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Just when I'd almost given up on furniture finding, along comes all this. The council clean ups don't happen as often these days.

I stumbled on most of these vintage treasures discarded outside a lovely old building nearby. They look like they had lived there for many years.

With almost summer like weather this week it's been perfect to be outside with a paintbrush. It's always fun to see the amazing transformation paint can make isn't it?

Here are some things I've completed so far. My partner undercoated everything for me with Zinsser primer which made it a lot easier. I used some sample pots I already had to mix the colour with satin enamel paint, brighter aqua on the bedside table and lighter for the drawers, then sanded lightly over everything for a worn look. I'll have to get myself some chalk paint one of these days.

I painted the mirror, once varnished timber, a while ago. It was left behind when my son moved out.

Fun for me playing around with vintage finds but a bit disturbing for Miss Bella who likes everything to be left in it's place.

I was imagining my own cluttered shop, market stall or the inside of a beach hut.

now for a cat nap..

Happy Weekend!

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vintage coastal find

Back to reality this week and a roadside find. I wasn't sure about this old thing when my partner brought it home. It sat outside on our front verandah gathering dust for a while and nearly ended up back where it came from. 
I wondered whether to go for white or turquoise, I think it would have looked ok either way, but it was fun to paint something a bright colour for a change. With a few repairs and a few coats of paint, the colour I mixed myself, it's hardly recognisable.

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I found this cute crochet bag at a vintage shop in Surry Hills at a $10 basement sale last week. The hanging vases came from a florist for only $15, and the white daisies are cheering us up on the first days of winter.

The top drawer had green felt and sections for cutlery, so I guess this was a piece from a dining room. 

before..

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this is the life

This is a story about the adventures of a deckchair. From the side of the road to the beautiful shores of Sydney Harbour.

On a magic day..

Brought back to life with white paint and grey and white striped canvas from Spotlight. I was thinking the usual blue and white here, but really glad I chose this fabric.

Before... Sad and abandoned.

It wasn't all smooth sailing. When I was painting this one on our deck, I knocked over half a tin of paint that proceeded to drip through the timbers onto the neighbours garden below. The next hour was spent cleaning paint off palm fronds and pavers. Fun. Not!

This is the life for me.

The End

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time for a change

Hi.. how's your weekend going?
A long lazy one here in Australia. We're enjoying some much needed rain, it doesn't rain it pours. Hope none of you are affected by floods or tornadoes?! 

I've been deciding what colour to paint this this lovely old table I was given and last week finally gave it a revamp. I liked the rustic timber top as is, so I didn't need to do much. Because we've painted just about every surface and every shabby old piece of furniture in this place white, I thought it was time for a change.  

Inspired by the black furniture at Atlantic I took the plunge and mixed a dark charcoal colour with paint I already had. I like the contrast of the charcoal against mostly white.

before..

Have a great week!

Cheryl

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coastal vintage table

hi everyone..

this is another furniture find that came to me a while ago. i couldn't believe my luck! i think it's a similar era to our place and a bit like the dining table my grandmother had. lovely solid oak, the kind of thing that should probably be left unpainted, but mostly white looks better in here and makes the place seem more spacious. 
i forgot to take the before photo in my hurry to paint it. oops.

our last table now has a new home. another one i rescued and painted, it was always too big for this room.

i used zinsser primer and 2 coats of whisper white. if you haven't used it, the primer goes over any surface including the metal of the ikea chair i painted.

a multi purpose table, my breakfast & morning blogging place.

later this weekend we decided to do some distressing with the sander on the top. not sure if it will stay that way.
what do you think?

have a good week!

cheryl
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$20 ikea chair

look what i found on a quick visit to ikea this week. 

a $20 bistro chair. maybe they've had these for a while but it's the first time i've seen them.
i realised you can go in the back way at the new ikea to the homewares & outdoor section if you don't have the time or energy to walk the full 2.5 km!  

this is what it looked like before i painted it.

i also like these chairs in mint green or aqua, so it was a tough decision. 

white won out again.

what's your favourite ikea find?

happy weekend!

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hi..


this is another piece of furniture i'm liking a whole lot more now it's white. i thought about painting these vintage drawers blue or aqua, but sophie convinced me to keep everything white. she was right. 

guess who took a liking to this as soon as the quilt went on?

before..

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hi.. back again!


something i've been working on this week. these vintage drawers didn't look too good when i came across them. boring, brown, varnished.. but i could see some potential there.
i always love the transformation when the white paint goes on. 

before..

a package arrived in the mail with these vintage fabric squares i bought on etsy from a beautiful shop in france. i just love them.. i have no idea what i'll do with them. thinking maybe i should learn how to do patchwork, wouldn't they be beautiful in a quilt? although i'm not a great sewer and have never been good at getting measurements exact. 

what would you do with these? 

i'd love some ideas.

mothers' day lilies lasting for ages and smelling gorgeous.

have a great weekend!

c

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