Three Times A Charm! I have had these lamps for years now waiting to do something with them. I bought them at an auction for $1 each! They are Stiffel lamps! They were just very dated in style. So one day I tried the new Modern Masters products to make them look like aged copper. Well, it looked like the winner of a Pinterest Fails contest. So in my basement they sat... Then I tried painting them a bright color. Didn't work! Well, today was their day! A couple coats of Annie Sloan Graphite, black wax and some silver bling, and voila! 

Bottle opener

A different kind of painting project today! 

Jewelry armoire

Before and after of an oak jewelry armoire! This beauty was bought at an auction and sat in owner's garage for one year! This week it got a makeover. New staln color, a little Annie Sloan Old Ochre and some gold gilding wax and I think it will be moving in!

Fruitwood table

Before and after of Country French dining set! Table with fruitwood top is completely restored. Chairs have new two inch foam and new upholstery fabric and have been professionally redone. The chairs are painted with Annie Sloan French Linen and Graphite paint and sealed with black wax. 

Graphite secretary

Antique secretary finished in Annie Sloan Graphite and dark wax! 

Mahogany dressers

Transformation Tuesday! French Linen and Paris Grey on beautiful mahogany dressers! 

A?

Quite a transformation of a 1920s secretary for a teacher who many years ago taught my children in elementary school. It is a gift for her husband. It was his mom's and they want to use it for a computer but it was pretty worn and didn't match their style. The mahogany veneer has been stripped and stained natural. The rest got a facelift with General Finishes products. What do you think? I hope I earned an A!