Gorgeous Tallboy and Matching nightstand...SOLD

Finally complete! After months of sitting in my garage I have finished this amazingly TALL tallboy and matching nightstand. If you're looking for an overwhelming amount of bedroom storage look no further. This dresser stands 53 in. tall x 42 in. long x 18 in. deep with 5 dove tailed drawers which measure 35 in. long x 14.5 in deep. Three of them sink 5.5 in., while the other 2 are 6.5 and 7.5 in. The nightstand measures 25 in. tall x 18.5 in. long x 17 in. deep. It's 2 dove tailed drawers are 18.5 in. long x 13.5 in. deep and both sink 5.5 in.

I started off by sanding them down, painted them a beautiful shade of white called "Comet Dust" by Valspar, distressed them, sanded them again for a smooth finish, waxed them completely for protection and re-added the original hardware.

They are so pretty and would look quite stunning anywhere you decided to place them. I love every detail from the beautiful curves it features to the brass leg covers. What a statement!

Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Thanks for dropping by ~Kell

Hello there. I know you probably think I have fallen off the face of the earth but that is far from the truth. I have been super busy doing some really fun things! If you're curious...take a look...

Here are some bunk beds I finished for a client. She wanted them to be cream. So fun...





I also finished a chair for a friend. It had seen years of wear and tear and a touch of water damage which I sanded out, stained and waxed...





My good friend is in interior design and I am so thankful to her for throwing clients my way!! I finished off some cute children's chairs in a coral color with gold glitter flecks and also made some LARGE frames for her. One of them was 80 inches tall...









I've also done a few things for myself! I painted an antique mirror I found for my bedroom...





I also painted one for my girls' closet...





And finally, I made some cute decorations from some old wooden fence slats my mom gave me! Thanks mom!!

Box shelves...





And a really awesome deer that I freehanded and finished with glitter...





Life keeps me busy which I love ♥ Stay tuned! There's always something going on at my house!! ~Kell

Retro Dresser and Nightstands...SOLD

I don't know if you remember the darling yellow French provincial dresser I finished not too long ago? If not, you can refer to my last post. Well, that sold faster than I think any piece I have done has gone. I had a few sad people about that but am so happy because it went to a darling couple that are expecting their first baby whose nursery it will adorn. So fun!!

Well, I was contacted by a darling lady that had wanted that dresser for her daughter’s room but it was gone too quickly. Normally I finish one piece before I purchase a new project to finish but as fate would have it, she asked if I had anything that I was going to be finishing. Low and behold I have a little stockpile in my garage right now and had a darling set that worked perfect for what she needed. Here they are in all their glory...












I absolutely LOVE these pieces!! They are the perfect fit for the fun yellow that I painted them and will be awesome for the tween bedroom they are moving into! Hope my client is as thrilled as I am!

Thanks for dropping in ~Kell

9 Drawer French Provincial Dresser {Round Two}...SOLD

Well, I must say that I don't think I have ever had a hate~love relationship with a piece of furniture like I did this one. I know, I know, most people say love~hate...I saved the love for last because that is the order in which it happened!
When I picked this piece up it screamed potential at the same time appearing quite defeated. I am very much so convinced that it was trying to kill me...with sanding that is. 2 THICK coats of paint stripper could not come close to removing what was glopped on to this beauty. Good thing I love furniture and can see the potential that most can't making it possible to save this piece from the graveyard commonly known as "the dump".

As mentioned, I stripped this piece twice and still had to sand the heck out of it!!! I decided that this one merited a HAPPY facelift and decided to paint it a fun shade of yellow which, I don't know about you, but it makes me smile. Once it was dry I applied a coat of wax and attached its original hardware that had taken a day long bath in mineral spirits to get the purple and glow in the dark paint off of it. And just to add one more happy feature...I lined the drawers with a beautiful black and white contact paper. I love finishing touches! Enter "LOVE" ♥

In all, the dresser measures 57.5 in. wide x 17.5 in. deep x 31.5 in. tall and has 9 drawers {with dove tail construction} that are all the same size: 13.5 in wide x 15.75 in. deep on plunge 6.25 in.

Hope you're having a nice day...I am about to enjoy a nice glass of fresh squeezed lemonade made from lemons off our tree! I love this time of year in Sunny Arizona ~Kell

9 Drawer French Provincial Dresser...SOLD

Well, it's good to be back after a nice break. You know you love what you do when you take a break and are excited to get back at it!!

I found this dresser just Saturday and brought it home and even though my garage is full of other pieces waiting patiently to be loved back to life I had to do this one first. I think it is because I am so in ♥ with it. I love its body and when I decided its traditional frame had to meet the contemporary world {pairing it with gray} I was just too excited to wait. I think it is so classy and I hope you do too.

