catnap: shabby chic

I got the blues

This is a little oval stool I picked up for 2.00 I painted it blue and then hand painted the top with a French design.

Got this wooden jewelry box at a thrift shop. I painted it blue and hand painted the bird and word "dream" on the top.

Just a cool plant stand that I found and painted. You know I always say you can make anything look new with a coat of paint and some sandpaper!

SHUTTER SHELF

Grey the new black

Another painted potato bin. Nothing special just a simple paint job.

I went to the thrift store the other day and found this industrial round container. I loved the handles and the way the metal band snapped on. I put legs on it to make it into table. The fabric was rather pricey it is by Tim Holtz, from Jo Ann Fabrics 15.99 a yard! It was worth it though.

I didn't do too much to this rack. Just a bit of paint. Someone bought it so it all turned out well.

I painted this table and really loved how it came out. I don't like everything I paint but this table I really liked. After I delivered it to my booth I got a call from the shop asking me to paint the top over because it didn't match the décor of a lady who was interested in it. I said no not possible if she likes beach décor then go to Hobby Lobby they must have something from China she would like....not really. I may have thought that but I didn't verbalize it out loud I did sell the table an hour later for full price to another person with good taste!

Colonial wall scoop

Junk angels, they watch over the ones who repurpose junk and save things from the landfills.

I found this box at a store and brought it home to paint. I thought it looked like a book so I painted it to look like a Jane Austen book cover.

There are always lots of these cute picnic baskets to buy at flea markets. I wanted to paint this one different than the usual ones I paint. So I thought why not a bee? A Queen Bee! Everyone knows a pesky bee can be a royal pain! lol

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.