Last weekend I picked up this old, beat up high boy dresser. It was owned by an old man who said he used it as a child, so he knew it was at least 70 years old. On the back it was stamped Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Co. I hadn't ever heard of them, but he explained to me … [Read more...]
Gray Union Jack
So here is the dresser I wish I could have kept. It was perfect. I found it for a great deal on craigslist and it came with a pretty mirror! The condition was great, I only had to make a few minor repairs, it was solid oak, it had keyholes (!) and pretty legs. I knew immediately … [Read more...]
Craigslist find turned Union Jack
Union Jack dressers have been making rounds on the internets for awhile. I think Miss Mustard Seed was one of the first, and she did 2 beautiful ones in traditional red, white a blue colors. I'd been wanting to find a dresser I could afford for awhile and do my own version. … [Read more...]
Green Chevron Dresser
So, I really wanted to start doing some popular furniture paint designs that I saw on several websites, and I decided I could do a chevron design with the Antibes (green) Chalk Paint I had leftover from my dining set. However, I could not, for the life of me, find the type of … [Read more...]
Emperor’s Silk
I absolutely loved this coffee table. It came as a matching set to the two end tables that I re-did in a light bluish/green color, but we had long since decided that even if we bought coffee and end table sets together, we were not going to sell them all together. Here is … [Read more...]