BEFORE                                             AFTER

 

 

 

This was once my TV console but now I have cleaned her up ready for a new home.

 

 

She has a single sliding door and a mirrored back on the left side.

 

 

 

I taped off the very bottom of the legs where the metal feet are and painted them white.

 

The wood has all been dark waxed and polished. 

 

The handles were scrubbed clean and painted white.

 

This White & Walnut Mid Century Sideboard / Console is listed on the SHOWROOM page

with price and dimensions.

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PAINTED MID CENTURY DRESSER spanish console

 

 

I thought this dresser looked very Spanish these four arches across the front,

so I nicknamed it the Spanish Console.

 

It almost looks like 12 small drawers but it really is only 6 drawers, 3 on each side.

I changed the original hardware for mini ceramic knobs hand made in India.

 

 

I opened the center up for a shelf by taking out 3 center drawers and painting inside.

I worked on this piece in sections and over a few weeks because Im very limited with space

so it is hard for me to work on a piece that is 71" long effectively.

 

I added wonderful large loft style castors so it would move easy and look great.

I saved the warm walnut finish on top and found a matching shelf for inside.

 

It was used as a TV console before I got it so the transformation into a Media Center only made sense.

BEFORE                                            AFTER
I dont have a loft space to photograph it in but try to imagine how magnificent it would be
in that kind of home.
 

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Im certainly in the mood for a vacation it seems.

Dreaming of the blue ocean waters, the sound of the shore birds, and my favorite sea shells.

 

So instead of packing our bags Im painting and decorating in the seaside cottage theme.

 

This table and clock shown below were both painted in custom mixed blues

over a chippy white finish. The base color is ASCP Provence with whites and browns added.

 

 

To achieve a similar look:

you need a good thick white paint layer base (dry)

then chip large areas of the white off with a metal tool creating potholes in the finish

metal chips paint well

 

 

Once you have a horrible looking cow patchwork of missing white paint

cover that with your blue color and once dry sand back the areas you chipped the white away

this will highlight the potholes and show the surrounding edge in a halo of white

giving you a pretty time warn, beach weathered feel.

 

 

The table is just deep enough to use as a laptop desk or

placed in your front entry to make an overwhelming statement everytime you walk in. 

 

 

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This chandelier was a donation from someone hoping I could do some magic with it.

It is in quite bad repair, bent metal, frayed wires, and rusty bits yet has a certain appeal.

Shortly after it came home and I sprayed it down with the garden hose I knew I wanted to

use it in styling a photo.

 

 

 

This whole console was painted in layers. My focus through winter has been to play

with my paint finishes more and Im having fun doing it, sort of. Finding the right balance

of color to enhance shape and technics to achieve age arent always easy.

 Besides I just dont have the space to do

all the demo and rebuilt I like to in my little back room.

 

I sprayed the entire table in FRENCH LINEN. Its a strong grey with just a hint of green.

 

 

I then brush painted the base and column legs in OLD WHITE

before distressed it back to the FRENCH LINEN and the darker wood underneath.

 

The top was the fun part and it is actually darker in person than these photos!

I worked with streaking white and grey and dark wax

over and over until I got a natural sun weathered warn board look.

I do have a popular tutorial on achieving a similar weathered white wash finish here.

Its an older post using primer but there are some valuable tips that can be applied to

similar applications.

 

 

 

Here is the before and after photos ...

 

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HOW TO GET MORE THAN DINNER FROM YOUR DINING TABLE spanish console desk

 

 

 

Everyone knows I love to cut up furniture to create new and amazing pieces.

This next project was no different.

I took an unwanted 80s dining table and cut the ends off to make 2 console desks.

 

 

I finished them both in very different styles, one in a sea side blue and the other an aged spanish white.

 

I needed back legs to finish off both tables you can see where they came from here:

http://blogspot.ca/2012/07/how-to-turn-4-legs-into-1-cheries.html

another interesting project of mine.

 

It has a faux glazed Venetian plaster look to the top.

 

 

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