Busy, busy, busy...

I know my absence has been a long one...I bet you think I have been hibernating this winter, huh?! I promise I have been keeping busy. Too busy to keep my head on straight which I am sure you all understand. Life has a way of doing that to us! Between soccer, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, piano, choir, and student council my kids alone keep us running in every direction possible but throw in a sprinkling of PTO, working at my kiddos school, church callings and doing furniture on top of that...it’s no wonder my hair is turning grey!

I truly would not have it any other way and am starting to fear the day that my kids grow up and move away...who will I live vicariously through then?!?!?! All joking {and crying} aside I really have been working on furniture, I just haven't gotten around to taking pictures, editing them, posting them, writing about them...etc...etc...so today is the day. Here's a recap of my last month and a half:

It started off with a gorgeous dresser that my client wanted turned into an entertainment piece. She wanted the two center drawers removed and shelves put in their place and also wanted the door fronts removed and replaced with glass. I love a good rebuild! It took a bit of time and paint to match the existing finish but turned out beautifully and fits their TV well!

After that I rebuilt 4 kitchen cabinet drawers for a friend that her kiddos had gotten their hands on...uh-oh! I even fixed an antique shelf that belonged to her grandmother and had fallen from her wall and broke {I think her heart was more broken then the shelf}. After which I fixed a cabinet drawer for another friend and added some pulls too. I don't have many pictures of this project but it kept me busy none the less. {If you look in the background of the picture with the black dresser you can see the scrolled wood from the shelf that needed repairing}

When I finished those I took on 2 dressers, a mirror, and side table for the same client that owned the entertainment dresser. The bedroom set was made by Dixie and the pieces were beautiful but she wanted them updated by changing them from their original brown stain to white with a slight distressing, new knobs to match the shape of her side table and even new drawer liner. I also cut out the decorative top of her mirror that had a slight Aztec look and didn't match her decor. The side table was painted in a matte black and will feature a glass top in her space. They turned out so nice!

Then I had a client bring me a piano! I LOVE PAINTING PIANOS! They offer a challenge that can't be beat and wow do they look nice when they are complete! In the before pictures you'll see the cherry stain that once adorned it as well as the white fabric on the bench. She wanted it finished in a taupe color {we picked Oat Bran} to match her Pottery Barn style and I distressed it for a shabby look after which I reupholstered the bench in a fabric she picked to match her color scheme. Can I just say it turned out AMAZING!

Somewhere in this mix I had another client bring me a headboard and desk that she wanted slightly white for a room she was doing for a client. She is an interior designer and does amazing work! We picked Du Jour and had them add fewer drops of brown for a custom color. The after pictures featured are from the room she designed which she stated still needs the finishing touches. Doesn't it look GREAT!

And I would be lying if I didn't mention that I threw a few pieces of my own in the mix! Our old house had a room that fit our office desk really well. It was a large, dark wood, L shaped desk with hutches on top that was to heavy in the smaller office we have now. So I decided to sell it and bought a glass table that will serve as our desk now. But seeing as how it doesn't have any drawers I wanted to finish a dresser to serve as a credenza behind it. I will post pictures but keep in mind the room has not been decorated so more pics will follow once the finishing touches have been added! I also refinished 2 old dresser mirrors that I wanted above our nightstands in the master bedroom. The room is very light and has pops of peacock blue and green so you can see why I picked the color I did. They really stand out and I love them! And finally, I bought a candy dispenser but despised the color and had to bring it to life with a vibrant aqua shade. My kids are enthralled which means: mission accomplished!

Whew...I feel winded now...hehehe! It has been a great few weeks and I am thankful that I get to do something that I LOVE!! ♥

Thanks for taking the time to read up on what's new at Home on Harmony! I hope you have a great day and a Happy Valentine's Day ~Kell

A gift for my mom...

My mom has been one of my biggest cheerleaders as I have embarked on the road to refinishing furniture. She always tells me that if we didn't live in different states she would buy my pieces...thanks mom!! Well this year for Christmas she is getting just that. Last time she was down we found this beautiful piece for her that she wanted me to paint white and distress. I am not going to show the after pictures until she has seen it on Christmas but for now you can see the before. It is such a gorgeous piece with bowed front drawers and rounded details! I can't wait for her to see it and to show you after the New Year!! Until then, Happy Holidays!! ~Kell

Flash forward:

Well, it is now January and we safely delivered this piece to our parents in Utah for Christmas! {It helped to have drawers to stuff full of Christmas presents so the littles didn't see them, hehehe!} Without further ado...I give you the "after" pictures!...

Still in the works...

I have been wanting to make an ottoman out of a coffee table for some time now. Every once in a while when I'm looking at other pieces I will run across one, but it is never the right size or style. And then one day I hit the jackpot! I found a solid wood Bernhardt coffee table that was just the right size as well as style for the spot it will adorn!! My plan was to paint it and then make a top out of the same fabric I did my King Louie chairs in. Well, I am sure I am not the first person to admit that any project I want to do for myself always gets put on the back burner...and of course that will have to be the case here too...but at least I was able to paint it! I am loving having a large table in our family room but can't wait to finish the top {which more than likely will be a long ways out...but at least I am taking steps in the right direction...right?!} I'll keep you posted on the finished product when it happens but for now here is the transformation! I am super excited about it!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ~Kell

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

Keepin' busy...

Hello everyone! It's been a while since my last post and it's not because I have taken a break from furniture. I have actually been quite busy! I am in the process of working on several pieces for a client that I can't wait to share with you when I finish them but in the mean time I wanted to share some pieces I finished recently for some other clients. I have been blessed with not only work, but work that I love, and as I reflect on the Thanksgiving season I know how fortunate I am and my readers are a large part of that. So THANK YOU for stopping by! Keep checking back because there is more to come but until then...Happy Thanksgiving!!

~Kell

Here is a fun piece I was able to dissect for a client. She brought to me as a dresser but once I was finished with it it served as an amazing entertainment center. I was able to remove all of the drawers and rails from the center and convert it into a cubby for blanket storage. She also wanted a spot for their DVD player so I took out the top drawer and made a shelf in its place. We picked a custom color to match her cabinets and then I finished them with a brown glaze. I love how it turned out...

And then there were these pieces that just needed a color update. My client wanted them white so we went with "Du Jour" from Valspar. Clean and crisp with no distressing...aren't they beautiful?!

Amazing Piano...Custom Order

I love it when a plan comes together! I had a client reach out to me about painting her piano, and when she said she wanted it to be aqua my heart skipped a beat...I have been wanting to do an aqua piano for a long time!! We went back and forth on a few colors and finally landed on Bay Mist by Valspar. I am so thrilled about how it turned out...I seriously could not be more happy. She mentioned that they had recently painted their front room gray and this piece will be perfect to brighten up their room and play well with the color scheme. I also painted the darling bench she found at Target but wanted white as opposed to the natural wood tone it was. She is out of town right now but I can't wait to see her face when she picks it up {♥}

Happy Fall Break all ~Kell

Adorable French Provincial Dresser & Mirror...Custom Order

I am so in love with the way this darling dresser turned out. I had a client that purchased a piece from me over a year ago and when she found out she was having a baby girl she returned asking if I would finish a dresser for her nursery. Nothing makes me happier or is a bigger compliment then a return customer! She picked up this gorgeous French Provincial dresser and mirror and wanted it painted Radiant Pink by Valspar. It looks amazing on this dresser set! I can't wait to see pictures of the nursery when it's all put together...

Have a great day ~Kell