Major Bummer...

So I have not been MIA...I've just had a major catastrophe at my house! The external hard drive that holds all {and I do mean ALL} of my pictures...CRASHED!!! I can't even begin to tell you how devastated I am. Any who...I just wanted to drop in to say hello and let you know that I have been working on some fun things and will post pictures of them as soon as I am done. I can't wait! I hope you're all well and enjoying your day ~Kell

White Broyhill Armoire...SOLD

I just refinished this beautiful Broyhill armoire and could not love it more! When this heavy, solid wood, dove tailed piece came to me it was a very dark wood tone with a cherry hue. It has been sanded, de-glossed, primed, and painted with several coats using an industrial sprayer for no brush strokes in a color called Du Jour by Valspar which is a beautiful shade of white...perfect match for any home! After the paint was applied, it was sanded again for a smooth finish, then I added an antiquing glaze to show off its beautifully ornate detailing, sealed it with a clear wax and finally applied a minimal coat of dark wax to give it an aged patina.

Altogether it stands a whopping 87 in. tall x 48 in. wide x 25 in. deep. It features a cubby that measures 35.25 in. tall x 40 in. wide x 23 in. deep, 1 drawer, and 6 shelves to organize and store all your goodies. I love to think outside the box when it comes to furniture and storage and while this is intended to be an entertainment armoire or TV hutch, I think it would also make an amazing closet or dresser for your clothing, a great addition to a bedroom or nursery. You could also us it in a dining room to store dishes, an office for all your paper needs, computer pieces, or electronics...the possibilities are endless!

Can you believe the transformation?!

Thanks for stopping by ~Kell

Say what?!

How in the world has 6 months passed since I last updated my blog?? Wowza :/ It has been a great 6 months spent doing lots that I love including vacationing with my family, enjoying the holidays in Utah, working my other job, preparing for the end of another school year, and of course refinishing furniture! You didn't think I had quit, had you? Hehehe...

I have kept plenty busy doing lots of work for clients and I'll start my update off with this darling piece...
It belonged to my clients husband when he was a young boy and they decided to keep it around for the next generation to enjoy...which always makes me sooooo happy! It came to me white and was in need of some TLC because it was peeling and had been decorated with stickers to boot! She requested a gorgeous navy blue finish which I applied after stripping the entire piece, filling the existing handle holes so they could be replaced with knobs, sanding it down, and priming it. After I painted it I applied a wax paste to seal it up and love how it turned out!

Then there was this darling piece I finished for some clients that were getting ready to welcome a new baby to their family! Another family heirloom which makes me so happy! This piece needed to be stripped of the existing polyurethane after which I filled some dings with wood filler, sanded it, primed it, painted it in a beautiful shade of white and waxed it on up. What a darling addition to their nursery this will be!

I also finished 2 cute nightstands for separate clients. Nothing completely drastic needed to be done to them but aren't they cute...

Then I had the privelege of finishing a bunch of pieces for a dear friend of mine! I'll start with her bedroom set...
She brought me a darling side table and 2 gorgeous dressers that she wanted finished in 'Woodrow Wilson Presidential White', which is a really stunning cream color, and the tops to be stained in Jacobean. I stripped the top of all three pieces, stained them and added polyurethane and painted the bodies after sanding them really well. I think they turned out so pretty!!

I'm kicking myself that I didn't get better 'after' shots of those dressers and the same feeling carries on to my next piece...
She was looking for an entertainment console for their boys playroom and found this awesome MCM piece! I love everything about the detail on the beauty!! She chose to go with 'Roman Ornament' for this fun one and it is going to look awesome in her room when she has it all put together...

And finally I refinished one of the biggest tables I've ever seen for her! Complete with 7 chairs & 7 leaves...which she only had me finish 3. She was going for more of a rustic shabby look for this one and I ended up painting the base and 7 chairs "Aspen Gray' which goes so well with the surface treatment! So gorgeous....
It was stripped several times because the original coat was so thick, sanded and distressed for the shabby look, paint and stain were also added to give it the aged finish after which it was topped with polyurethane for protection. The base and chairs were sanded, primed, painted and waxed. Feast your eyes upon this...

Once I finished with her pieces I kept busy doing a few fix-it jobs for a neighbor including fixing a broken kitchen drawer and replacing an arm to his dining room table that had broken off...

Leave it to me to forget to take after shots! Well that pretty much sums up my last few months minus an AMAZING armoire that I am getting ready to post. I hope you have been busy enjoying the things that bring you happiness in life ~Kell

Upright Piano...Custom Re-finish

Pianos are quickly becoming one of my favorite pieces to paint because they can transform the entire feel of a room! I recently posted about finishing my own piano and am now excited to show you pictures of a piano I just finished for a client. She has been working with a decorator and together they were toying around with a darker gray or black. They ended up landing on 'Peppercorn Gray' by Sherwin Williams and I can't even tell you how stunning it looks!! Sadly my picture taking skills just don't do it justice. {It's impossible to get a good shot in a garage...hehehe} None the less...feast your eyes on this...

Oh happy day...my client just sent me a picture of the finished piano in her home...doesn't it look AMAZING!!! {Thanks for letting me post it Kari!!}

And since we spoke of feasts...HAPPY THANKSGIVING all! ~Kell

Finally...

I have wanted to paint my piano for as long as I can remember! I have done several for clients {you can see them here} and every time I do I dream about what color I would paint my own. Going back and forth between gray, white, and cream has held me up quite a bit. That's a big decision to make because heaven knows I do not want to paint it again for a VERY long time and I will certainly never part ways with this piece because it is the piano my kids learned to play on! Finally last weekend, the planets aligned to where we had no soccer games {that never happens with 2 kiddos playing}, and nothing pressing, and my thought was 'it's now or never'! I finally picked gray because it is the perfect neutral! It is light enough to disguise all the fingerprints to come and dark enough to hide all the dirty hand marks I am sure will ensue. I was determined...and my old body paid for it the next day but I was able to pound it out in ONE DAY! I will never do that again but must say I am so happy to finally have it done! I am thrilled with the color {Cathedral Stone by Valspar} and shouldn't admit that I walk by it many times a day just so I can sigh {insert super happy face}!! I am happy to cross that off my 'to-do list' just in time for the holidays!

I hope you're having a wonderful day ~Kell