Cabinet Before & After

I picked this cabinet up off of Craigslist

a couple of weeks ago..

 

Dark.. drab.. blah..

 

So, out comes my

pretty pink and white paint

 

And, this is what I got!

 

Bright, shabby.. YUM!!

 

I painted the inside and the details

with white, and the rest of her

gorgeousness with pink.

 

Then, shabbied her all up!

 

I just love how the old finish is peeking through...

 

 

I can so picture her with pretty

rolled up guest towels and lovely soaps inside.

 

I really, really wish I had the room

in our guest bathroom..

 

I also painted this antique frame to match.

Again, pink on the outside,

and white on the details.

 

So pretty!!

 

 

 

~Sherri~

Feeling Blue

Noo... don't be silly.. I'm not sad!

 

I titled this post Feeling Blue

because I decided to try out a

really light shade of blue on this

cute little side table I bought:

 

Here's the before...

 

 

 

And.. here's the after!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I switched out the original wooden

knob with a pretty crystal blue one too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, staying with the "feeling blue" theme,

I painted this frenchy looking chair

and recovered it with some gorgeous

Ralph Lauren fabric.

 

 

Here's the before..

mmm... gold.. LOL

 

 

 

 

And, after!

 

~ Sherri ~

Catching Up With Ya'll.. Booth Pics & Antique Bed Makeover!

Yep, it's been a minute and a day

since I last added a blog post.

 

My apologies!

 

Since before Christmas I've been SOOOO busy!

 

My brother visited from Germany

for a few days before Christmas.

I had such a good visit with him,

we did some catching up,

shopping and an entire day

at Universal Studios riding roller coasters!

 

After he left, Mr. R and I visited Puerto Rico

again for the holidays.

 

 

The picture is the view from our hotel room.

We stayed for 6 days this time,

and wish we could've stayed longer!

 

I finally got to see the rain forest, too.

A couple of years ago, we took my son,

Anthony with us.  We booked a tour

to visit the rain forest, but, it ended up

being cancelled due to rain..

 

Ya, I thought that was crazy too.. you can't

visit the rain forest .. when it rains! LOL

 

 

 After we got home I had a TON to do

straightening and "fluffing" my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall.

 

Thankyou to everyone who visited and

bought from my booth! I appreciate it so much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now my booth is all ready for Valentines Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just brought this antique vanity

into my booth a couple of days ago.

 

She's a beauty for sure!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I picked this gorgeous antique bed

up right before we left for vacation.

 

Sooo pretty!!

But, ya know I just have to make her

Prettier!

 

 

Here's the before:

 

 

 

 

And.. here's the after!!

 

 

 

Yep.. I'm pretty much squealing

with delight on how she turned out!

 

 

 

 I painted a light pink on the flowers,

and a silver on the leafing..

then added more white on top

and shabbied all over..

 

 

 

 

 

 Gorgeous details all over this beauty!

 

 

 

 

I almost forgot to show ya..

 

My favorite Christmas prezzie

I received was from my mom.

 

Well, actually, my mom and my brother!

 

My brother lives in Germany,

and last year he sent me some

antique sacks for Christmas.

 

I used 4 of them to cover my dining room chairs,

and with this one below.. my mom sewed me

a flea market bag!

 

 

 

 

It's huge and I just LOVE it!!

 

 

Can't wait for Renningers Extravaganza

next week to fill it with all sorts of goodies!!

 

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

Linking up with How Sweet The Sound ~ Pink Saturday

 

Armoire ~ Before n After

Ola! LOL 2 posts in one day!! Yay!

 

I wanted to share with ya'll

this armoire I picked up off Craigslist

a couple of weeks ago.

 

I got started on it right away, got 2 coats

of paint on it, only needed to get 1 more on

then shabby it up.. and guess what?

 

I got sick. Ugh.. and man o man did I ever get sick!

From the bathroom back to my bed, for an entire week..

 

So, my pretty armoire had to sit in the garage

all by herself.. unfinished.. boo hoo..

 

Anyway.. feeling back to my old self again

the last couple of days, so, after redecorating

my booth yesterday.. today was dedicated to

finishing the armoire..

 

Here she is!!

 

Before:

 

 

And.. After!!

 

 

 

 

 

I painted and shabbied right over the hardware.

I love this look!

 

 

 

Oh my goodness.. did my heart ever skip a beat

when the original key fell out of the drawer

onto the floor! Yay!!

 

I tied the key to some ribbon and it hangs from

the hat compartment door.

 

 

The inside was quite dirty and gross..

So, I cleaned it up and painted it pink!

 

 

 

Yep.. sh'es a keeper!

 

 

 

 

              Before                    and                       After!

Antique Dresser Makeover

Yeppers, a 2nd post in 1 day!

I'm ona roll.. LOL

I was able to finish up this really cute dresser

I bought off of another dealer at the antique mall

where I sell some of my re-dos:

Traditions Antique Mall in Wildwood, FL.

If you ever get the chance to stop in, please do,

I know you will just LOVE it!

Back to the dresser..

Here is the before:

Really cute legs and great smaller size..

But... ya know I couldn't just leave her alone!

I made some rose applique's from

the handle of a silver platter I had

and added them to the front of the dresser.

She's SOOO much prettier now!

Make sure you click on the pictures

so you can see these appliques..

I think they turned out really good.

I'm excited to put them on other projects now!

Check out these gorgeous drawer pulls!

Soooo cool, right?

 From that..                                   to this!

~ Sherri ~

Linking up at:

Elizabeth & Co. Link Party 36

My Kitchen Table Re-Do

I bought this kitchen table and chairs off of Craigslist

a few years ago. I wanted a "farmhouse" looking table,

and, I knew I had found one with this:

I had already started re-doing the chairs,

as you can see.. but, the table, to be honest

kind of antimidated me a bit.

It had a really thick coating of laquer on the top,

not to mention, I just detest paint stripping.. LOL

My dad stripped the chairs down for me.. whew!

I recovered each seat in a different antique sack

from Germany.  My brother, who lives in Germany,

has been sending them to me for my birthdays and Christmas'!

(What an AWESOME brother I have!)

Anywho.. I finally got around to repainting my table..

Of course, only after Mr. Ruffles bought me a power sander.

That baby is AWESOME!!

I was able to totally strip down the paint and varnish

from the table in just less than an hour..

And, the after is here:

I just LOVE my "new table"!!

I still have to sand (shabby up) 2 more chairs,

but, for now, I am so happy I don't have to cover

that ugly table with a table cloth anymore!

My dining room..

One of the chairs covered with an

antique German sack.

♥

From that..                               To this!!

~ Sherri ~

 

Linking up at:

Elizabeth & Co. Link Party 36