Cora

Sweet "Cora" began as a two piece dresser hutch combo, and quickly became one of my favorite pieces.  I went back and forth on her color choice, convinced that she needed to be a kettle black color with library card pulls.  However, a chance encounter with a piece of sea glass became my source of color inspiration and transformed "Cora" from this.........

To this.....

We removed the bottom two drawers for basket storage...just to mix things up a bit.  I added some mercury glass knobs for contrast, and am so very happy with the way that she turned out.  :)

A close up of Cora's details....

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Spring....

 Spring is finally headed to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina!  Every year, I look forward to the sweet sounds of Spring, the warm sun on my face, and the ability to paint furniture outdoors.  :) It's just not quite the same, when braving the icy temps of Winter with a can of paint, and a brush.   In honor of Spring, I've worked on some recent pieces in a variety of happy colors.  So, for your viewing enjoyment, I give you a desk refinished in my favorite color, apple green.  

Thought for the Day :)

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Enough for me.  :)

Laundry Room Cabinet Makeover

I'm currently knee deep into my second cabinet makeover since January, but I'm loving every minute of it!  Kinda strange to enjoy painting cabinets, but hey, that's me and my weirdness.  

Anyway, I wanted to post pictures of my first cabinet makeover for 2013.  

A sweet couple asked me to transform their outdated oak cabinets from this.......

To this.....

 And this...

For this makeover, the owners chose a muted kettle black color.  We decided to distress the cabinets a bit more around the edges to give the look more impact, and I'm so glad that we did!  

I love the way they turned out....and so did the happy owners!  :)