlight the geometric details and shapes.

Also changed the hardware for the most unnoticeable set I have in hands.

 Remember: Don't kill the style!

I love this Vanity!!

Has elegance, style and luxury...

 

Hope you fall in love with it!

 

Thankful! Jacqueline

Hand Carved Shelf Unit

 

My neighbor showed up at home two weeks ago!

She knows about my work with furniture and offer to me a shelf unit she doesn't need any more!

Immediately went to see the shelf and I love it!

 

 

Solid Oak

 Hand Carved Details

Three Drawers

Very Sturdy

and

Stylish...
 

 

Later in the week, my husband asked me "What color are you going to paint it?"

I had no doubt to answer:
"Antique White"

After an important sanding, my own chalk paint, the work is done!

Beautiful piece...
 

Thursday I got it to the store, and placed on my booth... a statement...

Vintage silver pieces to show still more style in this piece...

 

 On Saturday around 1:30 p.m. got a call from On A Whim...

Shelf Unit SOLD!!!
I'm sure the new owners fall in love with it!

 

Thankful! Jacqueline

Nine Drawers

My last creation a great dresser with nine drawers, all working very smooth, great condition and gorgeous design!

 

I sanded it and painted the body with Valspar Flat finish in a Tan color, intense and beautiful...

 

 

For the drawers I prepared three different tones of my own recipe of chalk paint in Antique White, painting each line of drawers from lighter to darker

 

 

The distress was the hardest part of the job!

Is a beautiful piece, plenty storage space, looks modern and eclectic too!

 

 

Hope you fall in love with it!

Thankful! Jacqueline

Piano Desk Sold!!

I bought this dresser from Craigslist long time ago!

 

 

The condition: great!

7 Drawers!

Bronze hardware

Solid Pine Wood

Big Surfaces to work on it!

One Shelf on Top and One Shelf on the Bottom!

 

 

I didn't take a before picture!

 Dark wood color, not attractive at all... but the design... the Piano shape, just lovely...

 

I decided to paint it with two colors, also using colors that everyone in the family feels comfortable with!

I thought.... a Family Desk!!

Antique White Chalk Paint for legs and drawers...

Sage Green for top surfaces

New hardware for the big drawers

An important distress all around and two coats of Minwax Finishing Wax "Special Dark" to give an antique look and protection.

 

 

Final Destination... On A Whim Antiques Store

Yesterday.... Sold!!!

 

Beautiful Family Desk to enjoy....

  

Thankful! Jacqueline

Gorgeous Chest

I bought this Chest two weeks ago, when I saw it immediately decide to get it!

 

 



The design, the quality, the size, the drawers, the hardware......

After a good sanding, and other sanding, the piece was ready to paint.

 

 

I used Antique White from Olympic for the body, but for the beautiful doors and drawers an elegant color from Benjamin Moore...

 

 

Keeping the original hardware! Beautiful Bronze...

Two coats of Minwax Natural color finishing wax for protection

 

 

Hope you fall in love with it!

 

Thankful! Jacqueline