Primitives

 

 

Had this desk for a very long time.  I knew I wanted to paint it primitive but I needed just the right inspiration.  I went into an antique store one day and there for sale was a desk sorta like this one that I had painted several years ago.  Funny thing is that they were asking more for it than what I originally sold it for.  Made me feel loved.

 

This is the finished product.  I sold this one the first week I had it in my booth. 

 

 I wonder where I will see it next!!!

 

 This is a primitive piece used for holding magazines.  I painted it old red and put a metal barn star on the front.

 I love painting chairs, I have done this design before and just had to paint it again.  I used some fencing for the back of the chair and embellished it with a flag and grapevine wreath.

I found this handmade spool cupboard at a thrift shop. I think it was made in shop class in a nearby High School.  It was very well made and I thought I would give it antique look.

 

 It sold in two days so I think the update was a success.

 

This is a CD cupboard I bought and repainted. It originally had an out dated golf theme in the frame that had way too many plastic parts.  I decided to round up some vintage items and place them inside the door frame using ticking as a background.

 

 

This is a toilet paper/Kleenex holder that I painted up.  I have one in each of my bathrooms and they are a great way to always have paper on hand!

 

 

 

 

This piece is made from 3 military trays and a set of vintage desk legs.  I bolted the legs onto the trays and made a great rusty catch all.

 

 

I cut some spindles off and had these pieces left over.....so ....

 

 

 

I make these almost every fall.  They are super cute and easy.

 

 

You can paint any wood piece and make it look prim!

 

 

 

 

 

1980's bench made updated to 2015!

 

 

I just started with these pieces until I ran out of things to mount on the boards! LOL

 

Just an old iron plate with some scrabble pieces with magnets.

                                                            Chalk paint is my friend!

 

 

 

 

Vintage Toboggan Table

My husband is a saint, when he sees a freebie project he still brings them home to me. He came home one day with this nice old toboggan and what a prize it was.  I ended up cutting it down a bit because it was way too long and the end was broken off a little.  No worry me and my trusty saw took care of that in no time.  I wanted to make a nice coffee type table out of it. I could just picture it in a cabin house all cozy where someone would put their hot chocolate and knitting on top of it.  So I rummaged around my stash and found this nice old coffin stand I bought several years ago. What a match, they fit perfectly.  I stained the base with some black MinWax water base stain and then stained right over the toboggan as well. I love how it aged it to perfection.  It is a solid little piece that I hope ends up in some rustic cabin or even on a front porch.  I never get sick of vintage, second chance art is so rewarding!

Crow Chair

Just an old chair I painted that I found on the junk pile.  Seriously someone was throwing this beauty away!  Sure it is missing on back spindle and the set was rotted out but really! 

I painted the whole thing with a gloss black and then sanded the edges to make it look worn.  I hand painted the crow and white pumpkin a nice design for fall, my favorite time of the year!

Painted and Primitive

 These are two old slates that I bought and painted.  I had about 30 of these roofing slates and finally got down to my last two that you see here.

This is a piece I bought and painted up like the sign I did last week. I love patriocti prim.

Just a round table that I painted .

Just a little stithery I did and popped it into a "Warren Kinble" frame.

 I did a stool like this one last winter and it was a big hit so I decided to do another one.  This stool was originally stained a dark brown and not very appealing.  I painted it off white and stained to look aged.

Patriotic Pieces

 This trunk was given to me for free.  It was covered in really old fabric. I think I must have pulled out a hundred tacks or more to strip it down so I could paint it.  It has already sold so I guess it was worth it.  I put some wheels on the bottom so it could be rolled to its new destination.  Red, white, and blue I love you!

This piece was a real find for me it was also free.  It had a porcelain top on it and was missing the two doors.  I replace the top because it just didn't look right, this was the bottom of a small Hoosier cabinet and I made it into a usable piece by adding the doors and a top that was originally an old table with broken legs.  I am sorry that there aren't any before pictures. I get so excited when I am working I forget to bring my camera and then before you know it the piece is finished. I will try harder but I have to say the next few posts won't have any "befores" either because I have the attention span of a Goldfish (20 seconds).  Anyways hope you enjoy looking and feel free to pin anything you see on my blog. 

Here are two pillows I made out of ticking. 

Americana Side Table

Prim Little Saltbox Bench

I decided it was time to do something with a primitive design.  I used to paint all my stuff primitive and really like the way they fit into a patriotic theme.  This little bench was primed and painted with a black base coat.  Next I painted the legs and edge in barn red.  The design I painted free hand because prim doesn't have to be perfect.   If you would like to see more of my primitive work I have a gallery on Pinterest.  I will be adding to it as time goes on.