Sweet and Shabby Rocking Chair

I found this small rocking chair that was in perfect condition.  It was just so boring in its current state and I wanted to do something fun with it.

Since it was small, I thought it would be perfect for a girl's room.  Of course I chose pink paint.

It needed a soft, comfy seat.  I wanted to upholster the seat, but due to technical difficulties, I decided to just make a seat cover.

This pink and white toile was just too sweet to pass up.  This was actually made from a shower curtain that I found at a thrift store.  I've had a lot of trouble finding fabric lately, so I started looking for window treatments, sheets, napkins, and clothing that can be used for home dec projects.

I just love this rocker.  It's going to my booth and I hope some little (or big) girl falls in love with it, too.

I'll be joining some parties so see my side bar for all the links.

Janet

Corner Cupboard Facelift

I found this corner cupboard at the thrift store.  It wasn't too bad, it just needed a little facelift.  Here is the before.

The fabric was a bit outdated.

The wood wasn't very pretty.

And the shelves were covered with wall paper.

I removed the paper and painted the shelves white.  The back got a pretty blue paint with dark wax antiquing.  And the doors got new linen panels.

I had planned to repaint the outside and add glass knobs, but I thought its simple country charm was, well, charming.  The cupboard is now at the antique mall waiting for a new home.

I'll be joining some parties on my sidebar, so please go visit everyone else.

Janet

Junk Chic?

I just can't stop.

I found more buckets and I just had to paint on them.

Look at the patina on the fleurs bucket.  I really wanted to keep this one.

I've also been making coat racks out of some old moulding I found.
This one has bird hooks that I painted white and distressed.

When I was deciding what to paint on these buckets, my husband suggested some things that were not exactly what I had in mind (I'm sure he was aware of that).  I said, "No, I want it to be romantic." That's right, I want my junk to be romantic.  So what should I call this style?  Junk Chic?  Romantic Junk Style?  Any ideas?  Or is there already a name for it out there?

Janet

I'm joining Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors.

Adding Accents With Stencils

I found a few more things to add to my booth, but they needed just a little something.

Old buckets...

Got numbers.

 An old stool got a Paris address.

And then they all got taken to the antique mall.

I used an old shutter to make a shelf along the top of my booth. Since my booth is so small, I wanted to add more display space.  The booth behind mine has Christmas all year, so I guess there will always be Christmas trees in the background.  Hmmm, unless I can find a way to disguise them.  Any ideas?

I also added a stack of books and a great old scale I got at an auction.  Thanks for all the encouraging comments on opening my booth.  It really helped me feel more confident about my decision.

I'm joining a few parties listed on my side bar.  Please go visit.

Janet

French Grain Sack Folding Screen

In my last post, I showed you my new space at the antique mall.  In it was this folding screen, and I wanted to share my before and after.

When I found the screen, It looked like this.

It was covered with macrame and had a broken bar, but I could tell the frame was really old and had potential.

I thought the screen would be lovely with vintage floral fabric panels.

Or with no panels and using it as a drying rack or to hang photos or art work.

Ultimately, I decided on french grain sack panels.  I painted them using my stencil method you can see here.

I addd a graphic from the Graphics Fairy  blog.  I used a transfer method I learned from Shellagh at Ticking and Toile.

And here it is again at the mall.



Please visit all the parties I'll be joining.  They are listed on my sidebar.

Janet

A New Adventure

I have a space at the local antique mall!  I've been talking about it for years, and I finally did it.

Here it is.

It's a tiny little space, but I think it's just right for me to start.

I definitely need to add more "stuff".

See the fleurs tote?  It was my first sale.  Yay! It was my favorite thing, too.

I have been so busy getting this ready, that I haven't done any blogging.  Sooo, I will be showing some "befores" and "afters" after they have gone to the mall.

Now back to work.

Janet

Saturday Night Slipcovers

Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors is having a slipcover feature for her Saturday Night Special party.  Since I love to slipcover anything and everything, I wanted to do a post that showed all my slipcovers.

This is a very simple slipcover for a chair in my dining room.  For a before and after, go here.

This chair was my first slipcover.  I actually remade it not long ago.  My daughter would lay on one arm while watching tv and the arm was practically threadbare.  The back wasn't much better.  I had extra fabric, so I took it apart and replaced the worn peices.

A view from the back.

I call this a table slipcover.  You can see the tutorial here.

And I slipcovered a stool to go with the chair.  Tutorial here.

This chair was a dumpster find.  The back is upholstered and the seat is slipcovered.

Love to slipcover lampshades. 

Lampshade tutorial here.

And finally, a blue and white slipcover for my blue and white guest rooom shown here.

It was fun looking back at all my slipcovers.  Now I'm off to see what everyone else has made.

Janet