before and after

i recently refinished some baby furniture for a client. this furniture was purchased from a friend. since a girl is on the way, we wanted an antique white finish to replace the heavy espresso finish.

before

and after

i love the detail work in this furniture. the distressed finish allows the beautiful espresso undertones to peek through...
remember the original hardware? i loved the brassy look, but wanted crystal to capture a bit more feminine flare. look what i found. crystal with the same brassy finish...perfect!

hope everyone has a great week!

daily candy and abby's room

do you guys read daily candy? you totally should. it's full of good stuff...like linde browning design!! check out the article they did on my biz here.


on another note, i painted baby abby's (not to be confused with abbe...abbe has babies, but is not a baby. you get the idea) name on the wall in her room recently.

before, missing a sweet custom painted nameafter, now isn't that sweet. i pulled all of the colors from her bedding. they came together juuust right.

i'm no taylor, but at least these pictures aren't off of my iphone.

my camera died after two pics *sigh*. so that will have to do for now.

yeehaaaw

yeehaaaw! i updated the gallery section of my website. be sure to check it out.

(please note woody's banker hair. it's what makes him irresistible)

Baby Isaac

i think i might try to blog a little more of my week to week projects. i bought a little point and shoot camera, so this will be the last round of my terrible iphone pics.

last week, i painted baby isaac's name in his room. his mama and daddy were inspired by some other rooms that i have done and tackled the stripe detail on their own. i came in behind them and added the name detail. there is something about seeing the name on the wall that makes things real, and sweet, and special (hint, click on the colored words).

don't forget, by using these letters, you will always have a special piece of baby's first room. simply pull this three dimensional letter off the wall and put it in a shadow box with a piece of fabric from baby's bedding. doesn't get much sweeter.a hall full of shadow boxes, with a swatch of baby bedding and a first initial, sounds pretty sweet to me.

i sure had fun chatting with rowena and helping create a special space for baby isaac.

Mandy's Bathroom

Here is Mandy's bathroom. We went with a harlequin pattern in yellow and cream. It is very hard to tell from the pictures, but I also painted a floral pattern over the harlequin pattern in a champagne metallic paint. You can see it a little better in some of the detail shots.

The cabinets are glazed in yellow paint.Can yo see the floral detail a little better here? I also attached glass beads between all of the diamonds.

This is one subtle and sophisticated space!

Sarah's Room

This room was really fun to complete! We wanted to create a teenage girls room that was peaceful, but fun. I love adding in unexpected three dimensional objects into wall treatments. It gives things such a textural, interesting feel.


I also painted these night stands. They came in close to the right color, but not close enough:)



One thing I take note of in this room is the simplicity of the furnishings.

Ashley and Amanda were the masterminds behind all of the furnishings. And as a side note, Amanda makes some AMAZING jewelry!

Owen

This is Owen's room. I think it turned out pretty cute.

We went with a classic stripe pattern in here, but turned the pattern on it's side for a little more interest. I also love the width of the pattern. People often ask how to determine the appropriate width for a "banding" pattern. For this room, I went a few inches above the door frame molding, and a split the middle of the light switch plate. Things get awkward when patterns line up exactly with fixed objects, like door frames, switch plates...

This piece was a fabulous Craig's List find. One thing I love about this piece is that I can easily see it being used as a serving area in a formal dining room or living area. I loved finding ways to rework pieces throughout my home.

I am a huge fan of crystal knobs on vintage furniture. I think it adds the perfect amount of "fancy" to a refinished piece. Boy mom's, don't be afraid of crystal knobs. Crystal hardware can be manly, too...go for a geometric shape, and crystal knobs will work perfectly in your boy space.It's no secret that I am a huge fan of getting the baby's name displayed somewhere in the room. It adds that perfect, personal touch. And seeing the baby's name in this room made things even more real. I am so glad that I am no longer waiting on precious Owen to arrive!Owen, I hope you make many a memory in this room. I sure had fun praying for you while painting away. You are one adorable lil luv bug!

And just for fun, meet Owen, my sweet nephew:)