Gallery Night

Well it's gallery night tonight in Oconomowoc.  Here are some of the pieces I just repurposed for tonight.

First, this cute little vanity my friend Laurel Flannery gave me (thanks Laurel!):

The color is French Linen.  It turned out so nice!

Next is this pub table and chairs:

This set would look great in a rec room don't you think?

Also, I finally finished the beautiful dresser with mirror.  Here it is!

Love, love, love it!  It's sister is at the store too!  (remember?)

Come visit us at La Belle Legacy for Gallery Night tonight!

105 W. Wisconsin Ave.  Oconomowoc, WI

Hope to see you there!

Jane

Some beautiful new finds

Well, I have been busy in my garage repurposing these new pieces.

The first is this amazing dresser I found.  Here is the before:

And here is the after!  I used Old Ochre (my favorite).

A close up...

In the store...

What do you think?  I LOVE IT!!  I have a matching dresser with a mirror that I am still working on.

Next I found this small round table.  

Here is the before:

Here is the after in Versailles green:

So Cute!  Maybe on sunporch, or out on the deck??

I also found this table:

Here is the after in a Paris grey:

Check out this beautiful chair.  It was in desperate need of an up-do:

I painted it in AS French Linen, and refreshed the seat with a paisley.  What do you think??

One more thing...  I picked up this half-moon table:

As usual, I forgot the before pic, but it turned out sooo nice.  

This is what happens when I don't post for awhile!  Inundated with up-do's!!

All of these pieces are for sale at La Belle Legacy in Oconomowoc.  Stop in and see what's new :)

xoxoxo, 

Jane

Thrift Store Gem and some Up-Do's

I found this little desk at a local thrift store.

I knew it was a hidden gem.  I chose to use AS Duck Egg Blue. Together with some dark wax to bring out the distressed areas, and a finish coat of clear wax, here is how it turned out:

These pictures are pretty dark.  I wanted to show you a close up of the distressing.

LOVE it!

I also gave this chair a little up-do.  Because it has the caning on it, I had a hard time finding the right color.  I ended up with a Versailles green.  Here is the before:

Here is the after!  The pictures don't really show the beauty.  Guess I need a new camera...

Thanks for looking!  Until next time.

xoxo,

Jane

A nice re-fresh

A wonderful client asked me to paint these two pieces for her.  They were very old and worn.  Here are the before shots:

My client wanted the pieces to be painted in either white, or white and black.

The table was painted in Annie Sloan's (AS) Old White.  I distressed it a bit, then coated it with wax.  Here is the result:

I painted the chair with a coat of AS Graphite, then a coat of AS Old Ochre.  A little sanding and a coat of wax and here is the result:

I love them!  The client loves them too.  She was going to sell them in her store, but likes them so much, she may just keep them instead.

What do you think??

Jane

Christmas in the Country

Well this weekend (December 2, 3, and 4) is Cedarburg's Christmas in the Country.  I will be in the basement of the Cedar Creek Winery.  Here are a few selections of what I have made this year.

These are snowmen (and women) made from vintage salt and pepper shakers, some clay, and some vintage costume jewelry.

Here are some ornaments made from vintage yard sticks, and some Scrabble tiles.  I think they are so cute!

These are ornaments made from tiny clipboards:

Glass ornaments decoupaged with vintage book pages:

Genuine Snowman in a Can! (ornaments)

Market bags with French prints (LOVE THESE!!):

I also have some mixed media collage, and some prints like this on vintage dictionary pages:

Stop by and see me... I'd love to see you!

xoxoxoxo,

Jane