Woodworking Family Life Style: love

Sonja had fallen hard for my first Union Jack dresser

but only found it after it sold to someone else.

She later signed up for my workshop

and reminded me of her interest if I was to complete a similar piece.

Her patience has paid off as the second one has recently been completed,

and its all hers.

This bow fronted chest was original purchased by my mother

in 1968 at a second hand shop for $4.

I honestly cant remember when she passed it on to me

but I can remember how she hated the drawers always getting stuck on her.

I gave it a fresh coat of white paint and added the appliques

many years ago but never did the fixes it needed.

So the first thing to do was get all the drawers running smoothly.

I removed the top so I could work inside easier and strip and stain it later.

One problem was the top drawer.

The bottom had separated and kept getting hung up half way open.

A second issues was all the drawer glides inside needed to be refit.

So I installed new ones made from some nice hard wood stolen from a parts dresser.

Now onto the task of getting the flag pattern marked out.

Ive done 2 dressers, 4 chair seats, and a little something else all in the Union Jack

pattern and still never find it easy to get it perfect.

Patience is a prerequisite for this project.

I used red chalk paint

(which I do not recommend using)

and navy craft paint

When I tried to distress the face the fine dust of the red chalk paint would stain

the neighboring white paint.

When I tried to wax the red chalk paint it would also stain the white.

The craft paint doesnt do this.

So after fussing and trying to fix the white I re taped the flag

and took it outside and sprayed the white to get a fresh crisp look again.

The original round posts that stopped the drawers from pushing too far inside had

worn large gouges in the wood at the bottom edge of each drawer.

So before taking her outside I fixed the stops so all the drawers would sit

flush with each other making the second taping a bit easier.

The final step was to get the top looking rich and feeling luscious to the touch.

I stripped it with acetone and stained it with Kona stain

Then took a few days to lay on several coats of poly.

Here she is in all her glory!

NOW ITs YOUR TURN TO TRY ONE CARRIE!

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

DIY Love Mirror Bedroom Updates

Greetings! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Ive said this before but anytime I make a special change in a room, it always seems to inspire other changes, as well.

This past week I finally got around to changing out our master bedroom and bath door knobs and plates to the match the porcelain door knobs I put on our pocket door. I got lucky and found just what I needed in my hubbys collection. I was planning to just change them and be done with it but I was so happy with the results that I put a fresh coat of paint on the doors and then decided to also paint our bedroom Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore.

I love it so much in our dining room and since our master bedroom is right off the dining room, I thought it was a logical choice. I just wasnt happy with the dark paint in our bedroom anymore.
Well, this led to me wanting to improve the art work in our room, as well. Besides the barn door behind our bed, there really isnt much on our walls in the bedroom and truth be told, our bedroom is the room we stash everything in, though it doesnt look like that from the photos. But Ive never shared the other side of the room with you, which is usually where everything is piled up. :)
Anyway, I wanted to put a mirror of some sort above our Anthropologie inspired dresser, so, I scoured the internet with ideas and came across this photo.

I absolutely loved the somewhat whimsical, chic simplicity of it and knew I could create a fun version for our bedroom. Heres what you need.

This mirror cost less than $30 to make. I used two boxes of mirror tiles from Lowes, 1 x 2s and a sheet of ceramic tiles. (You need to remove the little square tiles from the sheet.) First thing I did was build a frame with the 1 x 2s. My frame is 3 feet x 4 feet, which is the size of 12 tiles.

I put the whole thing together with our nail gun. Next, I attached a piece of scrap wainscot to the top of the frame with finishing nails. Dont worry if it doesnt fit your frame perfectly.

Before I moved on to the next step, I wrote all our love sayings on each individual mirror tile with a silver permanent marker. I chose our sayings from cards that I save from my hubby and kiddos. I always save the cards they give me and this worked out perfectly. Its best to have that step finished before attaching the tiles to the frame. Then I applied mirror adhesive to the frame and began laying down my tiles.

These photos arent as great because it was late at night when I was working on this part. After laying down all the tiles, I took the tiny ceramic tiles and glued them to each center connecting all four corners.

Then I painted the frame white to match the ceramic tiles. After that, I cleaned off all my fingerprints, let it cure overnight flat on the ground and then attached a wire and two screw eyes to the back to hang it on the wall. Heres how it looks in the room.

This mirror just makes me smile every time I walk into our bedroom. Its fun and whimsical and I love how each saying reminds me of a special occasion with my family.

I also love the generous size of it. You could also make a smaller version though, if you needed to. I know this kind of art isnt for everyone but it sure makes us happy!

Have a great day!

Diana

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Campaign Love

The "Dixie" Campaign desk is done!

Thank-you for the coral suggestion. I tried to find/mix a coral shade

that I loved, but couldnt. They all turned out to pastel-like.

Im all about the blues and greens, so I did a mixture of both!

Lest you had forgotten the sad shape she came to me:

And now:

I staged it in my family room. I normally have a large chair in that spot. It matches great!

I debated on whether or not to paint the drawers. They were in good shape, so I thought I would
refinish them. If I didnt like it, I could always paint over them. At least I have the option.

Here were some of the orange/coral colors I was mixing. I ended up painting a MCM credenza

a brilliant tangerine color (here), so I went with the blue/green family on this one.

I see the gold bamboo mirrors all over Pinterest, so I thought I would do one of my own.

Gold spray paint. "Finn" the Betta, likes it.

The veneer on this piece was lifting up all over the place. Glue and finishing nails did the trick.

I used a combo of BM "Emerald Isle and "Caribbean Blue" in semi-gloss

I would love to find one of those Jonathan Adler chippendale chairs to go with the desk.

Linking up at these great parties:

Restore Interiors - Restored it Wednesday

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings - Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

1929 Charmer - Sundays Best Party

Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday

Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

From my Front Porch to Yours,

Between Naps on the Porch

The Dedicated House, Redoux

Monday, March 7, 2016

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Woodworking Family Life Style

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

SONJAS LOVE union jack dresser in white

Thursday, April 21, 2016

DIY Love Mirror Bedroom Updates

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Campaign Love

Monday, March 7, 2016

I Love The Woodworking4Home Woodworking Plans Read My Review

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