Month: May 2012

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Cool New Looks with Mississippi Mud, Pinkerington Violet & Texas Prairie

Have you seen some of the new colors from CeCe Caldwell’s Paints?  What??  You haven’t?  Don’t worry, you’re not the only one because these colors are brand new and are just being released.

Let me share a few of my new favorites.  First is Mississippi Mud.  It’s a beautiful light caramel color.  In this photograph, I layered it over Hershey Brown, then rubbed it back to expose the brown and the parts of the original grayish/white color.  The wax isn’t quite dry in this photograph.  The color looks wet in the areas where the wax hasn’t completely dried.  Once dry, it will all be the color of the inside of the swirly-do.

Mississippi Mud painted over Hershey Brown

I love it!  I can see this used in so many different applications in my own home – ha! As if that ever happens, you know how that goes.  


In the next picture the wax has dried but it hasn’t been buffed yet.  A light buffing will deepen the color somewhat and add really nice richness to the color and patina.  

Another one of my favorites is Texas Prairie.  This is a pale sage green.

 In the following picture I’ve waxed the left, but not the right.  Can you see it in the picture?   I sealed half the piece with clear wax and half of it with the light aging wax so you can see how the aging waxes change the color.  Isn’t this gorgeous?  

CeCe Caldwell’s Aging Wax is so easy, wipe on – wipe off.  Just make sure you’ve mixed it up really well from bottom to top all the way through the first time you use it.

Light Aging Wax over Texas Prairie
The last new color I’m sharing today is the Pinkerington Violet which is a very pale lavender.  I’ve layered this over Hershey Brown then distressed it to expose that and the original paint color.  I don’t usually care for pastels, but I love the worn, chippy look that I was so easily able to achieve.
Pinkerington Violet layered over Hershey Brown

I’m anxious to use a couple of these combinations on my own furniture.  Lord knows it needs it, bad!

6.15.12 Update:  More new colors arrived today including:
  • Cinco Bayou Moss – a rich olive green
  • Johnston Daffodil – a buttery pastel yellow
  • Kentucky Mint – this minty green is beautiful
  • Portland Rose – a pretty pastel pink

If you’d like to try some of these techniques, you can buy CeCe Caldwell’s Paints online here and if you’re in the West Michigan area, stop by my Shizzle Design booth in Not So Shabby here.  We offer a large selection both in quarts and sample size pots as well as painted furniture and home decor.  


If painting isn’t your thing but you have a piece of furniture you’d like painted in my style of painting, let me know.  
A hui hou! ~ Shelly


Linking up to:
Savvy Southern Style – Wow Us Wednesdays
aka Design – Do it Yourself

Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday
Primitive & Proper – POWW
Beyond The Picket Fence

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Decorating Insanity – Furniture Friday Party
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Party Wrap Up
Common Ground – Vintage Inspiration Friday
WhisperWood Cottage – The Talent Scouting Party

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Too Much Time on My Hands – Get Schooled Saturday 
1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best Holiday Party

Sisters of the Wild West – Sunday Link Party
Between Naps on the Porch – Metamorphasis Monday
Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
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They Soften Life with Sweetness & Love

This post has nothing to do with furniture or paint.  It has everything to do with the hurt and emptiness our family has experience the past two weeks.  This post is about Anna, the best cat a family could ever ask for.
We buried Anna Sunday morning after church two weeks ago.  I haven’t been able to hold the tears back since.  It’s amazing how much you hurt when you lose a pet.  My husband thought I was having a heart attack Sunday morning when I went up to tell him the news.  It was even worse sharing the news with the kids.
For the past seven years, she’s the first thing we run to when we come home – EVERY time we come home.  We literally plow up the steps, practically tackling each other in an attempt to get to her first.
There’s no rush to get in the house anymore.  Our eye’s automatically go to the corner of the living room to look for her but all we see is an empty bed and each time we look, our hearts hurt even worse.  We’ve temporarily filled that empty space with a large stuffed horse; it somehow softens the blow to see that silly horse up there.
Anna wasn’t just any ole’ cat.  She was the most affectionate, playful, spirited cat there ever was and she loved everyone who came into our home.  She didn’t run off and hide; she loved people.
We carried her around her like an old rag doll.  She really did love us as much as we loved her. We knew that because she was always rubbing her head against our cheeks, and purring like crazy and she’s roll over like a puppy and fall asleep with her tummy exposed and her paws flopped out to the sides.
She was so cool!  She would jump from our deck to the tree to the roof of our house hunting for birds.
We’d crack up when she was pouncing through the fields chasing mice.  I wish I had pictures of her pouncing around like Tigger.   My neighbor even saw her challenge a large woodchuck; anything to claim her territory.   But as avid of a hunter as she was, she would come to the door and prance in like a princess show kitty as she trotted through the house.
She’d jump up on the windowsill to watch the girls get on the bus, then turn back and give her Hollywood glamour pose.
We helped us feel better when we were sick.
It breaks my heart to hear the girls cry themselves to sleep at night.  Anna cuddled with them every night.  We miss her.
 We feel very blessed that she filled our hearts with joy for the seven years she did and will carry her in our hearts forever.

update… A friend of ours breeds Birmans.  She found out about our loss and offered us one of her kitties.  We now have a new addition to our family; meet Isis.

