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So today I present another chunky coffee table but with a cool picture frame top and a very fun copper top layered technique that I have now done on several pieces because it is so fun! </div>
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Did I say it was fun?<br />
The secret is using brown paper bags!</div>
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It is fool proof! You can't make a mistake and each piece turns out differently so that floats my boat far into the sea. I am not a cookie cutter painter.</div>
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(I am going to apologize now for the pics bc my old camera died and I just had my smart phone for these pictures! But you will get the gist.)</div>
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I removed the top frame and the back piece and painted the base and frame black. I basically paint anything chunky black. It just looks good to me.</div>
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Then I got to work on my copper top. I painted a base coat of navy and then dry brushed white over it. I dabbed on copper paint and let dry. I dry brushed more navy in places I thought it needed it. Then I painted the whole thing gold and took off the gold with brown paper bags. I let it dry then did copper paint and took off the copper with brown paper bags. Get new bags for each layer and crumble them up before laying on top of the paint. Press the bag into the paint and then pull off. You get great crinkles in the paint when you remove the bag.</div>
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This is what it looked like when I was done.</div>
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This is the up close showing all the great nooks and crannies of the layers. You can use any base color I guess but I loved the look of the navy peeking through. I then sealed it with 3 coats of poly to keep it looking good and make it durable.</div>
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Here is the fun part. Differnet light made differnt parts of the layers shine. Here it looks green even though I used navy paint.</div>
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From this angle it looks more gray and silver.</div>
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You can not go wrong with this technique bc if you don't like how it looks you can just add more paint and then remove what you like with the paper bags until you have a finished product that you love. Experiment with colors and combinations to see which ones you like best. </div>
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This was a table I snatched from the curbside store and was completely surprised when I went to put it into the back of my truck. It looks so chunky that I wasn't sure that I'd be able to pick it up by myself. But then I did one of those graceful moves to brace my legs to give a mighty heave and I almost fell over backwards bc this table is feather light! Kinda funny bc the guy who bought it……did the same exact thing!<br />
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For some reason, the boards cried out to be yellow, turquoise and red. I thought these would look great with black. </div>
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I painted the whole thing black and then dry brushed the colors on. I then very wet brushed over the dry brush to make it more watery and seaside. Or at least that is what I think.</div>
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This is the up close to see the dry and the watery mixed together. It showed up better on the yellow and turquoise but I think it contrasted nicely with the more opaque red.</div>
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Friday I'll show you another table that looks almost exactly like this but I did a different paint technique on it. You can tell me which one you like better!</div>
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I am not a bubble gum pink girl or really a pink girl at all but this is called Prairie Rose by Behr and I love it. It is a nice soft pink that goes great with gold.</div>
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I found a wood changing table at the thrift store and then was able to score two very old bar stools from a house around the corner from my shop. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And this is how they came together to form a fun partnership!</div>
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I removed all of the seat padding and then glued and screwed the changing table to the stools after I sanded and spray painted the stools so they looked fresh. And although I liked the overall look, it needed something. So I made a triangle template, outlined them and then used my Dremel tool to score the top of the wood. I used the smallest burr that comes with the set and it was easy. I just took my time and made sure that I was going the same depth and keeping my lines straight. </div>
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Here she is all shaped up. This only took me about 30 minutes to complete but it added a unique and modern touch to this industrial marriage of found objects. The girl who purchased it saw it at a night market I did in Downtown Pittsburgh. She didn't purchase it that night but called me 2 days later and said she couldn't stop thinking about it and could she come to the shop to buy it? Of course! </div>
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This is a little cabinet I picked up a long time ago and just loved all of its little drawers. It was a sheet music cabinet but my friend bought it after its makeover and she is using it as a scrapbook paper cabinet.<br />
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This was a pretty simple makeover. Opera Glasses by Behr painted on the cabinet and then I <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2013/05/easy-peasy-silver-leafy-tutorial.html" target="_blank">gold leafed</a> and sealed the wooden bar to bring out that detail. When you have a piece that has so many of the same detail, keep the rest simple because then the detail will pop. It helps that I have a great color in it as well. Opera Glasses is a great navy color that I have used many times since and keep the swatch in my purse for color matching in case they ever decide to discontinue it! </div>
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Welcome back to another version of the Crazy Hacker! Yes, I have been known to hack apart <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-will-it-be-wednesdaycommunion-table.html" target="_blank">communion tables</a> for <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-will-it-becommunion-table-hack-2.html" target="_blank">parts</a> and now I have used my hacking skills to turn parts of an old rocking chair into two useful home decor projects. I started to take the chair apart to reupholster but when I got it down to its bones, it was really not worth repairing. </div>
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So I did what any good repurposer does and looked for what could be saved! I saw potential in the back and a brace as seen below:</div>
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I primed with grey primer since the wood is red and I wasn't sure what color I would be using so in case I decided to go light, I did not want red bleed through to the final product. I found an awesome fabric remnant and decided to go blue!</div>
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I covered a piece of Luan with the fabric to create a pin board and then added a leftover wood piece from a mantel to make a shelf. Because the back angled out from the wall we added pegs to the back to make the shelf sit level. This got snapped up pretty quickly!</div>
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So before throwing out a broken chair, check under its hood for parts! You just might be surprised at how you can save something that might have sentimental value to you and you'll do us all a favor and keep it out of the dump.</div>
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So because I knew I wanted to paint the surround black I knew I had to fill in the veneer really well and super smooth. </div>
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Black shows every imperfection!</div>
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For that I use Bondo, an automotive dent repair epoxy. It sets up super fast so you can sand in 5 minutes! and I like the finish for veneer issues better than wood filler. </div>
