My Projects... a work in progress

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFxBAnpmbXrIEt-DPzQn2qRQCTNMygX3pyo8qOiQ-ao5DCVN58stl9Q6f3XIi0QCbci6sHok7QcIncUNQJPewWs62TTOpc435-2Hnq3EJUozLO8NdtBOHrVoaQ30IYFB86X5Rh7kQZG3L/s1600/IMG_8214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFxBAnpmbXrIEt-DPzQn2qRQCTNMygX3pyo8qOiQ-ao5DCVN58stl9Q6f3XIi0QCbci6sHok7QcIncUNQJPewWs62TTOpc435-2Hnq3EJUozLO8NdtBOHrVoaQ30IYFB86X5Rh7kQZG3L/s640/IMG_8214.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Last week I told you that Emma and I were taking the week off to work on some projects.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtWyzWzBqdhVuw0KicuegXIbUuHG-7eFZEvVLat9cS-MTYUZBLGssLOiJN1dei7NGuilMSlCANam094mPuJ6Ybkxb4FVcurt-fBW5KetV1_h4AKQa_Ga4qxta38eR2Psgfz5pwtnYX_wS/s1600/IMG_8212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtWyzWzBqdhVuw0KicuegXIbUuHG-7eFZEvVLat9cS-MTYUZBLGssLOiJN1dei7NGuilMSlCANam094mPuJ6Ybkxb4FVcurt-fBW5KetV1_h4AKQa_Ga4qxta38eR2Psgfz5pwtnYX_wS/s640/IMG_8212.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Emma and I were very busy...<br />Turns out, 'projects' post baby are a lot harder to get finished than the wide open days of old.   <br /><br />I promised that I would share the projects I worked on this week.  Well, it's Friday... any my projects are still works in progress.  I'm a keeper of my word, so here are the projects I've been working on - and I'm still working on.   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgjBkGhyphenhyphenrYnAeySmKCTDMlyEFeUY2UJgMXdBQ2-TyAQbuRXsx-MS5adcVo5tOiGatdyV8g73Z853fdrZAyzLxsAFkctEn_q6PquSMZNF957XP9P6He9srIPK-682OR6q9RlyZyIdjvbpz/s1600/IMG_8313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgjBkGhyphenhyphenrYnAeySmKCTDMlyEFeUY2UJgMXdBQ2-TyAQbuRXsx-MS5adcVo5tOiGatdyV8g73Z853fdrZAyzLxsAFkctEn_q6PquSMZNF957XP9P6He9srIPK-682OR6q9RlyZyIdjvbpz/s640/IMG_8313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Mini Me Wingback Chair I'm making a slipcover for...  it is actually almost done.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQHXQBCOvNqAV9RVrDomoMqTCrXECYpOEUd0DyBrybMQAmymZjVYb6caHrEXNfLsLVYa8n1FKITrVIRXc-K_UXRL5JdSLmNS2dFdVLHhyphenhyphenZdoFZJMoWcmd5CPQbuNgXo-5g4n1MIlg_TuM/s1600/IMG_8319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQHXQBCOvNqAV9RVrDomoMqTCrXECYpOEUd0DyBrybMQAmymZjVYb6caHrEXNfLsLVYa8n1FKITrVIRXc-K_UXRL5JdSLmNS2dFdVLHhyphenhyphenZdoFZJMoWcmd5CPQbuNgXo-5g4n1MIlg_TuM/s640/IMG_8319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'll be putting the finishing touches on it today... maybe. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByzRBJkhnIpG28SDyVjEaC6sizMQ4yWMfgA_N2R-5jyUf10g5398V-cMeMqyv_G0GmoX_AIg30oQDULK6xL9gBBlQCUhAR2iJZMcKGqtajAigpMZNneztqM8ztwvSwgYK5CBq8PyqAdYE/s1600/IMG_8304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByzRBJkhnIpG28SDyVjEaC6sizMQ4yWMfgA_N2R-5jyUf10g5398V-cMeMqyv_G0GmoX_AIg30oQDULK6xL9gBBlQCUhAR2iJZMcKGqtajAigpMZNneztqM8ztwvSwgYK5CBq8PyqAdYE/s640/IMG_8304.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I told you Mike was building me a bed. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL3APdGXNTWgeXqzS132v0Bpwx8SZUPvJruwvwklDjGNLQrV7m6Kxv5D9ZVtjrNaG9JnzD2iPJ8Zjtcmos3DEDCuJ-RlJMTUNhw1KzW7jWMMRsTbNcuNrvm1ifrWGVWrjlEePhtcJfUmh/s1600/IMG_8303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwL3APdGXNTWgeXqzS132v0Bpwx8SZUPvJruwvwklDjGNLQrV7m6Kxv5D9ZVtjrNaG9JnzD2iPJ8Zjtcmos3DEDCuJ-RlJMTUNhw1KzW7jWMMRsTbNcuNrvm1ifrWGVWrjlEePhtcJfUmh/s640/IMG_8303.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Isn't it pretty?! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGg9FdJStJxkk8afW5oe4xnupOTfHyRTuAQm1BNi7_NtynL8pL9iXY9WPnRnpB6GN8w5TPb9cNz-i71wJMYz6PyCaYykDwdk3wMHtF2B6aHV7Gof6UsDlKgw3o3EKtBQvgC7hBB-uvwKY/s1600/IMG_8277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGg9FdJStJxkk8afW5oe4xnupOTfHyRTuAQm1BNi7_NtynL8pL9iXY9WPnRnpB6GN8w5TPb9cNz-i71wJMYz6PyCaYykDwdk3wMHtF2B6aHV7Gof6UsDlKgw3o3EKtBQvgC7hBB-uvwKY/s640/IMG_8277.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I'm refinishing our dresser.  This is mid strip.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbURQzONvl_UV3nbe8m_nhHGs2jcQUTRIeHpRbqxnlipfI1wjr93E-GTAZEDj_PzJ76_oeOh_cZzDGDavr_XR1fv-kCziaiwjGt2Y4M0uznz1h1hTUBj9Oxh_DyElyHNQ4c5tuwiZ0fy1/s1600/IMG_8287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbURQzONvl_UV3nbe8m_nhHGs2jcQUTRIeHpRbqxnlipfI1wjr93E-GTAZEDj_PzJ76_oeOh_cZzDGDavr_XR1fv-kCziaiwjGt2Y4M0uznz1h1hTUBj9Oxh_DyElyHNQ4c5tuwiZ0fy1/s640/IMG_8287.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is post-strip, pre-sanding. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check back next week for a real update on these projects!</div><br />

