Friday, February 3, 2012

Class and Trash Drop

Wanted to show  you my recent drop offs at Class and Trash. 

$30
I can see this on some hairpin legs as a very cool table.

$22

GREAT mirror kinda wanted to keep myself...$40

Not in my booth but reminds me of the chair my sister and mom redid.  $48

Happy Weekend Everyone!!!  Anyone up to anything fun?!?

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Special Delivery!

I'm getting a special delivery tomorrow...I'm beyond excited and can't wait to show you all and see it with my own two eyes.  And just to keep you interested...here's a little teaser thanks to the Crazy Photo booth app on my IPhone.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Master Update

I thinks its kind of funny when people ask me advice about decorating a room because I really have no business doing it!  I have no training and really just know how to paint furniture...but my friend Kristin asked for some ideas on her master so I thought I would blog about it and get some of your thoughts as well!

Here is her BEFORE:

She is going to paint the dressers white, she thinks.  I kind of like the look of the nightstands and not having everything matchy matchy so I suggested maybe leaving those as is.

She has a ceiling fan that she is going to take down and I think a chandy would look great there instead to dress it up a bit.  Maybe something like this capiz one from World Market
Capiz Hanging Pendant | World Market

 I recommended maybe adding another curtain to each window.  I feel like it would soften everything a bit.  Maybe add a grosgrain ribbon trim to them too if you want to get flashy ;)

Maybe put a fun mirror over top of the tall dresser to fill the space.


 This is her pretty new bedding!

She wants to change the paint color to a lighter, brighter, blue/gray color.  She also wants to keep the curtains and the bed skirt in the brown.  So here are a few inspirational ideas. 

I LOVE this one!  Love the wall color, the look of the frames above the bed, the splash of color with the coral pillow and the throw at the bottom of the bed.
Headboard Art

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Like the look of the black furniture too, another option. And love the frames over the dresser (but not with frames over the bed too!  Pick one or the other.)
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If not frames...love a good starburst mirror over the bed...
So what about you all...any ideas for Miss Kristin on her Master.  Let's hear 'em!

Friday, January 27, 2012

Coffee Table Snazz Up

I found this unfortunate light oak colored coffee table at goodwill a while ago and thought it would be a perfectly decent table if given a coat of paint.  After hanging out in my garage for several months and making friends with the other furniture waiting patiently to be tackled it went from this......


To this.....


I sanded it then applied a coat of Zinsser OIL based primer.  Because I'm SUPER lazy time efficient I sprayed the legs with the spray variety and rolled the top with the canned version of the primer.  You can see in the before shot I forget to snap a pic before I got started and already sprayed the legs.

Then I painted it in a nice semi-gloss black.  I like the Behr Ultra from Home Depot.  The top took 3 coats.  I took the hand sander to give it a distressed look.  After that you can see the white primer and if you like that look then you could stop there but I like it to look brown in the distressed spots so I have a stain pen like this:

Minwax 63484 Wood Finish Stain Marker Red Mahogany
And I go back over the white with the pen and it magically turns brown!  Then I protected the finish with Minwax OIL based Rub on Poly.  Hope you like! 




I will be putting it for sale in one of my booths but it's still a tiny bit tacky from the poly and want that to completely dry. 
Have a FABULOUS weekend!  Anyone have any fun plans?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Class and Trash Drop off

I just dropped off a few things at my Class and Trash space. 

This beautiful mahogany chair!

$50 Class and Trash

This cane chair...

$40 Class and Trash

And this door that I so wanted to turn into a table but have too many projects piled up so I'm selling it as is.  Hopefully someone will use it for a fun project.  I can just see my new fave hairpin legs attached.  I found a few inspiration photos for your viewing pleasure ;)


$40 Class and Trash

This beauty is a far cry from my $40 at $750.  See how adding a glass top (I've had AC Glass on Brook Rd recommended to me for glass work) can transform it into a fun and eclectic dining table or even a craft table!


$750
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My initial thought was to hairpin it like this table. 

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Remember my source I used for hairpin legs is here

Hope everyone had a great day!

Monday, January 23, 2012

DIY'ers Porn

Ladies and the one or two gentleman that read this!  I've found what I like to call DIY'ers porn.  Forget playgirl or hustler (is that even a magazine?!) It's called Lee Valley and Veritas Hardware Catalog.  Pretty risque, huh!  If you dream of owning a card catalog or campaign dresser this mag is going to make your heart beat a little faster.  You might even break into a sweat!  Here are a few pictures of the current and past catalog covers. 

Download Lee Valley & Veritas   Hardware Catalog   September 2011 Magazines in PDF for Free


Lee Valley & Veritas Hardware Catalog (September 2010)


I wasn't able to copy any of the pages from inside but trust me...they are amazing!!!  Three words, Card...Catalog...Hardware.  Make your own stinkin' card catalog!!!  This is actually where I found out about the magazine over at ...in the fun lane

Holly found this old beat up dresser...

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..........got some awesome hardware from Lee Valley.... and Tada!


Isn't this absolutely gorgeous!  Holly's transformation is so inspiring!  I just ordered the catalog from Lee Valley but you can also browse the catalog online to see what I'm talking about!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Goodwill Coupon-OOPS!

So the crumby weather must be messing with my head because Alison from richmondbargains.com just emailed me and in the sweetest possible way told me I'm losing it ;)  Actually she didn't say that, she just kindly let me know that this was from LAST YEAR!!!  No wonder the woman at the register seemed like she had never seen it!!!  I guess neither of us read the fine print.  I will have to make a bigger donation next time I go there to repay them their 20%.  Sorry if I got anyone's thrifty hopes up!  I imagine one will be coming soon though because this came out during Valentine's Day last year.  I'll be sure to post it when it's legit.


As I was checking out at Goodwill today I overhead the cashier ask the girl in front of me if she had any coupons.  So I frantically got my iPhone out and googled "Goodwill Coupons Richmond" and my friend over at http://www.richmondbargains.com/ had a link to a coupon!  Thanks Alison! 









Click here to get your coupon...its 20% off $20 or more and goes through 2/28.  And if you don't live in Richmond try googling Goodwill coupon and your city. 


I just realized I might be the biggest loser in the world.  No one should be this excited about a Goodwill coupon.  I think I need help.