Garden and Easel Art Studio

I'm embarrassed to say how much I paid for this vintage waterfall chest of drawers. It was sitting in the rain at the infamous 127 Yard Sale when I spotted it. I threw out a number and before you know it, it was in my truck. Yay for me! Dimensions are 4'H, 2'6"W, 1'5"D Just a little repair work to the veneer. I'm not even sure how I learned to do this. I guess I spent a lot of time with my Papaw in his garage. Someone had painted it tan and gold. :( Taking advice from Kimberly at Glowing Ginger- Signs and More , I chose paint colors that would appeal to more people. Swiss Coffee and Royal Navy   Sides of drawers painted navy I painted the solid oak handles a metallic silver. The results I used the same metallic silver to highlight the side details.  I brushed on the metallic paint and wiped off the excess.  Some of my favorite things in the world...vintage French books.   This

This mid-century vintage vanity chair was almost buried amidst piles of clothes and other furniture pieces...but it caught my eye. "Look At Me" it said. "I was beautiful once. My crushed velvet was classy red and I was loved." I bought other pieces of furniture that day and almost left without the chair. But at the last minute, I decided to take it home and give it a good cleaning, a little "makeup" and a little love. For sale $75. GardenandEasel@gmail.com or text 931-488-8894 for more info. "Makeup" Navy Fringe. Found this at a local fabric store...hiding in the remnants. Classic Heart-Shaped Boudoir Vanity Chair Loved and Appreciated Once Again Now on display at 5th Street Marketplace in Crossville, Tennessee.

Circa 1980's French Provincial Style Chest Original Wood Veneer Top Scrollwork and details highlighted using dark wax Take a look and see how I transformed a  "not so pretty" chest of drawers into this  beautiful turquoise work of art. The piece was in really great shape and needed very little sanding... I sanded the top so the darker stain would penetrate the wood grain. I rubbed vaseline on the edges of the drawers and on various areas of the chest to make sanding and distressing a lot easier. SalvagedInspirations has a great tutorial on how to use vaseline to distress furniture. Leg detail before paint and dark wax With one coat of paint you can see the vaseline coming through. The second coat of paint covered up the vaseline.... A little sanding reveals where the vaseline was placed.  I sealed the front and sides with clear wax. The top is stained with Minwax® PolyStain in Expresso. It looks