Chanticleer the Rooster
We love to go to garage sales, yard sales, and barn sales. We don’t need a thing, actually, but sometimes it’s hard to pass up a good bargain when it is something we can use, or if it is a [ . . . ]
Category: furniture
Hand Painted Bird Artwork
Another pretty little table for sale As a backyard birder, I enjoy attracting songbirds to my garden to observe. I used to see White Throated Sparrows regularly at my feeders in my old garden, so when inspiration struck to use [ . . . ]
Hand Painted Occasional Table
“To every thing there is a season…. What a sweet little hand painted occasional table! Spring has sprung here at the studio and our Robin has begun laying eggs. Inspiration struck again this week, so I painted the top of [ . . . ]
Kitchen Storage ~ favorite pieces, beautified
There’s always that one very useful piece of furniture in every cook’s kitchen. It may not have a lot of monetary value, but it is priceless in it’s function, and it fits just right in it’s assigned place. I was [ . . . ]
Take a Seat in a Hand-painted Chair
I had a bit of fun this past summer working on this hand painted chair for a fundraising auction. I really liked this chair, it had some great lines and was good and sturdy. Someone had already stripped most of [ . . . ]
Accent Furniture ~ Looking for a Good Home
Here’s a couple of small accent furniture items I finished up recently that are looking for a good home. (Wow. I posted this last week and sold both within a day- they are already in their new homes!) This small [ . . . ]
Quick Change~ distressed finish mirror
This plain Jane nearly black mirror got a new look last week. Already firmly bolted to the wall, I taped it off and prepared to give it a make-over to make it a distressed finish mirror. It sits between two [ . . . ]
Small Details… Painted Stripes
…can make a big difference. If you think back to a small project I did back in January that I blogged about in Family Diner, I ended the post by saying the opposite side of the kitchen definitely needed something [ . . . ]
Help, we’re being abused!
When my client decided to update her laundry room and have a granite counter installed, she saw no reason to replace the existing cabinets. She knew I could give them any look she really wanted to have. Why replace perfectly [ . . . ]
A new look for an old favorite
Powder Room Decor Update Every now and then it is necessary to update the look of a home to keep things current. Decor goes out of style, things wear out, or you just want a change. A client of mine [ . . . ]