There are some things we need to discuss..
1. Sarah's Summer House was really good...my only complaint was that it should have been an hour
long. I loved seeing all the structural decisions and Sarah getting in on the installation process. But,
they could have easily spent an additional 30 minutes showing us all the behind the scenes of the
decorating of the great room. Unfortunately, nobody asked me ;) Did you watch? What did you think?
2. Mothers Day at our house was wonderful. The weather was perfect. Robert cooked us a wonderful
breakfast including eggs benedict. The kids did their own shopping for moi which included some
super fabulous chocolate truffles. {I've trained them well :) }
3. This weekend was also spent searching for an antique dresser for a clients guest bedroom. It has
been a lengthy search due to the fact that it had to be an exact width and an exact height to fit between
2 full beds and underneath the window...sigh...but a trip to the Antique Tobacco Barn this weekend
introduced me to the perfect one!
I love everything about it and the oversized knobs are going to work great with the
oversized-custom made-poster beds!
It got a light sanding to open the grain and then a primer. I then followed up with black semi-gloss paint.
Only problem was--this antique was in pristine condition. no scratches, no dings, nothing. This wasn't
the look I was after so I had to create my own distressing. I beat it up with a wrench, some chain,
a screwdriver and a palm sander.
Because it was primed, when it was sanded the exposed areas were white. I wanted it to appear as
old wood underneath. I used one of my favorite furniture products--Briwax in Tudor Brown.
This colored wax fills in the white distressed areas turning them a great golden brown and
giving the whole piece the most fabulous rich satin patina.
{this is after 1 coat, it gets darker with each coat}
I sanded the knobs {on right} and then coated them in linseed oil. Then they got a good waxing.
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He's all ready to leave for his new home. Those pics to come!
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Fran and the other 1/2 in the NC mountains? These are all details that we must sort out, my friend ;) But, I can guarantee it would be fun to watch, right?!
I arbitrarily want to be limed/whitewashed/grayed out to make it more Frenchie for our remodel. Any ideas? xoxo
wax on your particular wood and you could practice your technique. It's also a good idea to sand off any poly fiinishes or else the wax just sort of glops up on top of it. When using the wax, you need to put on a thin coat (I use a circular motion) and then
buff it off as soon as it appears dried. I would suggest doing one part of the table at a time. For Instance, one leg, let it dry, and then buff. This way you want get rushed and you don't run the risk of allowing one area to dry too long. I wish I was there
to help you!
know you can't be having as much fun as woking at the Tree ;) but...I hope you love it there!