Trashed Changing Table becomes a Stunning Kitchen Island!!

This piece was out by a neighbor's trashcans back in the fall 

and has been sitting on my mom's carport ever since.

 I think it might have started life as a changing table...

 ..although it had this faux butcher block top, 

so maybe a kitchen island??

 It has bead board on three sides.

Open front with dirty green shelves.

Before the cold spell hits, 

I wanted to get this thing done!

 So this past week, while I was in Greenwood,

I finally tackled it.

 I sanded everything down with a mouse sander..

Then I painted the interior shelves 

with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Provence.

I also dry brushed this all over the white sides and front,

just a little…..to simulate old paint peeking through.

 After that dried, 

I used stain to simulate age and create texture……..

(Isn't this apothecary cabinet to die??

I was experimenting with it on top…)

 Here you can see more of the detail 

of the aging I did with the stain.

 Then I decided to really enrich the top,

so I stained it in Minwax Jacobean.

Oh yeah,

definitely a good call getting rid of the blonde...

 This is looking quite yummy now!!!

 

View of the backside..

 Here it is in my space 

at Greenwood Antiques and Uniques.

 I added a little hook to the side for a dish towel.

Tons of storage!

Sturdy and utilitarian.

$265.

Deerwood Townhouse Tour

Kitchen:

Kitchen floor

Stacked washer dryer in kitchen.

Living Room:

New hardwood floors.
Sliding glass doors to patio provide lots of light.

To the left is the dining area.

(View into LR from kitchen pass through.)

Foyer:

 

Powder Room:

 Stairs to 2nd Floor:

Master Bedroom

Bathroom:

 Guest Bedroom:

A neutral - but fun - chair makeover

 Here's a chair I bought a while back
from Tammy's booth at RVA Antiques……

 Cane sides….pecan finish...

I bought it to redo of course……..

First I removed all the trim and painted the wood and cane.

 After waxing, distressing, it looks like this.

 Then I needed to decide on a fabric…...

Hmmm…

then it sat in my house for a month….

 A friend just gave me these bold Trina Turk samples……

so I experimented with those, too...

But then I came to my senses………

and realized..

I'm redoing this to SELL…….

 And just like painting the rooms in a house for resale,

sometimes its best just to stay neutral….

So I ended up using this embroidered linen in a tobacco color.

But going neutral doesn't mean boring….

I used navy twill tape as gimp…

buttons on the sides of the seat…

a little enameled numbered plaque on the front bottom…

and a burlap sack remnant for the back.

 Kitty not for sale.

 And from a few more remnants, 

I made some throw pillows…
one in navy zebra...

the other in an indigo/linen coral motif...

…to help tie in the navy gimp…

..and the burlap.

(My favorite part is always the burlap!)

(Lisa Duke: Eat your heart out!!!)

It's casual…

it's elegant…

it's comfy...

it's for sale!

$195 for chair

Pillows: $32 each.

All for $235

Let me know if you have the perfect room for this piece!!!!!!