Playtime

We all need empty hours

in our lives

or we will have no time

to create or dream. 

I managed to find a  few hours

of playtime,

and my oh my was it ever fun.

Showing off two make overs...

Before Pic

Vintage side chair with nice lines, tapestry seat

and carved floral inset.

After Pic

Sanding to take off the glossy finish,

continued with 2 coats whitewash technique

then dry brushed on the third coat

using a latex flat white paint. 

Seat cushion covered with cotton fabric.

Since this fabric was cotton I went right over the

tapestry fabric, easy...

Before Pic

Vintage 6 leg side table.

After Pic

After sanding I painted

two coats of latex flat white paint,

sanding after each coat.

I liked the results of the whitewash technique

 much better, "no sanding after painting".

  The table top was left in it's natural finish

adding only a coat of minwax paste wax.

 

 This is a redo in progress, 

updating my guest bedroom.  

15 years ago I added the wallpaper and

floral border to grey paneled walls.

 I like the grey walls and decided to

work around the wallpaper

( I was not going to tackle stripping the paper)

"Vintage Farmhouse Country Guest Room"

As you know I like to decorate with  items

as true to the time period as possible.

The room is almost completed and will

continue to update you on it's progress.

I am still working on getting Mr B to remove

the carpeting. I know there are wood floors

or maybe board floors just waiting to be

exposed and painted a pale shade of grey. 

"One can only hope"

This is my first project since back surgery

last February.  I have to take it slow,

the ole back lets me know when it is time to stop.

I will end this post with this thought...

 

My childhood may be over,

but that doesn't mean 

playtime is!

                       Connie