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The wax was another story. I had to scrape, then sand and then scrape again to make sure it was all removed. Then it was all about the painting.</div>
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I did not originally have that little medallion painted anything but cream and it was bothering me. It looked like an afterthought. But I needed new knobs for it so I headed to Hobby Lobby to scout out some inspiration hardware.</div>
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This is what I came up with. You can layer your hardware! This set up is actually a backplate and a single knob. I knew the single knob wouldn't be visually hefty enough for the dresser. But I wanted that teal! So I kept looking and that's when I came upon the backplate and knew that was the answer.</div>
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Once I got home I then realized how much of a genius I really was once I saw that I could use the motif from the knob to make a stencil for the medallion. Genius sometimes comes in fits and starts.</div>
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Luckily I even had a little teal architectural sculpture to add to the staging!</div>
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So if your painted piece is lacking something and you are not sure what, look to hardware as inspiration. Try layering hardware or just taking cues from the design. You never know when lightening might strike!</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015458225673508253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128433513356960969.post-79769450472302885312016-04-18T09:57:00.000-04:002016-04-18T09:57:46.765-04:00Hello again!Well, it has been a little over a year since I have posted anything here. I opened my shop December of 2014 and it has been a whirlwind year plus! I learned a lot and am still learning about business, marketing, customer service, trying to remain creative and family oriented! My goal with the shop is for it to not take over my life as I work 3 days a week as an audiologist but also that my family stays a priority. It is has been very rewarding and very stressful at times but so far I still love it!<br />
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We also put in a new patio and turned our dining room into a kitchen last summer so there's that too! I will get to that in a bit bit for now I think I am going to ease back into blogging with posts on Mondays and Fridays right now. I am going to try and post just before and afters right now as it will be very tough to blog and do tutorials (my tutes tend to be very involved so you can do things exactly like I did but it also means a very long post!) so please feel free to ask questions in the comments section if you have a burning desire to know how I did things.<br />
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So to see how fabric can change a look from tired to terrific….Feast your eyes on this set of nesting tables and a little MCM sewing chair.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun fabric brightens these tables right up. I put plexi-glass on the tops of each so not only are the pratical and keep the fabric clean, but you can change the fabric!</td></tr>
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I love a good slipcover. It can take an outdated but structurally sound piece of furniture and give it a new and extended life. It can also just be a fun change up for your decor!</div>
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I have been doing some custom work for a fella that lives behind the shop and it has been a fun collaboration. I recently showed you the<a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2015/02/red-velvet-slipcovered-chairs.html" target="_blank"> red velvet chairs</a> that I did for him and he asked me to make slipcovers for his dining room parsons chairs as well.</div>
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Parsons chairs are awesome in that they look great no matter what the fabric. They just have classic lines that can handle subtle or bold. My client wanted to go masculine (um, he is a guy) and choose a dark grey linen for the fabric. I love it.</div>
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I am going to show you how I slipcovered these bad boys so it is going to be a lengthy post full of pictures and verbosity but I hope it might help you to tackle something you have never tried before. You will need a little bit of sewing experience and just a little bit of patience!</div>
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The key to slipcovers is pin, mark, sew, repeat…</div>
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Here is the original chair. I love the lines…did I say that already? Well, it bears repeating.</div>
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So a few things: The curves gave me a few pups but I will show you how to use dress maker details to make it a little more snug. If your chair does NOT have curves, you are going to fly through the construction. Also, examine you chair and see where the natural "seam" lines would fall. See where the back meets the seat on the side near the leg? You need a seam to be there for the seat and front back piece to come together and lay flat. I hope this will make more sense when you see the pictures. I would also make a pattern first so that you can make your mistakes on that and reconfigure seaming if something isn't working instead of making the mistakes on the actual fabric. </div>
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I made 6 of these so by the end I was on a roll with my assembly.</div>
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First, I must apologize for some of the photos. These are a mix of phone and real camera as I took these over time during the assembly and I think at one point I had taken the real camera to the shop to take photos there. </div>
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First things first, mark you center back (pin going straight in) and then where the curve starts on the top back (horizontal pin). The curve pin is where you are ring to lay your back piece and where the top seams going to be. The center back pin is so when you lay your front back piece of fabric on to pin, the middle is in the middle.</div>
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Making the general pattern pieces beforehand also helped me be able to cut out all of my backs, fronts, seats, and skirts at once. That way you can get an assembly line going and pin all backs to fronts, mark seam, sew, then pin all seats to fronts, mark seam, sew, etc. </div>
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See what I mean about pin, mark, sew, repeat!</div>
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My front and back pieces were just big rectangles that overlapped a lot. That way I can pin, sew and then cut off excess. Excess is good when you are sewing slipcovers. Also, don't cut off the excess until you are sure that the pieces fit and you have enough for the other pieces to connect to when you sew them. I did NOT cut off any excess until the entire slipcover was sewn. Then I felt safe! </div>
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When sewing slipcovers, you are also essentially sewing inside out so everything is getting pinned together wrong side out. Linen does not have a right or wrong side since it is a woven fabric but if your fabric does have a right/wrong side, make sure you pin it all wrong sides facing you.</div>
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Now take you back piece and line up the top with your horizontal pin and the middle of your fabric with the center back pin. Pin it in place so it doesn't move. You will do this each time you make a slip. </div>
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Now pull the back up to the sides snug but not tight and pin those in place. You will also do this each time you pin the front back to the back back.</div>
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Now you are going to connect the corners like above and pin along what will be your seam line. Mark with a washable marker and sew along that seam line.</div>
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This is what it will look like turned right side out.</div>
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At this point my bulb blew out on my sewing machine and I had to rig this:</div>
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pretty funny really. I actually liked this light better than my old bulb!</div>
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Okay, onward….</div>
