Garden and Easel Art Studio

  1950's Zenith Radio and Cobra-Matic Record Player Console Cabinet 36"Hx34"Wx16"D Sold! I was so excited to work on this one. A gift from my mother after she had just bought it straight out of an old barn. It was dusty and dirty, but I could see its potential. It's a smaller piece so I knew I could go wild on this one. I wanted a crazy Bohemian look so I used a spray bottle technique I learned from The Turquoise Iris . Painting furniture is so much more fun when you just go for it!  And that is exactly what I did.  Gay Lena Before and After Steps I used to get the Bohemian look Yummy colors! Check out this ad for the orginal Cobra-Matic Record Player . Top Detail The radio and record player still have all of their working parts, but I was never brave enough to plug it in.  I imagine a lot of Elvis and Beatles records were played on this. SOLD! For sale for $150 Contact me at 931-488-...

This cute antique dresser on caster wheels was full of surprises. On the outside it looked like any normal 1930's chest of drawers, but two of the drawers were converted to pull-downs with display shelves. I have been wanting to paint something blue for a long time and finally found the perfect piece.    49"Hx34"Wx19"D  $275 SOLD! Access in the back to add back lighting.  Emblem detail  I used a palette knife and layered on bronze, silver, blue and white paint.  Brass hardware painted blue and brushed with white and silver.  The classic Before and After photo After a light sanding and before adding 2 coats of paint.  I used a flat Olympic Paint & Primer in Paradise Blue. Highlights were done with white Olympic Paint and Primer, Valspar glaze in bronze and DecoArt Metallics silver. Sealed with Minwax Polycrylic in clear satin. My little art studio on The R...