Saturday, September 27, 2014

Rustic finishes with Chalk Paint and Wedding details

Have you seen this grey washed out wood finish in stores and magazines? Its a rustic look that is very popular right now.  Restoration Hardware does it, its in Veranda mag and all over the place.  Its a fairly easy paint technique that is called dry brushing.  Lets take a look at the before photo.  This is a fancy shmancy table made by Baker Furniture Company.  Top of the line construction and surely cost a pretty penny when it arrived in the furniture...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Birdcages, Workshops, Dogs and Wedding prep

 Another potpourri post from me today...its really a reflection of how my brain is and what is going on between personal, home and shop life.  So I will be jumping around  a bit from shop stuff to whats currently happening. I wanted to show off these simply adorable little wire bird cages.  They aren't expensive  or  a big deal, I just think they are great.  We tied our velvet skinny ribbons through the  wire loop at the top and set them out on the...
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

A son's birthday, a Patriots game bachelor party and painting marble with Chalk Paint®

 It has been a very busy September around here.  We are getting ready  for Justin and Madison's wedding in October, and the month of September  brings the most birthdays for our family.  This past week Colin turned 23,  and we do what we always do these days~we head to a big pizza restaurant  and sit in a circular leather booth and celebrate!  Mr. Maison Decor took  this pic of us before we headed out to chow down.  I have been counting...
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