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Take your front back piece and pin it along the the top seam, mark your seam and then sew</div>
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Once again pull your back snug up onto the sides and pin in place as you will now pin each side. Do not sew all the way to the bottom. Mark where the seat and the back intersect and stop your seam there. </div>
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Here it is right side out all sewn up!</div>
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This is why I needed to sew the back this particular way. If you try to use one large rectangle to cover both the front and the back and sew one seam down each side (seam would be down the middle of the side back), you will have less seaming but you'll have a side seam that is too far back for the skirt, and seat to meet. </div>
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And if I have the skirt seam that's too far back, there would have been a gap in the fabric where the seat, back, and front come together!</div>
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Now turn your slip back inside out and lay your seat piece on where you want it.</div>
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This seam should leave a little bit of fabric, not snug so you can tuck it into the seat/back juncture for a snug fit and keep it in place when it is right-side out. Pin this seam and make sure that you angle the seam down a bit on the ends if your seat has a curve like mine. If not, sew it straight across, making sure to intersect with the side seam.</div>
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Here is the pic of it angled down a bit and also shows where I pinned where to end my sewing so it will meet the sewing seam of the back. Again, use a washable marker to mark the seam and then sew.</div>
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See, all three coming together!</div>
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Now the past piece is to ad the skirt to the seat. Again mark with a pin where the sewing needs to end and then attach the skirt around the entire seat.</div>
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I added a pin tuck to the seat ends to the seat would lay a little better as this is curved a bit as well. Just make sure that you pin all of your pin tucks the same direction so when you flip them over they all look uniform. Either pin tuck them both facing out or in. But do them the same.</div>
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You will need to clip into the seam on the skirt side of the seam to make the curve lay flat. All you do for this is cut the fabric perpendicular to the sewn seam around the curve of the seat. </div>
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clipping your seams</div>
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removing excess material from seams and corners </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Oh, don't forget to hem your skirt! I made my hem about an inch longer than the chair, about 5 inches long. Then I cut all my excess and pressed the seams.</span></div>
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So here is the side seam all tucked up and done. </div>
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And here he is all done, although not as ironed as I would have liked but linen is tricky like that. My client has a steamer so he will take care of that aspect. </div>
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The first slip took the longest as I was figuring out the seaming a bit still and also writing down the process so I could go quicker through the next 5 slips. I will say that the assembly went great. I would pin all the backs and sew them. Then pin all the fronts to backs and sew them, etc. </div>
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Looking back over these pics, I probably could have made the front back and seat one piece and avoided another seam but it is too late for that! But that might be a shortcut that you could use for YOUR slips! Happy to help out!</div>
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Here is another look at the before and after:</div>
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How are ya'll doin' this fine spring day? I am currently enjoying my spring wrapped up in a sweatshirt AND sweater! I think we are down to two seasons, cold and hot or what has previously been labeled winter and summer!<br />
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Over it by a mile….but I am not going to continue to cry in my snowflakes. I am happily going to show you a super easy, 5 minute jewelry display that I came up with for the shop!<br />
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I have tree branches wrapped around a pole in the middle of my shop and I have been hanging some great vintage colorful necklaces on the branches as display. My friend's daughter makes jewelry and wanted to try and sell it at the shop so I definitely wanted to give her a shot. Her pieces were a bit darker and I felt like they were getting lost on the branches so I dug around in my workshop and came up with this:<br />
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All you need are two pieces of wood that are equal lengths, an old hinge (or new one!) and some upholstery tacks (or nails).</div>
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Attach the two boards together at the ends with the hinge and then hammer your tacks in where you want the necklace to hang. I liked hanging them a little offset from each other but you can do what you like depending on the width of the boards. You get two sides to display on and it has a nice texture as well.</div>
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So about a months and a half ago, a colleague friend of mine asked me to find/make something for her husband to use to corral the doggie stuff that is on their front porch. I was more that happy to start the hunt!</div>
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As it turns out two weeks prior to the call, I had found a metal chest at a local thrift store that I wanted to get for an end table/storage and talked myself out of it that day!!!! Gah, when she called that was the first thing I thought of to use and about punched myself for not picking it up. I immediately went there to see if by chance it had been looked over and guess what?????</div>
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Those things are never there when you go back……except this ONE time!</div>
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It was still there and had stuff piled on top of it, so it was meant to be. It was in rough shape but as you know, paint can work wonders.</div>
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Here she is in her pre-restored state:</div>
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We had some dents to bang out but a rubber mallet works well with this along with a piece of wood covered in some cloth held on the other side. That way you aren't making dents come out on the other side!</div>
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After I gave the chest a good washing and sanding, I gave it two coats of red oil-based paint since it was going to be residing outside. Since their dog Kelbi is a lab I decided to do a retro look with a lab silhouette. I used an overhead projector to do this and then hand-painted the rest. </div>
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It is very important when you are doing a stencil or hand-painting over two surfaces (lid plus base as is pictured here above or two drawers, etc.) that you finish the inside/top edges. It makes it look more finished in my opinion. </div>
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So here is Kelbi's chest all finished!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I added some handles out of an old black belt and used my rivet gun to attach. I love how the white rivets play off the black belt and tie into the whole retro feel.</span><br />
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All of the graphic was painted in oil-based paint as well and I added a top coat of oil-based poly on the graphic just to add a layer of durability. I don't want Kelbi to wear off! Now Kelbi is a yellow lab so after I painted the whole thing, I thought, "CRUDE! I should have done the lab image in a yellow!" But then I thought it would lose it's vintage/retro feel so I kept it all black, red, and white.</div>
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Here's a nice view from the side that shows the handle detail a bit better. Some of the dents would not come out so so easily so instead of beating the chest to death I got the major dents out and the rest "add character" as we like to say.</div>
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I hope Kelbi likes his new storage chest, I know I love it!</div>
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I thought I'd make some bunny pillows for Easter and some St. Patrick day door hangers for the sale this weekend. But how to do it? I don't have a fancy printer and I don't know how to print on fabric nor am I a silk screen printer, although I think I would like to learn how. So as I was in Joann fabrics looking for some nice linen fabric to use for the pillows, I remembered I had made a photo quilt for my parents 40 wedding anniversary using iron-on transfer paper.</div>
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It is a bit expensive but if you use your 40% off coupon, not so bad!</div>
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So how do you use it? Very easy really!</div>
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Here's the skinny:</div>
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1. Find a picture you want to use or a photo (make sure it is not copyrighted!)</div>
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2. Crop the photo if you like using whatever software you have. </div>
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3.Place the paper in your printer with the stripe facing up</div>
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4. Print out your photo/picture. You can print more than one image on each sheet depending on how big you want your image to be. </div>
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<span style="color: red;">***If you have words that you want printed, you HAVE to choose mirror image print or the words will be backwards!</span></div>
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5. Let dry 30 minutes before ironing</div>
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6. Pre-heat the iron for 5 minutes, no water in the iron and set to cotton and no steam.</div>
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7. Cut out only what you want from the image to transfer onto your fabric.</div>
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8. Place the image face down on your fabric and iron on something hard like a wooden cutting board with a pillow case layed over top of it. Press hard and leave in place for 15-20 seconds in each section. Make sure you pay special attention to the edges. </div>
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9. Let the paper cool until still warm to the touch. Gently lift an edge and start peeling the paper up. If you see a bit of the transfer not transferring, put the iron on that spot for a second or two then try again.</div>
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10. If you want a gloss finish on the transfer, leave the paper on until it is completely cooled.</div>
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Voila!</div>
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Here they are individually so you can see a bit more detail I hope…</div>
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This graphic was from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a>. If you need anything vintage and graphic go see her website. Fantastic selection. </div>
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This one is also from The Graphics Fairy but I cropped it down so it would be bigger and just have the bunny. Here is the actual image:</div>
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I cropped it down and then adjusted it to fit on an 8x10 sheet. </div>
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Here are the door hangers:</div>
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And I tried one on burlap. A little sketchy for this one. It was the first one I transferred so I did not leave the iron on this long enough. But it looks like a little rustic, or maybe I am rationalizing too much =-)</div>
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What do you think of iron-on transfers?</div>
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Ever tried them?</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015458225673508253noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128433513356960969.post-56068117505404077912015-02-23T05:00:00.000-05:002015-02-23T05:00:01.451-05:00Red Velvet Slipcovered Chairs<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;">Please sign up for the newsletter, on the right there, to get all of the shop event information, holiday sales, and upcoming fun times!</span><br />
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I am having the worst time blogging since my camera tends to be at the shop. It becomes painfully real when I do a project at home and all I have is my cell and that isn't really good at taking photos unless I have the perfect day and amount of light. I think I need to get a camera bag and just lug it back and forth everytime bc I certainly can't afford to get TWO cameras. So this project that I am going to show is sadly short on photos. But it is fun to see how something can be totally transformed with just a change in fabric!</div>
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My client with <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-new-favorite-red.html" target="_blank">the Chinese red bed</a> also commissioned me to make him slipcovers for a pair of living room chairs. This was a serious learning experience because the quote I gave him was WAY too low for the amount of work I did. But you live and learn and move on. I am thrilled at how these turned out even if the process was extensive. Part of the issue came from the fact that he wanted the chairs covered in velvet. And the chair comes apart in two pieces so he wanted the back and seat covered separately so it looked upholstered. </div>
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It would have been simpler to upholster I think…</div>
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This is the chair. </div>
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My original pattern did not take into account a velvet fabric so it did not drape around all the curves the way the pattern fabric did. So after pinning and tracing I had to come up with a different pattern altogether. I wanted to just sew one piece of velvet straight down at the at the four corners. However, velvet does not drape like that at all. So I stared at the chair for about two days and then realized that I had to make a top pattern piece and a skirt piece. Those corners were an absolute bugger. (I have been watching Downton Abbey again so if I start to sound english, you'll know why!) </div>
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A few things about velvet:</div>
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velvet has a nap, <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18px;">A </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">fabric</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18px;"> with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">nap</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18px;"> is one what usually has a pile and will look different shades from different angles</span><span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">…..so</span></span></span></div>
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all pieces need to be cut going in the same direction </div>
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and all pieces need to be cut singly</div>
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You also have to use a walking foot while sewing velvet or the nap will move around too much as you sew. My walking foot broke as soon as I tried to use it. Granted, that foot is probably 20 years old but really? as SOON as I start!!!???!!!</div>
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So that was another $20….</div>
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And another thing about velvet…</div>
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once you put a pin in it, the hole doesn't disappear. So you have to pin the pieces on the chair but make sure you pin them outside the seam line. Then use a sharpie to mark where your seam line will be.</div>
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You also can't iron velvet or the nap gets pushed down and gets shiny so all the seams had to be steamed open….. </div>
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get the feeling I am not enamored with velvet?</div>
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but with all this babying of the fabric, the chairs turned out absolutely amazing!</div>
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They really look rich and feel heavenly. Velvet is a very lux fabric to be sure. </div>
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So next time someone mentions velvet, I'll know how much is involved and quote a proper price.</div>
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Ever given a quote that was way too little for the amount of work you wound up doing? </div>
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Did you stick with the quote and chalk it up to your learning curve or did you call and renegotiate? </div>
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I didn't feel like I could negotiate but not sure if it is considered okay to do so after you get going on a project. </div>
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Thoughts?</div>
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Here are some other chair makeovers that were a bit easier but had the same great transformations!</div>
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<a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-throne-chair-reveal.html" target="_blank">Throne Chair</a></div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015458225673508253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128433513356960969.post-54430404115357235682015-02-20T05:00:00.000-05:002015-02-20T05:00:02.198-05:00New Things in the Shop!This is really a photo post to show you some new things that are in the shop for March's sale! Email me if you want something.<br />
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Funny thing about this oar….when I told my daughter to grab this out of the trash it did not look like this. It had a giant picture of a man's p_____s drawn on it! My son was having a coronary trying to tell me to shove it in the back of the truck before she saw it! Needless to say, it got sanded off immediately!</div>
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I think it looks much more respectable now…..</div>
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Lesson: trash picking can be dicey!</div>
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We painted a few lamps a beautiful teal and then stained and sealed them</div>
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And we got some awesome hand crocheted ponchos! These come in tan and charcoal grey currently and I have a feeling my friend is going to sharpen up those needles bc FB exploded with orders!</div>
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Oh how I love these crosses made out of found metal pieces!</div>
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Quilt art</div>
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a little MCM footstool</div>
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rustic coat rack and art</div>
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valentine's bunting</div>
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baby soothers or foot rollers</div>
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reclaimed wood boxes in various sizes</div>
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wood trivets and coasters</div>
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some cute fringy quilt art</div>
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a little better close up of the fringes…</div>
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cabinet door coat rack and chalkboard</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">In trying to come up with some Valentine's projects for the store, I happened on my stash of porch spindles that I snagged off of the trash last summer. These are so simple but turned out so stink in' cute in my opinion!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"> I just used my </span>compound miter saw to cut one end into a point and then I barely made cuts into the other end of the spindle at an angle to create "feathers". Then I used my jigsaw to cut out the end triangle of the feathers and added the gold/champagne details. The spindles had already been primed and not well so they already looked "weathered"!</div>
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These were just a few of the other things that were sold at the shop on February! </div>
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Vinyl heart buntings…</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015458225673508253noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6128433513356960969.post-22245588002466796132015-02-16T12:38:00.000-05:002015-02-16T12:38:09.463-05:00My New favorite RED<br />
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I know it has been a while, I seem to be saying that more and more lately. Having a shop has definitely taken it's toll in the time department. I think I have things a bit more settled and in a little more of a routine so I can get back to showing some fun projects. One such projects is this bed! I had picked it up during a thrift shopping spree about a year ago for $50! </div>
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The finials caught my eye from across the store and I ran to get it before anyone else could. They didn't even have the footboard out yet that is how fast I snatched it up!</div>
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But it had these little birds on it that I didn't love and the bed was in fantastic shape so it came home with me and then sat in my basement. Once I got the shop, I figured I would try to sell it as is and it sold the first day! The gentleman who purchased it, Patrick, did not like the birds either! He wanted me to paint the bed somehow so the birds were covered but keep some of the wood and He wanted it red.</div>
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I love a person who is not afraid of color!</div>
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Those little finials reminded me of pagodas so I went searching for a great Chinese red.</div>
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I love this red! It is called Licorice Stick by Behr. It is a gorgeous deep but vibrant red and because I used the Marquee line of paints it went on so smooth and even it only took me two coats. I know Marquee says one coat coverage but I prefer two for durability.</div>
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It made the wood pop right out of its grain! And on top of it, the top piece with the birds really looks like a pagoda or the Emperor's City which I hadn't really noticed before because all of the wood was running together. This is one of those times when I think paint enhanced the lines of the piece but because we didn't paint the whole thing, the wood still was able to shine.</div>
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I picked strategic places to paint so the whole bed and design looked cohesive.</div>
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Patrick asked me to add some gold to the bed in places as well so I covered the red lightly with a coat of gold glaze and then added just the gold to some other details to further highlight the beds cool features</div>
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You can see the gold on the little triangle below the finial. </div>
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I loved how the bed turned out and Patrick sent me some photos of it all set up in his guest bedroom! </div>
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Patrick liked the bed so much he asked me to make him some slipcovers for his living room chairs AND his dining room chairs.</div>
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Stop back to see the chair transformation and to see some new things added to the shop!</div>
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My client, Sarah, who had me paint <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2014/11/island-dream-dresser.html" target="_blank">her dresser</a> a beautiful teally-turquoise, wanted her four Craigslist score chairs to match so I got working on those over the holidays. <br />
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This paint color is called Island Dream by Behr and it is in the Marquee line. Because these chairs had so many surfaces, it would have taken forever to paint these by hand so instead I used my <a href="http://www.homeright.com/products/finish-max-pro-fine-finish-sprayer" target="_blank">Home Right Finish Max Pro paint sprayer. </a></div>
