A Couple of Freebies Get Beautified...

A new neighbor recently

gave me a couple of old pieces 

that he no longer wanted..

The first was this petite slant top secretary.

Cute, cute, but missing a leg...

 

And the hinged door was coming off...

 While I was in Greenwood this past weekend, 

I scrounged up enough supplies to work on it..

After reattaching the leg and slant top,

I painted the base in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

in Duck Egg.

 I used Old White for the drawers and legs.

 Sweet.

Inside, 

because it's so hard to paint in these slots and compartments,

 

I first spray painted the interior in a primer/paint in White.

After that dried, I used Old White on the 

areas I could reach.

After distress sanding all the edges,

I waxed with Lime Wax in Grey.

Inside the drawers, I cut cardboard pieces to size,

then covered them in a fabric remnant.

It's the cutest little thing ever.

It's in my booth at Greenwood Antiques and for sale at $225.

The other piece was this little primitive rocker.

Because I hate these country heart motifs,

I decided to upholster the little chair.

I cut plywood panels for the seat and front.

 I covered the plywood with batting and fabric, 

which I stapled to the back.

And because you would see through the heart in the back, 

I covered the back of the

plywood as well.

 At first I thought I would just keep the antiqued olive finish...

 But it was too drab, 

so I painted it in Duck Egg as well.

After waxing/distressing, I screwed in the panels,

and then added decorative nail heads over the screws.

It, too, is in my booth at Greenwood Antiques.

For sale at $55.

It makes me happy 

to save these little treasures…

So much life left in them!

SheShe, The Home Magician

Sheila Fox

sheilafox@aol.com

804-402-4370