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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LEARNING HOW TO WAX white tall dresser

Our last workshop was another fun day with lots of projects, questions, answers,

and Georges catered lunch.

 

 

We had a wonderfully sunny hot day and by the late

afternoon it was time to grab a bottle of water, pull up a chair, and a paint brush

to put some theory to the test.

 

We painted this antique oak mirror with ASCP Duck Egg blue and used some dark wax

to age and accent around the carved applique.

 

 

We started the day with drawer repairs, filling holes, and learning the ins and outs of

the paint sprayer. Then I let my ladies loose on a couple of my newly painted white chairs to

learn how to distress and be comfortable with it.

 

 

We also went through the steps needed to wax the textured surface of the chair backs

and how to get this silky soft and shiny smooth finish

using minwax natural furniture wax on this chest of drawers below.

 

 

I always lay out many projects at different stages for each of my workshops

and we generally only get to work with each for a short period of time,

leaving me with many things to sort out later.

 

 

The chairs are finished and now so is the dresser.

 

 

I reupholstered all the chair seats with new foam and a neutral fabric.

These are some comfy seats now!

 

 

Light distressing brought out the marvelous details on the dresser during waxing.

 

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So the drawers are beautiful inside and out with all the decorative bits

and the eclectic mix of vintage french provincial handles.

 

 

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