My Projects... a work in progress

Last week I told you that Emma and I were taking the week off to work on some projects.  Emma and I were very busy... Turns out, 'projec...

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Home | Stripping Furniture | Farmhouse Harvest Table | DIY Stripping Furniture

As you may have observed on this blog, I'm constantly painting things... repainting them, stripping them, then repainting, again.  It is a problem.  However, it does come from a good place - redecorating by shopping from your own house. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj83mhAHD9UNVvgRPn2Az8ZZmMV5l02VGLUgLP2sJ1WNJ4vJm8DV0D9OXJwL3n2BgMQHIqBYzpAXJyBLmLhI4FVveb9sZKnwCTqSon2CCDUydrRLL6ov6nwI9d8bGWPdYv75ZT3yYGng/s1600/IMG_0487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIj83mhAHD9UNVvgRPn2Az8ZZmMV5l02VGLUgLP2sJ1WNJ4vJm8DV0D9OXJwL3n2BgMQHIqBYzpAXJyBLmLhI4FVveb9sZKnwCTqSon2CCDUydrRLL6ov6nwI9d8bGWPdYv75ZT3yYGng/s640/IMG_0487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I bought this table 5 years ago.  It has evolved many times... From varnished top with a white painted base, to all over black semi-gloss, to a matte black and the most recent?  Naked.  You may have noticed this bare wood trend at Restoration Hardware, and other home design stores.  I love the bare, aged, reclaimed look this table now has.  It is gone from an eye-sore to a character piece for $15 and 1 hour of work.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLwf-Fqv5QcDjRMGKL6NIWNR4iSS6o-8vj2CRubklg9x_jTf0nuHyNLWmzHdIA2Izzsn0u042C1yRWh2GN6V52W0U97QBQz2VuFdUCJK5tBPx8bs72eD2lyZFOGfO84w-50KWh73IeYc/s1600/IMG_0421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLwf-Fqv5QcDjRMGKL6NIWNR4iSS6o-8vj2CRubklg9x_jTf0nuHyNLWmzHdIA2Izzsn0u042C1yRWh2GN6V52W0U97QBQz2VuFdUCJK5tBPx8bs72eD2lyZFOGfO84w-50KWh73IeYc/s640/IMG_0421.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER : Bare Wood</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu92xzmKAbxZtmbm3dfqF3YBaoMgz51h8rBEc92PDd33A9jgvne3hsI2Ed2nAwOM9PkQ6Vx9Fql_bRZ9xTjLIuUmxUag4APB2ZFWt0nzs2R3A35thf3EsyFAlzV2r7U7xh4UHPWqmK4hY/s1600/IMG_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu92xzmKAbxZtmbm3dfqF3YBaoMgz51h8rBEc92PDd33A9jgvne3hsI2Ed2nAwOM9PkQ6Vx9Fql_bRZ9xTjLIuUmxUag4APB2ZFWt0nzs2R3A35thf3EsyFAlzV2r7U7xh4UHPWqmK4hY/s640/IMG_0023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE : Black Semi-Gloss... ick</td></tr></tbody></table>

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As you may have observed on this blog, I'm constantly painting things... repainting them, stripping them, then repainting, again.  It is...

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