goodies.

these tables were near perfect when they came to me. with some gentle elbow grease i was able to take the old veneer off to reveal these great tops. i added a little stencil and voila!

like two matching puzzle pieces in the same box. not in a frustrating way, in a holy cow! way.

and a new door table with very sexy legs.

not productive

I wouldn't say that I've been slacking exactly... more like enjoying the summer! but I do have a couple things today, and I will definitely have more tomorrow.



fun little side table...



I love the crackle the paint highlighted. clearly i'm back in a blue green phase.

yellow velvet

there's something about the phrase 'yellow velvet'..... scrumptious!

this is the most comfortable settee i've ever worked on- and the rocker's not too shabby either.

the ghastly before.... was something nesting in there? maybe.

which is why all the guts had to be removed and disposed! new webbing, springs stitched in place, then tied. canvas on top of springs, 4" foam, cotton batting, and... yellow velvet.

these griffins are wood inlay... not painted, carved and inlayed..... talk about amazing craftmanship.

have a great 4th of july- may you see fireworks!

birdies

i've been working on a bigger project all week, and i will have pics for y'all tomorrow. (it's a GREAT transformation). but for today here's this modified lamp shade.....

i cut out these birds from an ikea fabric, modpodged them in place, and hot glue-gunned the rick-rack in a branch-ish pattern.

this was such a fun project! i'm looking forward to making more lampshades.