LEARNING TO LET GO gothic sideboard

 

 

I learned about letting go of things years ago when I purged most of my belongings after a divorce.

 It felt so good and the few things I kept I only hung onto for living purposes. Like the bed to sleep in

 and a desk with chair to work at. It only hurt while I thought about letting the stuff go, once it is was

 gone it didnt matter. And its not really hurt but a feeling of anxiety. This weekend Ive had that

 same anxiety again committing to letting go of a piece I cherish. For some reason it would seem

 this piece is different and its taken a few days to come to terms with the decision.

 

 

Im selling my wonderful white washed gothic sideboard. I know crazy huh!

It has a warm creamy finish and lots of storage.

The center door has a mesh panel that you can display things behind but not have to clean.

 

  

 

This is all vintage solid wood with carved design, no appliques. I spent some good money on

the piece years ago before digging her out of someones basement . Word to the wise, dig it out first,

then negotiate the price.

  

 

I refinished her for my TV to sit on,

but now the TV is resting on something else I love just as much.

 

The new piece works better for my space, it is not as long taking up less space, the cat loves

walking under it and there is a floor vent that will be a more efficient now that it is uncovered.

 

 

 

 

I promise I will miss you gothic sideboard ...

 

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HOW FAR DOES ANNIE SLOAN GO red dresser

After the hustle and bustle of working with my Chair for Charity,

getting it to the photographer early, and Georges accident and ER visit,

I have finally finished one of the dressers I previously started.

 

 

Isnt this color amazing, the knobs made me do it!

 

I have been wanting to show you how far Annie Sloan Chalk Paint can really go.

 

 

This little pot of ASCP in Emperors Silk (seen above)

covered this vintage 4 drawer dresser (shown below)

and I still have some left in the pot.

 

 

On average I can paint 4 pieces this size with a regular size can,

but it also depends on your original finish and what you want to achieve.

 

 

The original finish did lend its self to red so take that into consideration when choosing your color.

I did also paint the top but changed my mind and washed it off. 

 

This dresser is probably at least 100 years old. You should see the construction its amazing.

The story as we were told when we purchased it was

it spent many years through the middle of the 20 century

on Campobello Island on the east Coast of Canada.

The owners uncle was a Canadian senator with a vacation home there

and friends with Franklin Delano Roosevelt who often visited as the Roosevelts also

vacationed on Campobello.

 

 

Before I gave him his new color and a shiny top

I fixed all the issues that had arisen with age.

 

My full post about my charity chair is still coming

included with that will be some pretty pictures Glam It Up Photography took.

 

 

It does appear I spelt *AVAILABLE* wrong, but I love this picture.

Glam it Up Photography took my imperfections and made them look amazing.

 

Plz do not send me emails, my claim to fame is wood working not spelling,

and I recall I was yelling at my mischievous printer at the time I was writing it.

Its all the printers fault!

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