I started working on this vintage Leopold desk on Saturday. This piece will be going in our office which at the moment is nothing but a catch all for boxes we have yet to unpack. I won this desk at an auction last month. $22 What a bargain! It is solid wood and sturdy.

The desk was in really great shape, I just sanded the drawers and top down to bare wood so that I could restain them and roughed up the body to better hold the paint. 

Once I taped him off I got to applying the first coat APC's Uncle Sam which is a bright white. Then I followed up with ASCP in CoCo.

Market Days at Deep Creek Vintage

This Saturday and Sunday Deep Creek Vintage in Massaponax VA had its first Market Days. The Shabby Chicken was asked to feature some pieces. The sale was on from 10-5 Saturday and 11-4 Sun. There will be another Market on March 22-23, so if you missed this one you'll have another opportunity view and purchase one of a kind painted furniture and home decor. Below are some photos of this weekend's event:

Vintage Dresser Continued... (and a new project)

I have nearly finished painting the body of the dresser and the broken leg is fixed. Just needed to drill a hole and affix a wooden dowel. I'll give it about a day to set and the. Paint the leg.

Meanwhile I am continuing with the aging process. 

I am also starting on this mirror I found last week for $4. It is solid wood and made in Mexico. More on it's transformation tomorrow. 

Vintage Desk by Butler Furniture Co.

This is a current project that I am working on. I bought it for a great price on Craigslist. It was in pretty good shape save for a few little issues. One of the legs had broken off and some of the wood appliqué around the bottom was loose. A peg, some wood glue and a nail gun and she's ready for paint. 

I used CeCe Caldwell's Chesapeake Blue on the drawers and then experimented with an aging technique. (On the right.)

Here's another shot of the drawers nearly dry. I like how they turned out. They give the piece a cottagey look. Now to find the perfect pulls. 

Tomorrow I will post more on the progress of this piece. It will be for sale at the Deep Creek Vintage Market on February 22-23. 

Remember the ugly yellow dresser...

in my first post?  I finally got around to finishing it.  I dry brushed Annie Sloan's Old White over the mustard yellow drawers and here is the (gorgeous) result:

Fun With Stencils...

I had my first go with a stencil today and I must say it turned out quite nicely:

I painted the base of the dresser with Annie Sloan's Provence.  Then dry brushed over with Old White.  Added some vintage pulls, coated with Old White, and voila... a whimsical dresser.  It reminds me of the sky on a beautiful spring day.

The Ugly Ducklling...

This dresser was in need of some love to realize it's full potential.  I mixed my own chalk paint (this was before I found Annie's so don't get angry with me :) and viola, she's beautiful.  I have named her Christine and she is now residing in her new home with very happy owners. 

Before:

And After: