Totally Transformed Tuesday #10 & Features!

Welcome everyone to Totally Transformed Tuesday #10! I'm so glad you've come by and I appreciate each and everyone of you. 

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First, let me share one of the items I worked on this week.  An antique, china cabinet.

For details on how I achieved the look go here.

Our favorite post this week is "Pumpkins" by Chantilly Charm.    Love the way she decoupaged these and placed them on the silver pedestals.

Bijana, at Bijana Shabby, shared a lovely little table transformation. Truly
Totally Transformed. :-)

Sarah at Alderberry Hill shared her Halloween decor. I loved all of it but especially these glittery bats.

And now on to my favorite subject...food! The Wilderness Wife shared this yummy looking butternut squash soup. Yum!

If you were featured be sure to grab a brag button.

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Now on to the party.
I just have a couple of rules:

*Please be sure to post my button or a text link on your blog post, and be sure to provide a link to your post not your blog home page. 
I'm sorry but no link no feature.


*I would appreciate it if you would become a friend via one or all of the social media sites.


*If you share a link with Totally Transformed Tuesday you agree that I may use your images to share with my readers on my blog, Facebook, or share on Pinterest. Be sure to check them out to see if you've been featured! 


So what you been up to? We really want to see!

Chantilly Gray China Cabinet

Hello everyone! I hope life has been treating you well since I last posted. :-)

Today I'm sharing how I refurbished an antique, mahogany china cabinet.  As you know, if you follow me on FB, I am mixing my own colors of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and I used two of those colors on this piece.  Chantilly Gray and Seaside Whispers, which is a soft aqua color.

Here is the finished piece.

As you can see from the first picture I'm still doing most of my work on my carport but I have good news! I'm getting my own shop! Yeah! I'm buying a portable building and finishing it out on the inside so I can have air and heat. Yippeee! LOL  I will be sharing the process of finishing the inside of the building with you as we go. I can't wait!

So, back to this cabinet.  First, I painted it with Annie Sloan's Coco. Coco is a brownish gray that is great for undercoats. Once that was dry I applied my new color Chantilly Gray to the outside.

I brought it inside to my kitchen and finished it because it was just too hot outside.  When applying the gray I more or less just dry brushed it on allowing the Coco to show through in places.  This aged the piece quit a bit and left the darker color in the crevises giving me the look I wanted with much less work. 

Next I painted the inside and the shelves with Seaside Whispers.  I love that soft, aqua green with the gray.

I know. It looks gray but I promise it is pale blue-green. I just could not get a good picture of the inside.

Once it was painted I just thought it was too plain.  It just needed something. So I added tissue paper, floral pictures to each of those side panels. 

The graphics came from...you guessed it "The Graphics Fairy."  I just used double sided tape and taped some tissue paper to a regular sheet of printer paper and ran it through my ink jet printer. Only tape the outside edges and gently pull it apart after printing.

I then applied two coats of a clear, soft wax and I was finished. 

See that wasn't hard. :-) I just love this piece and if I had somewhere to put it I'd keep it.  (I really need an old two story plantation house with a couple of extra wings to hold all the furniture I want.) ;-) But I'm stuck in this small house on the lake. Just kidding I've grown to love this place.

 I'll leave you with a couple of more pictures.

By the way, that is my best china I picked up about 20 years ago at a flea market. Love the pink roses.

The heart with paper roses and lace on top is a craft project from last summer.

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time

I'm sharing with the following great parties:

Sunday
Nifty Thrifty Sunday

Chalk Paint Link Party
Sunday Showcase Party
Sunday Showoff Party
Nifty Thrifty Sunday

Monday
Make the Scene Monday

Wednesday
Power Of Paint Party
Wow Us Wednesday

Thursday
Share Your Cup Thursday

Friday
Feathered Nest Friday
Redoux Link Party
Shabbilicious Friday

Saturday
Get Schooled Saturday
Show & Tell Saturday
Spotlight Saturday

Totally Transformed Tuesday # 9 And Features

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I'm so excited its Tuesday again and time to see what everyone has been up to this week! Here is one of the things I completed...an antique pie safe.

You can see the complete post with all the details of how I transformed this piece here.

Now I have the difficult job of sharing my favorites from last week.  

First is Penny's shabby chic, spooky kitchen at Penny's Treasures. You really need to check out the full post to see her gorgeous kitchen!

Myric at Petites Passions shared her darling suitcase table. Be sure to stop by and check out her tutorial so you can make your own. :-)

I love these sea glass pendants from Gypsea Mermaid. So pretty and like me she has a true concern for preserving the environment.

Mixed Media Vintage shared how to make and sew waxed prints. I'd never heard of this have you? So pretty.

There were more blogs I wanted to feature but they had no back link.  Please be sure to provide a back link so you may be featured.

Were you a star today? Be sure to grab your brag button!

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Now let's party.  Please be sure to post my button or a text link on your blog post, and be sure to provide a link to your post not your blog home page. No link no feature.
I would appreciate it if you would become a friend via one or all of the social media sites.
If you share a link with Totally Transformed Tuesday you agree that I may use your images to share with my readers on my blog, Facebook, or share on Pinterest. Be sure to check them out to see if you've been featured! 
So what you been up to? We really want to see!