Taupe Five Drawer Chest
This piece was a family piece inherited by a client of the designer who brought it to me. A pretty typical chest circa 1940 that was a dark wood finish. I applied a quickly brushed base coat so that...
View ArticleRed and White Two Tiered Occasional Table
A little occasional table painted a cream white with a stenciled geometric design. Remind you of anything?
View ArticleWhite Dressing Table with Floral Border
This vanity with a floral border was for a little girl's room. The thing I notice most about the picture though is how clean the spray booth looks (relatively).Detail of the border. If I remember...
View ArticleBlack and Gold Chest
A six drawer chest with gold diamond pattern and gold ring pulls. It looks better if you click to see the larger size picture. Pattern is incised on the drawers. Gold metallic acrylic paint for the...
View ArticleChest in Shades of Green
If you check out the blog post for May 14 2010 you will see another version of this same chest.
View ArticleRetro Yellow Console
Mid range yellow color with a brownish gray interior. I do like the big disc knobs.
View ArticleBlack Crackle Pedestal Table
A custom pedestal table with a black over gold crackle finish...tricky.Did the crackle 3 times before I got what I wanted.Leaf veining secret - Fine line Sharpie marker.
View ArticleFaux Bamboo Cabinet With Seashells
This Faux Bamboo Cabinet has a pale blue glaze that doesn't show up in this picture.
View ArticleYellow Stenciled Highboy
If you think you can't give an old style piece a contemporary twist, think again.The stencil design was adapted from Japanese heraldic symbols.The knobs are yellow frosted glass with a modern nickel base.
View ArticlePale Blue Green Cabinet
The satin nickel ring pulls on this cabinet are actually door knobs.
View ArticleNavy Blue Carved Chest
Not much to say here. Navy blue with gold lining and gold metal knobs.
View ArticleOrange Asian Style Buffet
This orange asian style buffet was done in a Pratt and Lambert color called Poppy. Not as bright as in this picture.I cut a repeating stencil design and wrapped it around the sides and applied it on...
View ArticleFaux Metal Chest of Drawers
Meant to look like weathered zinc, this was done with layers of glazes and dry brushed distressing
View ArticleGray Blue Cabinet with Silver Greek Key Pulls
The pulls for this are wood applied to the drawers. Silver is brushed on not leafed. This shot shows the beveled mirror top.
View ArticlePainting Big Furniture
The big black thing is just the center section of a 3 piece bookcase that is 94 inches tall. Black on the inside and Linen White on the outside. It is masked with tape and newspaper. To the left of it...
View ArticlePale Green Media Cabinet
The designer asked for a pale green strie' glaze on this 2 door cabinet.The inside is divided into two sections each with a shelf and ventilation holes in the back.
View ArticleBlue and White Ikat Design Chest
Filled in the holes from the old hardware added glass knobs and painted a a simple, large Ikat design on all sides.I drew out one section of the design and then traced it over the whole piece. The...
View ArticlePenny Rug Design Bombe Chest
I thought an enlarged penny rug design might make a good graphic for this chest. As with traditional penny rugs, no two sets of circles are the same.Toned the whole piece down a bit with a rubbed on...
View ArticleTextured Look Painted Chest
If you look back at this post here, there is another version of this piece. It has proven to be both popular and versatile. The choice of pulls can make a big difference. In this case, I set them...
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