Hometown Hutch

I found this hutch for sale on Craigslist

a couple of months ago..

when I got it home

I looked it all over

and on the back was

the original tag that said

Grand Haven Michigan.

 

Awesome!!

 

Since Grand Haven is only a few miles

from where I grew up!  My family actually

camped there every summer;

at the Conference Grounds.

 

Here she is in all her brown glory:

 

 

 

And.. now here she is in all her

awesomeness!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I changed the bottom knobs out

with new ones I found at

Michaels eons ago..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love her MUCH better now!

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

 

Linking up at:

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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

 

From Blah to Ahhh!

I bought this Chandelier off of Craiglist last week.

The lady who was selling it said she had no way to

get it down.. so sweet Mr. Ruffles was coerced into

coming with me to take it down.

He got to take a week off of cooking!! haha!!

 

We got there, and he climbed up the ladder to take

the chandy down, only to find out who ever put it

up last time had bent the plate and all the screws

up into the ceiling.  It took him almost all of

45 minutes to get it down..

Of course, he was rolling his eyes at me the entire time

AND told me I was BUYING his dinner.. not cooking it! LOL

 

Here's a picture of the chandy after we finally got her home:

 

A couple of days later

I took all the crystals off

and gave her a good bath.

 

Then, took her outside to spray paint

all that "gold" into white..

 

Cleaned all the prisms..

 

And, now look at her!!

 

 

 

I was going to keep it after seeing

how much she sparkles and shines now..

but, poor Mr. R didn't wanna change out

the one I have hanging in the kitchen.

 

I figured I'd give him a break for once.. hehe.

I did tell him, though, if it doesn't sell in my booth

by winters end, it's coming home with me!

 

He actually agreed!!

So, if you're interested in making Mr. R's

work load a bit lighter by buying this

gorgeous chandy... it is hanging up in my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall for a very great price!

 

 

 

 

Just look at those pretty crystals shine!!

 

The last picture I snapped with my phone.

So, sorry about the cruddy shot..

but, thought'd you'd like to see her

hanging up in my booth.

 

 

~Sherri~

 

 

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!

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:

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Table and Chairs ~ Before and After

Last week I picked up this table and chairs set

off of Craigslist.

It's a gorgeous drop leaf table

with 3 leaves and 5 chairs!

What's not so gorgeous is

the water marks, stains, chips,

and the fuzzy blue fabric on the chairs.

EW

I started to rip the chair covers off

to find there was a previous fabric cover

underneath the blue as well.  It was a really

ugly tapestry colored almost black.

Not only were there 2 layers, the covers

were stapled, nailed AND glued! Sheesh!

I am now sporting a few blisters,

a broken nail, and a few cuts on my hands..

All in all.. it was sooo worth it.

Check out the afters!!

Painted white, of course..

Recovered the chair seats

with some beautiful

yellow, blue and white toile fabric.

Shabbied her up..

LOVE that it can be converted

to a drop leaf breakfast table too.

So cute!

(I still need to paint the 3 leaves

that came with the table..

but, for now, I'm taking a break!)

~ Sherri~