Antique Buffet Before ~n~ After

A few days ago I showed you the

antique buffet I bought from a local

antique store...

I was so excited to get started transforming

her over to shabby goodness, I could barely

contain myself.. LOL

Here is the before picture:

Gorgeous, right?!

Well, wait till you see what

magical white paint can do!

We added a shelf to the bottom

so I can display my vintage

(and new) quilts.

I can't wait to go hunting for more

and fill it up!

I just love the antique mirror

that came with the buffet.

It's aged so beautifully!

It was pretty tough getting sandpaper

inbetween all those curves..

but, SO worth it!!

LOVE the key holes on the drawers!

From that..    To this!

~Sherri~

Linking up at:

Creating a House of Grace

Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Antique Buffet

Happy April Friends!

March was a great month for me..not only because I sold quite a bit in my booth at Traditions Antique Mall.. but, I received a phone call from a wonderful Lady who called to let me know she bought the antique vanity I had in my booth.

She was soooo sweet and encouraging, it was a such a nice thing for her to call me and let me know just how much she loved it.

That phone call made my week.. heck.. my entire month!

I'm so happy that there are other Shabby Chic lovers  out there,

and even better, like what I do! :-)

Thank you so much

to each and every one

of you who have encouraged

me along the way.

I am loving every minute of what I do,

and am so lucky to be able to share with others.

~

Yesterday I went out to the

Webster Flea Market to do

a little "shopping".. I didn't find much..

So, off I went to various thrift stores

and antique mall driving the hour + ride home.

I didn't have the greatest of luck,

until I arrived at the last antique mall of my day.

I shopped around for a bit, weaving up and down the isles..

then.. this.. in the WAY back.. there she was...

(Can you hear the angels singing - like I did?)

(Picture taken with my phone

inside the antique mall)

Standing all glorious and beautiful

like she was just begging me to take

her home.. so, that's just what I did!

Here she is in my garage.. YAY!

I took the drawers and the

fabulous patina'd antique mirror out..

(You'll have to wait until

it's all done to see the mirror.. sorry!)

As soon as I got her home, I couldn't

wait to start painting!!

Sneek peeks!

As soon as she's done

I promise to come back

and show ya'll!

~ Sherri ~

Sharing at:
Faded Charm Cottage

Sleep Tight

Ok, so.. bear with me as I try

this new blogger layout thing.

I'm really not a creature of change..

I like to stick to what I know.

I'm still not even very impressed with

the new Facebook layout... now this?

ARGH!! LOL

Hopefully when I'm done writing this

and I hit "Publish" it'll look like I meant

to have it look that way!

Here we go!!

I was quite inspired and facinated with

the signs over at My *Pink* Life blog.

She has made some really awesome

signs out of wood.

I picked up 4 of these wood slats

at a store that was going out of business

near my house.  I'm pretty sure they

went to a bookcase...

I gave them all a good bath.

Let them dry.

Then, painted 1 coat of white on.

I typed out the letters in Word.

The printed them off.

I then used carbon paper

to trace the words onto the wood.

After all that.. I then used a small

paintbrush and black paint to

paint the words onto the wood.

And, came up with this:

Close up:

~ Sherri ~

PS: I just hit publish and

looked at my blog post..

Guess the change isn't so bad..

I can't tell the difference.. hehe



Desk Before and After

I picked up this desk a few weeks ago

when I went to a nearby citywide yardsale.

I knew with it being so flat on most of the

surfaces, I wanted to do something a bit

unique and different.  Here she is ..

in all her pink ~n~ white glory!

I painted the entire desk a

light blush pink, then accented

the lines with white.

Then, I stenciled a scrolly pattern

on the drawers and the top of the desk.

~ Sherri ~

Linking up at:

No Minimalist Here

Table Makeovers

What a gorgeous and Sunny

82 degree day here in Florida!

Great day to be outside and

finish up a couple projects

I've been working on..

As soon as I finish with this

blog post.. I'm going back

outside.. for sure!

Here are a couple of tables

I finished today:

Side table before:

Side table afters:

I forgot to take a before picture

of this table.  I bought it when

I went thrifting in Sebring, FL

with my mom..

Great table, gorgeous legs!

Now ~ get outside and enjoy

the awesome weather!!

~ Sherri ~

Pickin' in Florida

Mr. Ruffles and I drove down to

the Vero Beach area this past weekend

to visit my Aunt who's visitng from

Michigan.. Before we met them for

dinner, you just know I had to do

some pickin'! LOL

We drove down to West Palm Beach,

and then back up to Vero Beach and

on the way home stopped at a couple

really nice antique malls in Sebastian.

We had planned on catching some rays

on the beach yesterday instead.. but, it

rained the entire day.. boo..

It was a great time regardless, and here

are some of my finds:

Vintage Recipe box

A pink flower frog!

I've never seen one pink!

And, see that silver piece

next to it? It's a crumb

catcher and brush. I LOVE it!!

Especially since our dining room

table has grooves in the top.

I actually vacume the top of our table

to get the food crumbs.. LOL

Not anymore!

Love, love, love ironstone!

I'm becoming quite the horder..

Silver Onieda Candle stick.. love it!

Check this baby out!

I haven't measured it yet,

but, I stand 5'9" and i can

barely touch the top!

Best find ever!!

(at least for me)

Detail on the frame,

imagine it white..

because you just know

it will be soon!!

~ Sherri ~

Chandy Do-Over

I found this iron chandy

at Renningers Flea Market

a few months ago. 

Here it is.. getting a bath in my sink!

I was going

to just paint it white and hang

it on our lanai.. but, once it was painted,

I thought it needed more UMPH!

So.. without further ado:

I added a ton of pearl strands,

rhinestones and some bling!

Sooo much better!

Funny thing is.. although I meant it for

our lanai.. Now, it's MUCH too

"Fu-Fee" to go with our lanai decor..

(it's a beach theme out there)

and, I already have 2 chandys

in the house.  So..

this one is going up to my booth!

I think it'll look great hanging with the

other lights and frilly things.

~ Sherri ~

Linking up:

French County Cottage
Common Ground
The Vintage Farmhouse