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Showing posts with label tall. Show all posts

Showing posts with label tall. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2016

HOW TO TAKE BORING TO BEAUTIFUL tall white sideboard

I get asked often where I get the appliques I use on my furniture projects.

There is no one answer other than everywhere.

This fabulous piece above was bought at a yard sale last summer.

It is a flat backed picture frame.

The hanger was unscrewed and the cardboard that was in it was removed,

then simply screwed to this door panel from the back side.

I customized this door panel for this vintage sideboard, it seems someone had an accident with

the glass that use to be there.

Minor repairs where needed from top to bottom on it but it is was a great find.

With my refined taste (wink) the interior of the full length drawer just wasnt going to pass muster.

Ink stains on plywood to the right and red felt sheading on the left, it was gross!

Never mind the large number of leftover sewing pins wedged in the corners,

that I did get attacked by.

I told George it was a rattle snake bite but he didnt buy it.

But when this is the finished result Ill let the snake bite fade away in my memory.

All the doors went from flat to fab with a bit of simple molding trim

and perfectly placed appliques.

The 2 side door appliques were found at a local RE-STORE.

The drawer and cupboard all got a pretty blue and white damask wallpaper lining.

This damask print can be found at Home Depot in BLACK, LIGHT BLUE, and LIGHT GREEN.

HEATHERs CABINET

The back was falling off so I decided to take it all the way off to line the interior.

Much easier this way.

More rogue sewing pins came out from every corner to play.

I was having none of it this time.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

VANCOUVER ART subway art tall dresser

Ive been wanting to do a true tall boy subway dresser for some time.

And recently a couple of my fellow blog ladies have inspired me to get moving on that project.

First up is Bliss @ Bliss Ranch with her Kodak Dresser.

http://blissranch.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-kodak-moment.html/

And secondly is Suzan @ Simply Vintageous

http://suzyq-vintagous.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-ny-subway-dresser.html

My main inspiration started with this fabulous shaker style tallboy @ Lindauer Designs

http://www.lindauerdesigns.com/nyc-subway-sign-dresser/

But I had to do it in the VANCOUVER style,

and add what Im calling my signature typo.

Only those who know Vancouver should be able to find the spelling mix-up,

but for the most part you read it the way you are suppose to.

Next time Ill share how I transformed this mid century look into a shaker style,

in a few steps.

Let me know if you see the typo ...

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DIFFERENT LOOKS euro tall dresser

This post is all about different finishes and how they change the look.

These 4 highboys are all the same dresser. Each of them look good but offer a different feel.

The Original French Provincial gold and white of the 60s

Beautiful soft aqua blue

Country Antiqued Finish

Antiqued Finish with dark accents

See how the darker wood and the dark hardware change the look significantly

Painted hardware given an aged look

Semi Gloss Black vs. Distressed

(This is also a sneak peak at tomorrows post)

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