We’re just getting to know her, but she already seems quite comfortable here:)

Thanx for stopping by ~ Shelly

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Whimsical Cottage Style Dresser

I have a passion for furniture built before the days of mass production, pieces created by the true craftsmen of years gone by.  I especially fall for dressers with fabulous curves, great legs and amazing details.

I found a two such dressers recently and ended up paying well over what I should have.  I couldn’t help myself; they had my name written all over them!

I gave them a good cleaning and went to town.  This one got a fresh coat of CeCe Caldwell’s Destin Gulf Green Paint.

Have I mentioned how much I love this color?  Just look at all that yumminess!

If you’re following my blog, you know I have a hard time stopping with just one color.   I had to funk it up a notch by adding a little of CeCe Caldwell’s Spring Hill Green and Vintage White ~ what can I say?  Plain is ho-hum.  Funky is cool!

I was going for a whimsical cottage style with this treatment.

Any teenager would go crazy over this in their room!  Just check out the details…

Just how perfect would this fit in a cottage or lake shore setting?

I also love the look of these pieces in an entryway.  The look great and provide lots of storage for all that clutter.  Did I even mention the dental molding?

or the hardware… To Die For!!

She’s all sealed up with CeCe Caldwell’s amazing clear wax and looking for a her new home.  Contact me if interested ‘cuz she’ll be heading to Not So Shabby soon.  sold

Have a great weekend!!

update: If you’d like to do something like this, right now is a great time because I just received a large shipment of CeCe Caldwell’s new paint colors including:  California Gold, Johnston Daffodil (a buttery yellow), Traverse City Cherry (the best red ever), Cinco Bayou Moss (rich olive green), Portland Rose (pretty pastel pink), Kentucky Mint (gorgeous mint green), Pinkerington Violet (pastel purple), Texas Prairie (warm pastel green) and Mississippi Mud (beautiful caramel color).  Check them out here or order them online here or pick it up in West Michigan at our Shizzle Design booth at Not So Shabby here.  You’ll find our display along side our painted furniture and re-purposed vintage treasures.  

A hui hou! ~ Shelly

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Savvy Southern Style – Wow Us Wednesdays
aka Design – Do it Yourself

Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday
Primitive & Proper – POWW
Beyond The Picket Fence

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Decorating Insanity – Furniture Friday Party
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Party Wrap Up
Common Ground – Vintage Inspiration Friday
Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Too Much Time on My Hands – Get Schooled Saturday 
1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best Holiday Party

Sisters of the Wild West – Sunday Link Party
Boogie Board Cottage – Masterpiece Monday
Between Naps on the Porch – Metamorphasis Monday
Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday
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Primitive Petite Wooden Table

My post today is short and sweet.

I painted this primitive table in CeCe Caldwell’s all natural Georgia Clay and sealed it with dark wax.

I stripped and refinished the top to clean it up yet chose to leave the dings and marks that tell the story and create the character of an old piece like this.  I’m capable of making pieces look brand new, but that’s not the look I’m usually after.  Anyone can go to a furniture store and buy something right off the assembly line.  That’s not the look I’m going for.
I really wanted to celebrate the charm of this older piece so I went straight over the paint with dark wax to really age the fresh coat of paint.  I love how it turned out.
See how the dark wax pops all the texture and details of the paint?  LOVE
I love this table.  There’s something that makes it feel really special to me.  It’s not just any old accent table, it’s a piece of art because of how it was designed and all the years of love that went into making it what it is today.
This piece is available; click here for more information.
CeCe Caldwell’s Wax truly is the best wax for painted furniture.  It’s made and manufactured right here in the USA and is sweeping our nation like wild fire!  So… what are you waiting for?

If you’re interested in trying CeCe Caldwell’s amazing paint and wax you can order it through my online shop here.  You’ll also find it in West Michigan at our Shizzle Design booth in Not So Shabby Antiques &amp ; Fine Furniture, 114 E. Main Ave., Zeeland, MI directions here.  You’ll find our display along side all our painted furniture and home decor.  

I spend a large chunk of time painting custom pieces for clients.  If you have a piece of furniture you would like painted, let me know.  Our current pieces for sale can be seen here.  It changes frequently but I do my best to mark things as sold once they’re gone.

A hui hou! ~ Shelly

Linking up to:
Savvy Southern Style – Wow Us Wednesdays
aka Design – Do it Yourself

Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday
Primitive & Proper – POWW
Beyond The Picket Fence

Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Decorating Insanity – Furniture Friday Party
Redoux – Friday Link Up Party
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Party Wrap Up
Common Ground – Vintage Inspiration Friday
WhisperWood Cottage – The Talent Scouting PartyFunky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Too Much Time on My Hands – Get Schooled Saturday 

1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best Holiday Party

Sisters of the Wild West – Sunday Link Party
Between Naps on the Porch – Metamorphasis Monday
Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday