Tag-Teaming It In Nashville...

We've got a tag-teaming duo in Nashville, TN and together they make up All Things Painted - Repurposed & Reinvented Furnishings.  Allow me to introduce you to Sonda and Tiffany.  The two of them are always scouting out furniture and have found themselves in some scary places in search of the next piece.  They believe (rightly so) that there is safety in numbers.  (Not to mention it's always a heck of a lot of FUN to be working with your BFF!)   With today's flip though, it wasn't so much the area it was purchased, but the sticker shock that almost scared Sonda off.  Sonda was at a flea market and this piece sat with two other pieces being offered for sale by an elderly gentleman.  The price tag of $80 initially deterred her from the purchase but as the day came to a close and the man was still sitting with his three lonely items, Sonda felt compelled to buy it and take it back to the workshop to make over.

Sonda writes, "When I got it to my workshop I wasn't happy with the restoration requirements.  Lots of wood glue, new trim board, new pulls, sanding, paint and I built shelves inside."

On this particular piece Tiffany base painted it in a yellow and then applied a custom Peacock green and a Robin's Egg blue paint over it.  Then Sonda stepped in and did the detail work.   She freehanded the silhouette painting on the door and then stenciled the wording on the bottom of the piece.  

Let's take a look at the entire wardrobe, shall we?

This piece sold within one week of being finished.  

That doesn't surprise me in the least.

You can find more wonderful examples of their work on their All Things Painted Facebook page.  Be prepared to stay there for awhile because they have some amazing pieces to show you.  In addition to the All Things Painted page, you can find Sonda's artwork on her Sonda's Easel Facebook page.  

Let's take one more look at it...

 

No detail was overlooked on this piece, that's clearly evident.  Just beautiful!  Head on over to their Facebook page and let Sonda & Tiffany know you saw them on Furniture Flippin'.

Thanks so much ladies for sharing your amazing furniture flip!

Dear readers, don't forget to get your flip in, too!  You don't have to have a furniture flippin' business to be featured.  This blog is also currently accepting your witty comments.  So get a typing!  Dull ones are welcome, too, not that I've found a dull one on here yet. 

See you tomorrow!

~ Stephanie 

 

Hey! "I Was Too Excited To Start Painting That I Forgot To Take A Before Picture" People...

Come meet your leader Kelli from Pretty Painted Things and Other Things That Make Me Happy.  Some of you readers who have been with us from the beginning are familiar with Kelli's work.  For those of you who aren't well you are in for a treat, especially after you see TODAY'S Flip!

I will say there's not much our Kelli can't do.  She is constantly painting furniture, cooking, home schooling, involved in church activities, and being an all around awesome person.  She just is really really really bad at getting that before picture no matter how many times I remind her to take a before picture.  She'll forget.  Thus, she has now been promoted to Queen of The No Before Picture People.  So, in place of a BEFORE picture I'm showing you this picture instead....

Kelli made that!  Looks delish!  I'll give you the recipe in a bit.  Let's get onto the flip! 

Kelli recently circumvented the delivery of a chifferobe and a bed to Goodwill and had them delivered to her home instead.  Her method was simple.  Her good friend Tara owned them and she sent a quick text to Kelli offering them up before her hubby carted them away.  Kelli jumped at the offer as any one of us would.

Kelli chose to do these pieces in a soft cream/beige color and a very subtle blonde color, with just a few places that were bright white.  The handle on the chifferobe door was on the right side of the door. All of the knobs were modern silver and non-descript.  Kelli jokes that her OCD kicked in, since the knob on the drawer across from the chifferobe knob was in the middle of a wooden embellishment.  That bugged her and she felt compelled to even things up.  She filled the hole where the door knob was and drilled a hole in the middle of the door and replaced the knobs with some pretty, intricate metal hardware.  Kelli wanted the majority of detail to be drawn to these handles, so she painted some wooden knobs for the other drawers to blend in and not stand out like the middle knobs.

After Kelli got it all painted, she was thinking it needed one more thing, so she started distressing and sanding it.  She looked at one drawer and decided everything she paints does not need to be distressed.  She wanted to keep it light and clean, so dark wax wasn't a good option either. She decided to do a white wash sort of finish over both pieces instead (super watered down white paint, dry brushed on, then sort of wiped/daubed off).
 

Kelli admits that all of this detail work took a long time to complete.  When she got these two pieces they had already been completely spray painted a shiny white.  While white is a good base, glossy white demands several coats of paint.  She used her own home made chalk paint.  

After she was satisfied with the way it looked she then waxed everything to seal it.  Did all of this work pay off?  You BETCHA it did!! 

Check out these pictures...

So gorgeous I forgive her for not taking the before picture!  

You can visit with Kelli and see more of her beautiful work on her Facebook Page Pretty Painted Things and Other Things That Make Me Happy.   It's not just about furniture.  She shares recipes and let's us follow along on the fun stuff she does.  Speaking of recipes, here you go.

Kelli's Black Eyed Pea Salsa

1/2 Sweet Onion, diced

One Yellow & One Red Pepper, diced

3 Tomatoes, diced (You can used canned tomatoes. Fire roasted tomatoes add a wonderful flavor)

2 Cucumbers, diced

1/2 C. Cilantro (more or less according to taste)

1 Can Black Beans, washed and drained

1 Can Black Eyed Peas (Kelli uses a can that's labeled Sensibly Seasoned - they are just a bit smoky tasting and so good!)

Toss all ingredients together and squeeze the juice of one fresh lime over the salsa.  Mix and season to taste.  Kelli uses onion salt, pepper and a bit of cumin.  She says the salsa tastes even better the second day.

There you go!  A fantastic furniture flip on a Friday PLUS a recipe you can make this holiday weekend!  I betcha didn't expect that!  Now, go visit with Kelli at Pretty Painted Things and Other Things That Make Me Happy. Let her know you saw her on Furniture Flippin'!  Feel free to talk to her here via our comments section, too.

For those of you in or around Nashville, TN this beautiful bedroom set could be yours!  It's for sale!  

Thanks Kelli for sharing your beyond beautiful furniture flip!

Wardrobe's Calling!

Picture this...you are in the middle of a big furniture overhaul project for a client.  When I say big, I mean BIG, as in 20 pieces of French furniture BIG.  You are painting and making over these pieces for a client.  As the hours pass by, you feel like you need a little bit of a break.  What would you do?  Read a magazine?  Watch a little television?  Go for a walk?  Well, no, no, and no would have been the answer to those suggestions by today's furniture flipper.  Meet Lori of Vintage Charm Restored.

Lori instead chose to take a break by doing MORE painting.  This time she tackled one of two wardrobes she had purchased very cheaply at a local yard sale.  Here's the one she summoned forward...

 

Now answer me this.  Why, oh why, can't I find stuff like that??  Why, oh why, do the local yard sales and Craigslist in my area not offer ANYTHING like this??  Sigh...big sigh.  

Look at the curves and details on that piece.  The dainty feet.  What an awesome piece of furniture.  It's about to get even better.

Lori says that typically she would strip off all of the old paint.  In this case, it wasn't peeling so she decided to keep the age and story behind it and she skipped the stripping.  She base-coated it in Maison Blanche Jolie Blonde and then applied Benjamin Moore Spring Sky.  She highlighted the carvings and trim in Maison Blanche Magnolia.  She then clear waxed the whole piece.  Lastly she applied some Fiddes Jacobean on all of the details and did some shadowing to keep with the age of the piece.  

She's ready for her close-up now!  Check her out...

 

Pretty spectacular!  Well, there's more to this beautiful makeover but for those details you need to head on over to Lori's blog Vintage Charm Restored .  The inside of this wardrobe received an update, too!   Take a cup of coffee with you when you go, because it is a wonderful blog and there is so much there to read and see.  I bet you'll become a subscriber, that is, if you aren't already.

Lori is also a Maison Blanche distributor.  For our Facebook friends, you can visit with Lori on her Vintage Charm Restored Facebook page.  Let her know you saw her on Furniture Flippin'.  

Thanks Lori for sharing your very charming furniture flip!