I’m giving you an update today on the things I have been working on and what I have been up to over the past few weeks. If you follow me on Facebook and Instagram you have probably seen lots of these.
Incase you didn’t know, I’m in college (I’m a sophomore), so a lot of my time the past two weeks has been spent writing papers, studying for finals and doing projects as this quarter comes to an end. While that didn’t totally keep me from furniture, it definitely did limit the amount of time I spent prepping and painting pieces. Here are some of the things I am currently working on. All of these have given me problems and are taking much longer than I anticipated, but I’m determined finish them and know they’ll end up looking great.
You can read more about the mid century nightstands here. The coffee table is almost done being painted, but white paint takes so many coats and I need just one more before I seal it. My favorite piece I currently have is that federal empire dresser (first picture). It needed a bunch or prep work done because the veneer on top was peeling off and chipped in places. After glueing, clamping and filling the top, I attempted to paint it a light blue, and it had the worst bleed through, so Shellac came to the rescue!
I also have just realized that I am addicted to buying awesome hardware for furniture. I organized the stash I keep around, and then this week I ordered 4 more sets. So I’m about to have 34 more knobs added to my collection – and I am super excited!
Lastly, this week my suitcase side table competed in Better Homes and Gardens Makeover Madness, and although it did not make it to the next round, I am just grateful to be recognized and be one of the 16 projects in the contest. If you haven’t checked it out, you should! There are some awesome bloggers and projects who are competing to be in the final four.
Since I had time to work more on the dresser, I’ll have that one finished up soon so you’ll get to see the before and after early next week. And now that I get a bit of a break before the next quarter starts, I’ll have some quality time to work on painting and finding more pieces to transform!
oh my gawsh! that bleed through was terrible. you must have wanted to kick those drawers across the room!
the claw foot coffee table is amazing. always love seeing your work. good luck with school.
Not sure how you manage it all, Reeves, but everything you transform turns out beautifully! Good luck with projects, papers and exams! Glad it's you and not me… 🙂
Robin