Showing posts with label Furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Furniture. Show all posts

Sunday, November 8, 2015

AN old Door Show -N- Tell

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OK, I know what you are thinking, I'm NUTS....but I really like this door !

Old wooden door made into a head board

Husband and I headed to a flea market. And, look what we found. I liked the full walnut one that said, "Boys Locker Room" on it, but he picked this one, not worth a discussion, SOLD.
Old wooden door made into a head board

All the glass is perfect, I cleaned and cleaned.
paint or not to paint, I didn't.
Old wooden door made into a head board

He had to move the hinges to the other side
They look great, old and a bit of rust. Love them.

Old wooden door made into a head board

The door handle, love it !

Old wooden door made into a head board



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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Sewing Room Table ReFinished with Paint

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 Needed just a few touch ups on the table when it was turned over.

Last Week - HERE


Sewing Room Table ReFinished with Paint

Sewing Room Table ReFinished with Paint

Again, days of coats and they had to dry in between.


Table ReFinished with Paint

I like the oil paint to the point that it made a wonderful HARD surface, the drying time, the smell and then the time again was nuts.

 What a project, not hard. But, loads for time.   This table sat in our garage just over 2 weeks after finished, the smell was not going into my sewing room. For me, next time, porch and deck paint, LATEX !
Sewing Room Table ReFinished with Paint

Looking at it,  I love it !
But, next time, latex paint for me !


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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

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 I've been wanting to paint this table for a bit,  I picked it up years ago at an auction in Spirit Lake, IA. And, I know it was only a couple of dollars.   

Table Redoing it With Paint


Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

I saw this on one of the decorating shows to use Porch & Floor paint on furniture. So, off to the paint store and had it mixed to pink in "OIL"    Next time.... I'll go with Latex.

Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

It's a drop leaf with only on side that drops.  Which is just great for the size of my sewing room.

Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

Off to the garage and paint, I did deglosser first and then daily coats of the oil paint.


Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

This is the first coat, I did 3 coats, on each side.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Painted Writing Desk Finished

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My little corner of the world is finished, I over look the back yard and I love it
See the beginning - HERE

Painted Desk Finished

My old desk chair works perfect.

Painted Writing Desk Finished

The center draw is my favorite, having everything right there.


Painted Writing Desk Finished

It fits under the window perfect and I have all my needs on the 
bookcase right next to it.


Painted Desk Finished


Painted Desk Finished


My desk all done.
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Beth is the Author of The Quilt Ladies Book Collection
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

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 I hear it all the time, why paint? and as I say to my mother, "Why not."  
I'd paint everything,  change it, make it mine. This is not an expensive piece of furniture, even in it's day, it wasn't. So I'm making it mine !  Project start - HERE


Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

I did it in sections, it was to hot in the garage this summer, so had  plastic and paper down in the desks new room.

Had an email from Amy at  A Quilting Sheep and she asked my process, my email back to her.

"I like the de-glosser, it's great. Just takes off the shine. You put it on, let it dry and paint. Don't have to remove anything. And it has very little smell. Try an inside door it you like first. I deglossed in the garage and then painted in it's room.

I do de-glosser, primer, paint, with this desk I  did not put a sealer on. The paint looks great. After everything is dry, 48 hours, use a heavy brown paper sack and go over everything like sand paper, makes it so soft."

Writing Desk Re-Finished with Paint

My sewing studio will no longer be my office too ! Have to separate the mind work from the creating work.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

New Writing Desk, Time to Re-Finish a Desk

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After finishing all the work on the books for Kindle, I needed a project that was just for me. Off to an area flea market and this is what I found.   I think it was at one time a vanity, had no bench and no mirror and it measured PERFECT for the spot I want it to go in.

So, it's become my new writing desk.


Re-finishing a Desk

And yes, it will be painted. 

Re-Finish a Desk 

From the looks of this leg someone tried to remove the stain and then gave up.

Writing Desk to Re-Finish a Desk

Wonderful solid construction


Desk to Re-Finish a Desk

This is the deGlosser, if you've not tried it, it works very well. Like sanding sealer but without the smell and it's quicker.

New Writing Desk, Time to Re-Finish a Desk

The drawers are great.




Here I go !


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