Happy Day...

Well, I am happy to announce that after several weeks of working on some pieces for a client I am finally finished! I think she is going to be so happy because this has been a long time coming...truly. She dropped them off to me in mid-October and I just wrapped them up today. Normally it doesn't take me that long to complete a project, but in my defense there were 6 pieces and 3 of them needed to be stripped and sanded down to the bare wood for me to even begin. Little did we know that the product that once adorned them stuck like glue...even better than glue. I used three coats of {a very potent} stripper and still had to sand those babies down! I guess we know what products to use in the future if we want them to survive the end of the world....hehehe! I am so excited to show you these pieces so here we go...

First we have a long dresser or buffet/credenza if you will~
I love this piece and probably because of its color. I am drawn to brightly painted pieces so when she told me she wanted it to be orange I did a little happy dance. This one took a while because all the nooks and crannies had to be sanded and she wanted the original knob holes filled and new ones drilled for the darling knobs that are on it now. Don't they look amazing?! I'd say it was worth the wait!

Then there were these bad boys...the culprits of why it took me nearly 2 months to finish her pieces. These little guys were determined to keep their original coats but I wasn't having it. They were stripped {a bunch}, sanded {even more}, de-glossed, primed, painted, sanded again and had a coat of Poly applied to give them a long life. I also replaced their backer board since my client wanted the back of her pieces painted as well. Because it was not real wood it can't be stripped or sanded. Again, worth the wait! I can't wait to see them with their drawers in~

And yet another one that was stripped. You can tell from the before picture that it was a bright white and she was going for a color slightly more subdued tone. What a fun book case this will be~

And finally we have the matching end table to the long buffet and a headboard. I love how they all turned out and am happy that she finally gets them back to enjoy them for the holidays~

More than likely I won't be around until after the New Year. Thanks for dropping in! I hope you are all able to slow down and enjoy the beautiful holiday season! ~Kell