hubby's piece

As you know there is always one pet project that my hubby works on for the sale.
This truly is the "Pièce de résistance"

This is quite possibly the most amazing cupboard we have ever seen!
It did not start out that way.  
We actually bought it in pieces, not knowing if it was all there, and painstakingly put it back together piece by piece.

 Put it back together and painted her up.

Needless to say my husband outdid himself on this one.
The bottom would be an amazing island, but the top piece is absolutely beautiful!
I hope it goes to a lucky home!

good nights sleep…..

one of the many pretty beds we will have….

new years organization and file cabinet redo!

I had been looking forever for a small set of file cabinets to fit into my office space.
Over the Holidays I began my massive reorganization and filing a years worth of paper.
I needed something fast to put my piles away in.
After not finding anything, I came across these bright colored files at my favorite Hobby Lobby store.  

They would not work in my home in their current state….however...
I thought I could possibly make these work.

I took some black paint and a stencil and now they work much better in my home than in their red, green and blue color way!

Always look at the Hobby Lobby sale section.  You can find some great deals!

laundry room redo

This past fall we decided it was time to redo our laundry room cabinets.  
Time to get rid of the ugly laminate cabinets. yuk….
...junk collectors!

After shopping around, I came across another unfinished cabinet similar to the one we did for the adjacent bathroom last january. 
See http://frenchhenfarm.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-bath-room-vanity.html
This time I bought this one from Menards.

Again, I did the same treatment - coat of wax, then dark wax.  added some handles from my favorite Hobby Lobby to compliment the bathroom cabinet from last year.

Added remnant piece of marble...

….the finished product!….much nicer!
...and i don't want to clutter it with all the junk we did before!

french classics

Wish I had a before picture of this beauty.  She started out painted all black...  all of her.  
You couldn't even see the beautiful details she had.
Now that she is painted you can see all the beautiful detailed wood carving.  I love her!
Then I painted this pretty dresser/buffet to match her.

Both will be available at the sale this coming Friday and Saturday!