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I can honestly say this is the easiest sprayer I have used. Not only does the sprayer lay down a great coat of paint, it does not have a steep learning curve and it is beyond easy to clean up! Both things are necessary for a power tool to be kept in my arsenal.</div>
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I cleaned and sanded them first and then primed them with grey primer to help with easier coverage. I know most people say you can just paint on chalk paint but I am not a heavy distresser and I take a lot of time with my finishes so I want them to last. Hence I clean and sand every time to ensure greater durability….especially for something like a dining room chair that will have high traffic.</div>
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I made my own chalk paint mix and used the sprayer with no problems. You just have to thin it a bit and it goes on great! I then added Minwax Dark Walnut stain over the paint to match the finish on the dresser and added a topcoat as the finisher.</div>
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I think they came out great .</div>
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Sarah was sweet enough to send me some photos of all the pieces in her condo and I love how it all looks together. </div>
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Island Dream might be my new favorite teally turquoise but now I can't wait to show you my new favorite RED! </div>
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I promised I would let you meet some of the vendors that are selling at the Studio and today is the day!<br />
God has brought each one of these people into my shop and I love everything that they create!<br />
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First off is Sara from Crafty Sara: You can visit her easy shop at:<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftySara" target="_blank"> CraftySara</a>. She supplies a lot of the vintage linens, glassware, kitchen ware, and retro fun that is in the shop.<br />
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I also have Peg from Redhead Designs who does some amazing chair makeovers and other repurposed goodies:</div>
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Greg finds things along the banks of the Pittsburgh rivers as he fishes and makes them into usable art:</div>
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trees feld on his property made into stools and benches</div>
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railroad car parts made into a side table</div>
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and last but not least Eddan, the son of my piano teacher, makes great ornaments, coasters and trivets from trees:</div>
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I am so happy to work with creative people and to have met so many people along this journey. Every day is new and exciting. I hope you will stay with me as I navigate business ownership and continue to work on my home and do this thing called LIFE!</div>
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Well, we finally opened to huge fanfare…..well, maybe not fanfare but it was definitely a fun, great two days and we generated a lot of good buzz in the community so to me, that is HUGE!<div>
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The first big day was 12/13/14! What a fun date and one I won't forget. I wasn't sure what to expect or even if I should be expectant. Lots of emotions went on that day. I cried several times because I have the best family and friends and co-workers that I call friends who showed up and supported me and my vendors. I have some great vendors which I will get to in a minute. I know this post is probably going to be all over the place since I am still processing some of it but I am beyond my happy dance and looking forward to the next sale on January 3rd and 4th!</div>
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But I will show you some pics so you can act like you were there! You can click through <a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-studio-pics.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see where we started…and you should because even I can't believe how different it looks and I did it! It was all about camouflage!!!</div>
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And now for the BIG reveal!</div>
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The lounge area for the guys so they can relax while the women do what we do</div>
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You'll see my little helper, Izzy, in several photos. She was amazing! She made tags, cleaned the floor umpteen times, helped load and unload the car a zillion times, and just generally kept me afloat with her funny, jazzy personality. I could not have down it without her!</div>
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I loved using branches and natural elements to help me decorate the store. Getting these suckers was a whole nother hilarious story. Nothing like trying to gather tree branches as big as me in a tornado like wind and then stuffing them in my car. Thankfully the local park has few visitors this time of year so my shenanigans were kept undercover. </div>
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Those branches helped me make a "tree" in the middle of the store to not only camouflage the pole…..</div>
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If you follow me on Instagram, then you followed the saga of my hand painted bathroom floor. I know we don't usually take pictures of our toilets but I wanted to show the floor and my black bathroom. I love how it turned out.</div>
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I wanted to get photos with friends and family that came but it got crazy busy and that went by the wayside fast. But I did manage to get a photo with Sara, one of my vendors and another amazing helper. She stayed all day Friday to help get the shop set up and her mom even came and helped out!</div>
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Then I got another fun surprise from Alison from <a href="http://www.nancherrow.com/" target="_blank">Nancherrow</a> blog who came from up north about 40 minutes to check out the shop. It must have been providence that brought her because she found herself a ruler star that apparently she had been looking for! What a sweetheart she is….LOVED seeing her! You should check her out because she posts a wealth of great advice and perspective, great food, humorous musings, and she has a really cool farmhouse to boot! </div>
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So in the midst of getting the shop up and running, yeah still not done…. I got an email from a local girl who wanted her dresser painted. Since I now have rent to pay I of course said of course!<br />
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She had grabbed it from the neighbor's trash and it had been "makeover" before with some really thick white paint, a bad brush, and some even worse hardware. But I am glad that Sarah could see the potential because is still had its original casters and the dresser was very sturdy. She picked a beautiful turquoisy teal color called Island Dream from Behr.<br />
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I had to take all of these photos with my smart phone since I haven't been smart enough to get my real camera down to the shop so I apologize but I think you get the idea. Here are the befores:<br />
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I had to use Bondo, an automotive epoxy to fill in the missing paint since they had really piled it on thick. You could see all of the brush strokes and wood filler does not do a good job in these kinds of situations where there is an actual ledge where the paint meets the wood. Because I had such large patches to fill in a used a little less accelerator than I normally do so I had a bit more working time. I needed to get the Bondo all on and then have time to smooth it out using my wide scraper. It sands so nice and filled in some other deep dings as well. </div>
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Once I gave the whole thing a really good sanding, then it was time to get to work on the drawers. </div>
Because Sarah had chosen single pulls for the drawers, I filled in all the holes with wood filler and once dry, gave the holes a layer of the Bondo since there were heavy gouges around the holes where the previous hardware had been. Then these too got a good sanding and we are ready to paint!<br />
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Want to see what Island Dream looks like??</div>
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I'd say it looks pretty dreamy! Love the mercury glass knobs from Hobby Lobby.</div>
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When I first painted the dresser and drawers, I liked the color but it looked a little flat. The left is the original and the right is with stain. Even with the distressing, I wasn't thrilled. So I used Dark Walnut stain from Minwax on one of the drawers and texted Sarah a photo to see if she liked it. I figured if she didn't, one drawer wasn't too bad to paint all over again. She loved it and so the rest of it got stained as well. Stain just changes the color subtly but gives your paint color more depth.</div>
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I have absolutely no props down at the shop yet except so I had to use my tree stump for "ambiance".</div>
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I think it is kind of dreamy.</div>
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I talked about t<a href="http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-studio.html" target="_blank">he shop about 2 weeks ago</a> when I first got the keys, now I want to show you what it looks like! I have never had this much space so I am a bit giddy with organization.<br />
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There is a little bit of sprucing up to do but I kinda like its warehouse/workshop feel so I think I am going to keep it rustic and raw and let the furniture and other items have center stage. That is not to say that the paneling is not going to get painted…..but right now I am going to work out of the workshop area and do the creative workshops/painting classes in the workshop area and display on the more open storefront side. I like the flexibility that the openness affords and I can serve food there during the classes and shopping events. The smaller front storefront will be storage for right now. I am looking to get someone in there possibly that needs a workspace or display space as well that will be compatible with my vision and aesthetic so if you know anyone!<br />
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The owner was a smoker so all of the ceiling tile is yellow. I am thinking I will probably have to paint the ceiling tile but I am in denial on that one. So lets have a look shall we?<br />
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yes, the gentleman loved paneling and dropped ceilings. This used to be a hotel so it is a shame that he dropped the ceilings so low. I peeked up into the ceiling and there are some cool light fixtures and amazing details hidden. I understand he probably didn't want to pay to heat all of that space but I am a restorationist and dropped ceilings just don;t cut it when you have amazing architecture that they are hiding.</div>
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This huge cabinet got moved to the back workspace and it made a big difference in how open this side looks. This storefront used to be his office and his computerized printing area.</div>
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I actually like this tile if it was in better shape. Maybe going to paint it….</div>
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This is the walkway that joins the two storefronts…and leads to the only bathroom. This is a critical pathway and one that must be protected!!! </div>
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Storefront #2, the open space</div>
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This was the side that had his huge printing presses! The floor is worn away from where he used to walk back and forth so much. I love history and the stories behind the patina a little bit, can you tell?</div>
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There is ink stains on the pole and on the floor there on the left. It is coming up pretty well with scrapers and elbow grease. </div>
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So now I ask you…Any ideas how to cover up the ceiling tiles or be creative with making them look better?</div>
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I already have an idea for the ugly lights but those tiles just make me go "ick".</div>
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Any and all ideas welcome!!!!</div>
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Black and white linen look dresser</div>
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Child's Drafting table turned faux inlaid wood serving table</div>
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record stand turned kitchen storage or…..</div>
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mini bar!</div>
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Old window idea! Fireplace screen with changeable picture via chalkboard paint</div>
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I thought marshmallows would be fun to add but it sure takes forever for them to roast….</div>
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My corally pink chair in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. I need to get my mammogram!</div>
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Ridiculously large storage trunk, it just needed a REALLY good scrubbing to remove the glue or some kind of adhesive that had spilled all over it. Then I used olive oil to give it a nice shine. The stuff works great for this type of thing!</div>
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Another faux inlaid wood folding card table</div>
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Remember this used to be blue???? White is what got it sold!</div>
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OK more old window ideas…. make one pane chalkboard paint, one cork board and paint on the BACK of the third for a white board. These sold out fast!</div>
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Industrial bicycle wheel photo display</div>
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And I couldn't help but leave you with my Tessa and her cute modeling grin! Can you tell Jake was not into modeling this day?</div>
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I am currently trying to get some pics together of the before of the shop so you can admire all of it's paneled goodness! </div>
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Oh, also, anyone have any ideas why my camera might be taking worse and worse photos? I have Canon Power shot SX20 IS and it just seems to need more natural light and more natural light to take an ok picture. It is about 5 years old so maybe I just need a new camera…..</div>
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As we have been cleaning out the house we bought to flip, we have been blessed with loads of goodies. The house was left pretty packed full. I nabbed this child's drafting table and decided to give it a new life as an occasional table. </div>
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taped off my lines where I wanted to stain. I was going for a faux inlaid wood look. Now I am going to let you in on a little secret about how to get this look with stain. You need to use an X-Acto knife and score along the taped edge and then use a credit card to really seal the edge. When you think it is sealed well, do it again just to be sure. </div>
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Use wood conditioner on the areas to be stained and then stain it the colors that you want.</div>
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Once dry I gave it two coats of Polycrylic and off to the Flea she went. The nice thing about drafting tables is they fold up so compact as you can see in the above photos. So you can pull it out when you need it for extra serving space or a little backyard bistro table and then it stores in only about 5 inches of space and looks pretty while doing it! Plus I love that it has a little industrial edge to it. You know I likes me a cocktail of wood and metal!</div>
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I am happy to say it found a home pretty quick and now I am slightly addicted to these folding tables!</div>
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I found another folding table, not a drafting but still awesome, at the thrift store and am working on another faux inlaid look for ya'!</div>
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I can officially be nominated for the worst blogger in the world! But for good reason….I found a workspace/shop that is NOT my home! If you read the blog, and I hope you do, then you know that I do all my work out of my basement and finished items get stored in the Foyer and several other places around the house as needed. The nickname Sanford came about for a reason! I need more inventory since I have been participating in <a href="http://www.neighborhoodflea.com/" target="_blank">The Neighborhood Fleas</a> this past summer. Not a pretty sight for the rest of my family. It is making me a little bit crazier as well. I'm stressing out over the visual clutter all the time and it isn't good.<br />
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I have been wanting to open a shop but working 3 days a week in a "real" job does not allow me to have shop hours. You need time to find the junk and then time to fix it up and then take photos, yadda, yadda, yadda. BUT, the way I have been doing the Fleas once a month made me rethink how I could get my house back and sell my wares in a more organized fashion.<br />
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I need a space to store and work on my furniture pieces, build my crazy crap, and keep myself from begin featured on "Hoarders". It would need to be big enough so I can display some things separate from the workspace but also be big enough that I could teach painting workshops and other workshops, like how to re-wire a lamp, making some of my wood shim trees, really anything that tickles my fancy to teach. And flexible enough that I could have sales "events" once a month or once every other month.<br />
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When I was grandly thinking of a shop with regular hours, I had spied an old printing business storefront. It was perfect. Lots of light from the old fashioned display windows, high ceilings, large spaces. But then I gave up on the shop idea and so it sat……waiting for me to make up my mind.<br />
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We were gong to wait and find a space after we sold one of our rentals so we would have a little cushion and there would not be as much pressure on me to come up the rent/utilities each month. But my nature is not always compatible with patience as my ankle biters will attest.<br />
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When I finally decided to rethink my strategy, I started looking at garages that I might rent for my purposes. Thinking this might take several months….. I found a really cool one fairly quickly but after a drive by realized though it had huge potential, no one would come since it is in what most people might call questionable area. I know it is safe but others wouldn't venture there so that nixed that idea. As I was driving home, I believe the Lord put that old printing shop in my mind again and I drove on over to peek through the windows.<br />
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Well, lo and behold, (isn't that what you say when something serendipitous happens to YOU!) there were some fellas working on the ceiling and the door was open. They let me take a peek around.<br />
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Which was bad….because I immediately fell in love with BOTH spaces. Yes you read right. It looks like two separate storefronts from the outside, but in the back is a walkthrough between the two sides. There is no way to close it off but I thought it was perfect!<br />
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The left side is a completely open space with floor to ceiling shelving on the back wall (painting classes/workshops/events/parties? and maybe retail at some point) and has the bathroom. The other side is divided into a front open office area (display/once a month shop area) and a back workspace with more glorious shelving and a huge washtub. It was like it was created for just what I needed. Except no bathroom on this side. So either hold it until you get home or plan very well. Now I have had three kids……..the bladder decides when the bladder decides. Hmmmm, not sure how this is going to work out.<br />
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Sadness set in because I can't afford that amount of space right now. Was barely squeaking by on one space. But I called the realtor anyway hoping for a miracle and they told me it was $1000 for both spaces. Yikes! I asked if the owner would be willing to rent one half. He wasn't sure so he gave me the owners name and phone number.<br />
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I spoke with Dave, the owner, who could not have been nicer. I explained my business and my vision for the space, what I was looking for and what I could afford and if he would be willing to rent the half with the office space to me. We had a chuckle over the possible usage of the bathroom and if I could also rent the open space from him twice a month for the workshops. He needed to check the cost of utilities and then get back to me.<br />
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What had I done, we didn't even have the rental listed yet! The pressure I was putting on myself was immense. So I did what I should have down from the beginning….I prayed and prayed for several days about the "rightness" of this.<br />
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Dave called the next day and I about fell over when he told me he would give me both spaces for $500 with the idea that if and when I can afford to pay more rent, that I will be honest with him and pay the additional rent. He liked what I was doing, he liked the idea of helping someone get their business off the ground, and some money was better than nothing. It had sat vacant for two years.<br />
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If you think God does not have long term plans for you……<br />
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Not only that but I suggested we trial the $500 for 6 months and then revisit the rent and he said "In my experience it takes sometimes longer that 6 months to turn a profit…..just pay me more when you start making more." Is this guy for real? I could have kissed him through the phone.<br />
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So I told him I needed to speak to my husband and get back to him. Andrew and I spoke and as he loves to say "well my lovely wife jumped the gun a bit but I think it is a good deal and you won't get a better deal." So I still needed confirmation from above.<br />
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One morning while I lay in bed fretting over this, God told me to read Psalm 21. So up I got and down did trot to read my Bible.<br />
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WOW.<br />
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"You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request from his lips".<br />
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Now I know not everyone will think this is kosher and that is okay. But I have been through enough crap in my life that I know when God is speaking and I also know that all of the steps leading up to this could only be His doing. I felt instant peace about the whole situation and the rest of the day I didn't fret one time.<br />
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But needless to say, I called Dave back and am going to pick up the keys…..today!<br />
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My stomach is still flipping and flopping but only when I let my mind go down that path. When I refocus on the plans that have come about that could not have come about any other way than through the Lord's hands, I relax and enjoy the rush.<br />
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Throughout all of this one thing that has been completely evident is my need to stay in complete relationship with the Lord because it is still going to be a rocky road for a while. We still need to sell our rental, I need to figure out how my schedule will work so I balance things and don't go crazy trying to do too much. There is a long list of things I need to trust Him for. But daily seeking after Him, laying my cares at His feet and listening to His voice when He speaks have shrunk my fears and anxiety. He has shown me so many things throughout this 3 month long process. He has grown my faith and my trust in Him so much that if all fails, I still get that reward. And what a reward it is.<br />
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"He isn't safe but He is good."<br />
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I look forward to the ride.<br />
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Always being renewed,<br />
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