If you have been on the website or on the Facebook Page, then you know I am
probably not at home. In fact, I am at my daughter's house helping
her sell her house, move, have surgery, help with her 22 month old
(a.k.a. playing with my grandson), and recover all while going
through a divorce. During all the hassles and getting sick after her
surgery we still managed to have one day of FUN! A friend of ours,
Jennifer, over at Twists of Life Unique Thrift, has been doing some fabulous work with chalk paint and
repurposed furniture. Plus, she gives lessons! My daughter and I
decided to take a lesson before things got really crazy with the
move. We fell in love with it.
For some reason, it didn't occur to me
to take before pictures of the pieces we worked on or an after
picture of the piece I worked on. Jennifer “loaned” me an antique
desk chair to work on and she had me paint it in Barnyard Red. The
color was gorgeous and I fell in love with it. Here is a picture of
the chair and base before it was distressed:
Isn't it a fabulous color?
My daughter inherited my bedroom set
from when I was a little girl. She decided to take the night stand to
work on. For those of you who are not as old as I am, this is a white
french provincial bedroom set by Bassett. You will just have to
imagine it in white since I neglected to take a before pic. Here is
the back of the piece after two coats of paint:
The color is Burlap and the edges were
distressed. Can I just say, “Distressing is fun!”. Here is a pic
of the finished piece.
She did a great job! After she
recovers from all that has been going on, she plans to paint the
dresser, desk, head and foot board that go with the set. My mind has
been working overtime on thinking about things I can use chalk paint
on and distress. By the way, Jennifer sells the paint in her shop.
Not only is Twists of Life Unique
Thrift a great thrift shop but they also do an auction every
Wednesday night. On Wednesday mornings, Jennifer posts pictures of
items being auctioned that night. Check out the Facebook page for
Blue Chicken Auction! If you are in the Dallas, Georgia area, be sure
to visit the store and her auctions. Thank you Jennifer for teaching
us such a fun thing to do!
