Totally Transformed Tuesday #11 & Features

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Oh my gosh! It has been a crazy week around here! Let me just catch you up on what's happening before we get the party started.

First, and the best thing to happen is my new grandson, Bowen. Sorry I know this is a painting furniture and antiquing page but I'm a proud Grandmother, or as I like to be called, Nonnie.

Here he is on the way home yesterday. So precious.

The next exciting thing happening is this:

I know. It doesn't look very exciting but for me it is!

This is a 12' x 16' storage building I'm having turned into a sealed work shop! It will be so nice to have a dedicated place to work on my furniture that has heat and air! I'm here to tell you it gets HOT during the summer in Texas!

I will be sharing with you how we go about finishing the inside including how to install electrical, insulation, sheetrock, etc...

Now here are a couple of furniture pieces I finished this week.

A side table painted with chalk paint and milk paint with a Dutch chocolaat graphic. You can see the full post here.

I also just finished this antique china cabinet. I painted it with two of my new colors Tearose and Chantilly Gray. After painting the gray I then applied a wash of Pure White. I will be doing a separate post about this piece soon. (Don't you just love my large pink and white roses with French text I picked up at Hobby Lobby?)  :-)

Now on to my favorite but most difficult part of the week. Features. There are always so many lovely post to choose from. I would like to thank each and every one of you for linking up every week. I try to get by and read every post.

The most clicked link this week was Penny's post on decorating with cloches over at Penny's Treasures. If you haven't checked out all her lovely ideas be sure to hop on over and visit. 

Rachel at Shades of Blue Interiors shared her take on a traditional Union Jack dresser. Beautiful job Rachel.

Suzan over at Simply Vintageous showed us what a wonderful eye she has for finding and restoring furniture. I always love reading her post as she has a wonderful sense of humor.

Peggy at The Painted Pear shared her lovely dollar store pumpkin makeovers. I loved them all Peggy thanks for sharing. 

Jamiee at Craft Interrupted showed us how to take toilet paper rolls and make the cutest Halloween poppers. Be sure to stop by and get the complete tutorial.

Vicki from The Quirky Quail shared how she recycled her wedding dress. A truly lovely story Vikki thanks for sharing.

Kathryn at The Dedicated House shared the recipe for these yummy chocolate peanut butter balls.

Thank you ladies for sharing your talents with us last week. If you were featured be sure to grab a button.

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*Please use my button or a text link to create a back link to my blog on your post. Sorry, no back link no feature. I think that is only fair.

*I would appreciate it if you would become a friend via one or all of the social media sites but that is not required.

*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! 

Now what have you been up to this week? We really want to see!





I'm sharing at the following parties:

Monday
Anything Goes At Eye Heart Mondays

Dutch Chocolaat Side Table

Hello everyone I hope you had a wonderful week.

It has been a little crazy around here as my daughter had her third child, a boy named Bowen, prematurely.  Mother and son are fine and are suppose to be able to come home tomorrow. Isn't he just precious?!

Before all this happened I did finish a few pieces of furniture including this ca.1968 side table.  I thought I had taken a before picture but was unable to find it.  Sorry. It is a solid wood table and was stained with a medium, dark, orange stain.

I started out by painting the whole table with "Soldier Blue"  milk paint.

I did not use the bonding agent as I wanted the table to have a distressed look.  If you don't add the bonding agent to milk paint it will not adhere like regular paint in spots, and as a result you can just scrape the loose spots away and voila, your piece is distressed.

If you look at the top you can see the areas that had loose paint.  

I changed my mind about what I wanted to do and painted the top only with "Old White" chalk paint. Changing her mind is still a woman's prerogative isn't it? :-) 

Once that was dry I added an image from The Graphics Fairy using decoupage.  I chose a Dutch chocolate ad and applied just the image with Mod Podge and free handed the words with Expresso paint and a fine, artist, paint brush.

I then applied an antique glaze tinted with Expresso paint to the entire table wiping it away with a dry cloth.  After the glaze dried I took a sanding block and distressed the entire table again. 

The streak across this picture is a rainbow reflection from my chandelier. I just couldn't get rid of it! lol

Once everything was completely dry I applied two coats of clear wax to seal it.

I hope you have enjoyed this little make over and that I have inspired you to try milk paint. It is very easy to work with and if you want it to bond like regular paint just buy the bonding agent and add it according to instructions. 

If you would like to see another post on using milk paint go here.

Just a little reminder. Don't forget to link up this week at Transformed Tuesday. Just click the button above.

Until next time keep on creating and up-cycling!

I'm sharing with the following parties won't you join me?

Friday
Shabbilicous Friday
Redoux Link Party

Saturday
Saturday Night Special
Get Schooled Saturday
Show & Tell Saturday
Spotlight Saturday

Sunday
Sunday Showoff
Bouquet of Talent Party
Nifty Thrifty Sunday

Monday
Make It Pretty Monday

Tuesday
Stuff of Success

Wednesday
POWW @ Primitive & Proper

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!