This would be such a beautiful statement piece in any room!! Of course, it was designed to be a dresser that would be gorgeous in ANY bedroom, but let’s not rule out the possibility of turning it into a TV console, a buffet or credenza, an entry way catch-all, added storage to an office or toy room. Endless possibilities here, peeps!!

This piece has been sanded, painted a beautiful shade by Valspar called "Stone Mason Gray", distressed, sanded again for a smooth finish and waxed to give it durable protection. I then replaced all of its original pulls and voile...perfection! It is a heavy wood piece featuring 9 drawers all of which are dove tailed. Six of them measure 13.5 in. deep x 19 in. wide x 5.5 in. and three of which are 13.5 in. deep x 14 in. wide x 5.5 in. The piece in its entirety measures 64 in. long x 17.5 in deep x 33 in tall.

Thanks for taking a peek~ Kell

{I have included a picture of the color swatch because the pictures don't do it justice...hope that helps!}

I'm back...

Hello friends, I hope you enjoyed your wonderful holiday season! We Arizonians were able to enjoy a white Christmas with family in Utah and it was delightful!!

I am happy now to be back on a normal schedule, however. As nice as it is to be away...thoughts from your day to day life creep in and make it scary to be away too long! Like my garage that has turned into a furniture graveyard {sorry hubby!!}

I now have 3 chairs, 2 dressers, 2 nightstands, 1 armoire, 1 changing table, 1 coffee table, a couch and a partridge in a pear tree living where my husband’s car should be. Ouch! My thought at attempting reupholstering chairs might just turn into a dream if I don't get my tooshie in gear!

That said, if you are looking for any of the above mentioned items and would like some pictures I would be happy to send some to you. I always love using my creativity to dream up colors but love custom finishing pieces for others as well. So I thought I would put that out there before I painted any of them...let you have 1st dibs if you will.

As always, you can e-mail me with any questions...I am happy to answer them!

Enjoy the rest of your evening ~Kell

Christmas Survey...

Since I am taking a break for the holidays I thought I would at least make my presence known. I found this survey online and it made me smile, so I am sharing my answers with you. Maybe it will stir up a few fun memories of your own. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! ~Kell

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Neither really, but if I had to choose I would say hot chocolate.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them. And sadly he uses our paper :)


3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White on our tree. I love how clean they look! And for our house we use hanging icicle lights topped with large bulb red and white lights. I think the look is very classy.


4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but I should...then I could steal more kisses from my hubby ♥


5. When do you put your decorations up? If it were up to me...before Thanksgiving. That's a lot of work to only enjoy for one month. I better let my husband think that he has say in something as far as decorating goes, though, so we start to put up our decoration right after Thanksgiving :)


6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Really, I have to choose just one. That's impossible! For those of you that know me...you know my love affair with food! If I had to say, it would have to be the year we spent Christmas in Colorado with my mom and dad and they made prime rib. It really was the yummiest prime rib EVER!


7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Christmas Eve and morning at my grandparents home with all the family there!!


8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? As sad as it is...I don't remember. Guess it wasn't traumatic!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Our kiddos always get new jammies on Christmas Eve. It was something my husband's family did growing up and continues now with our family.


10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Our tradition is to buy an ornament each year that represents something each of us has done or accomplished that year. So our tree is decorated with memories! And a little added fluff like berry twigs and what have you.


11. Snow! Love it or dread it? Seeing as how I grew up in Utah you would be surprised to hear that I DREAD IT!! I have lived in Arizona for almost 6 years now and the longer I am here the more I hate the snow. True story!!


12. Can you ice skate? Yes. But not well.


13. Do you remember your favorite gift? A "real" baby doll. That thing looked just like a real baby. I carried it everywhere with me! Even The Old Spaghetti Factory where our waiter asked if he could use it to play a joke on his friends. He carried it into the kitchen where we heard screams only to find out that he had pretended to drop it and everyone freaked out. That's how real it looked. Man I loved that thing! It even smelled like baby powder.


14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you? FAMILY!!!


15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Really, again with the food? I can't just pick one! Especially dessert!! I can tell you this though...fruit cake would not be anywhere near my list of top contenders!!


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Buying the ornaments for my family. I love decorating our tree each year and thinking about the significance of each one. They hold such fun memories. I also love SCONES on Christmas morning. My Grandparents started that tradition and our little family has adopted it.


17. What tops your tree? A rusted star


18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? GIVING!! Especially for Angel Tree's!!!


19. Candy canes: yuck or yum? Plain and simple...YUCK!


20. Favorite Christmas show? Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story...I have to watch both EVERY YEAR. They hold a lot of fun memories for me :)


21. Saddest Christmas song? I'll Be Home for Christmas. Being away from loved ones is so hard!


22. What is your favorite Christmas song? Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Our kiddos listen to it over and over and over and I LOVE IT!!