One of the hottest finishes lately has been the Belgian washes
you see on furniture and baskets.
Its a gray wash~I wanted to make all the
baskets in my bathroom shelf look Belgian~
French Linen Chalk Paint® is what I used and a big paint brush.
This is the latest color I was dying to try~
and it works well on these baskets I am happy to say.
Don't load up the brush, apply it with a dry brush
and it is the easiest thing in the world!
I...
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Pink silk Austrian valance and other pretty stuff~
Today's post is filled with pretty stuff!!
I found this darling Venetian style plaque at an Etsy shop,
Stacy's Shabby Shoppe. Stacy has lots of feminine
and romantic items for sale, and this one called my name.
Its vintage and PERFECT for my pink and gold bathroom.
Now I just have to decide where to put it!
For now I tucked it behind a wire and beaded candle sconce.
Hanging artwork is usually the last thing you do when
you...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
French Country Feature on Houzz
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Gorgeous!
A gilded french bed dressed in lilac bed linens
and a Ralph Lauren floral comforter sitting on a seagrass rug.
A large rustic wicker hamper basket at the foot of the bed mixing
with the elegant gilt bed is an example
of how to get the french country look~
mix the rustic with the refined.
I received an email from Houzz telling
me that some of my work was being
featured in their cover page article called
" So your style is French Country".
...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
French Vanity Seat
Part of the bathroom makeover includes
a remake of the vanity table and bench.
The decorating style is French, of course~
This very old vanity bench sat in an antique shop
in New Hampshire until I rescued it~
Then I did this to it. I upholstered it in a thick matelasse quilted cover
and painted it in old white chalk.
Now it needs to be frenchified so it fits the new style of the bathroom
so I started by upholstering the seat cover in white linen...
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