August 2012 – Shizzle Design

August 31, 2012

Destin Color Wash

A couple weeks ago while we were on vacation with our entire family, we ventured out in the morning for some espresso and we ran across a moving sale. Deedeedeedeedee deedeedeedeedee ~ our radar went off and there was no stopping us. We followed the signs several miles from the lake down the country roads.

The drive was worth it ‘cuz we scored! I’m sure we would have needed a U-haul had we found it a couple days earlier, because it was already day 3 and she still had cool furniture waiting for us.

One of the things we scored that day was a vintage stereo cabinet. It didn’t look like this when we found it. It was pretty much a medium dark orange stain color. I swear I took a before picture but it seems to have vanished ~ or maybe that’s it’s just old age, either way, I can’t find it.

I just couldn’t resist the character of this charming piece. It warmed my heart to imagine families sitting around the stereo listening to talk radio in the good old days. Can’t you just picture it? I keep getting images of The Waltons!

Needless to say, it made it’s way into the back of our truck.

Anyone who follows my blog knows that I have this thing for Destin Gulf Green and though I could imagine it looking great painted in several colors, I still went with Destin. I mean seriously, look at all that yumminess!

I thinned my paint with water to create a color wash and started slapping on my paint. I stopped when I got to the legs and decided to paint them in Virginia Chestnut (formally Hershey Brown) to create more of a statement.

I didn’t want it to look new, I never do. I try instead to accentuate the charm and character the piece already has. After all, isn’t that what we all love about these pieces anyway?

I got just the look I was going for with one coat of my color wash. The Destin Gulf Green dried really light, even with that thin coat then turned really dark when I sealed it with Clear Wax. Yes, that’s how dark it looks when the clear wax is applied, no worries ~ it lightens up again after the wax dries, not as light as the left hand side, it will be deeper and richer but much lighter than it is when it is wet.

When the clear wax was completely dry, I went over some areas with the Dark Aging Wax to add a little more dimension to the shabby look I was going after. The dark wax grabbed the areas where I had slopped the paint on earlier.

The original stereo has been replaced, but the one in there now still works fine, but this wind is making me CArazy. It keeps blowing the doors back when I’m taking pictures.

Did I mention the cool jewelry? I mean hardware – lol 😀 I just love it!!

I know I took a lot of pictures, but I just love this piece. I really wanted it for my own…

I was just starting to wander around my house to figure out where I could put it when someone showed up in my driveway and bought it on the spot. Oh well… there’s always next time.

There are so many cool colors you can come up with by experimenting a little with CeCe Caldwell’s Paints.

Explore all the colors of CeCe Caldwell’s Paints and get inspired by other projects here. I carry a large supply of CeCe Caldwell Paints on our online Shizzle Shop here and in our Shizzle Design booth at Not So Shabby in downtown Zeeland here.

To keep up on all our newly painted creations: Subscribe to our Blog, Like our Facebook Page and Pin away our pieces on Pinterest. Have a GREAT weekend!! Shelly

My Vintage Stereo has been Featured by:

Angie at Knick of Time

Cassie at Primitive & Proper

Linking up to:
aka Design – Do it Yourself
Embracing Change: Creative Inspirations

Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday

Primitive & Proper – POWW 95
Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

2805 – Potpourri Friday
Embracing Change – Creative Inspirations
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Party Wrap Up
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Too Much Time on My Hands – Get Schooled Saturday

1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best 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

Have a great weekend!! a hui hou ~ Shelly

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

August 17, 2012

Little Red Dresser

I’m writing this post from our hotel room as we’re getting a little R&R in Northern Michigan. Since we’ll be travelling through Traverse City on our annual trip around the Leelanau Peninsula, it only made sense that I feature the little red dresser I finished just before we left.

I mixed up a combination of Traverse City Cherry and Kissimmee Orange to create this color then finished it in clear. then went back over it and aged it with dark aging wax.

While doing the initial cleaning, I discovered a little bonus. The bottom drawer is lined in cedar. I thought that was pretty cool.

Ugh! The color looks so yellow in these photos, similar to how pictures turn out in a gym. I don’t know if it’s a reflection off the hardwood floors or the fluorescent lights, but this dresser is much prettier in person than it appears in these photos.

I’m thrilled with the color in real life and will definitely be doing other pieces in this combo, and soon! This close up is a better representation of color.

And if I use a flash in the store, I get this ~ so I guess you can get an idea of how it would look at night, but the top doesn’t look orange like it appears here and the paint has nice dimension like the close up shows. The flash flattens it all out. Ok, I get it… I wont take pictures in the store anymore, what can I say? I was in a hurry to get on vacation 😀

We dropped her off just before we headed north.

If interested, you’ll find her sitting pretty in our Shizzle Design space at Not So Shabby in downtown Zeeland. update, sold.

Stop by and check her out! sold

There are so many cool colors you can come up with by experimenting a little with CeCe Caldwell’s Paints. Explore all the colors of CeCe Caldwell’s Paints and get inspired by other projects here. I carry a large supply of CeCe Caldwell Paints on our online Shizzle Shop here and in our Shizzle Design booth at Not So Shabby off 31 in Holland here. To keep up on all our newly painted creations: Subscribe to our Blog, Like our Facebook Page and Pin away our pieces on Pinterest or better yet, sign up for one of our Shizzle Style Paint Workshops featuring CeCe Caldwell’s Paints here. Have a great weekend, Shelly

Linking up to:

aka Design – Do it Yourself

Restore Interiors – Restored it Wednesday

Primitive & Proper – POWW 95
Domestically Speaking – The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage – Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed – Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux – Friday Link Up Party

Embracing Change – Creative Inspirations
Tatertots & Jello – Weekend Party Wrap Up
Homespun Happenings – Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors – Saturday Night Special
Too Much Time on My Hands – Get Schooled Saturday
Serenity You – Serenity Saturday

1929 Charmer – Sunday’s Best Party

Boogie Board Cottage – Masterpiece Monday
Between Naps on the Porch – Metamorphasis Monday

Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
PJH Designs – Totally Transformed Tuesday

Knick of Time Interiors – Knick of Time Tuesday

Have a great weekend!! a hui hou ~ Shelly

For less than the price of a gallon of paint, you too can be on your way to painting furniture like a pro. Click here to download

August 10, 2012

Antique Bed in Georgia Clay

My sister Cathy just finished painting this bed in Georgia Clay. It was layered over Vermont Slate and Vintage White then distressed to create an old world finish.

This was her first project using CeCe Caldwell’s Paints and I think she knocked it out of the park!

She’s been dying to get her hands on this paint for a few months now, but she was so busy preparing for her daughter’s wedding, she didn’t have a chance ~ until now.

This is the project she tackled with it! I knew this bed would be a knock out, but my jaw totally hit the floor when I saw her awesome transformation using CeCe Caldwell’s Paints. She totally put me to shame on her very first piece! What a brat.

She layered the bed in Vermont Slate, Vintage White and Georgia Clay distressing in between to reveal the various layers. Ok, seriously… is the distressing on this amazing or what? I may be bias because she’s my sister, but I LOVE IT!! Check out the finials on the footboard – GORGEOUS!!!

Yes, the neighbors were coming out of the woodwork to see if Country Living or Better Homes and Gardens were on site – lol! We had fun with it!!

Here’s another close up of all that yummy layering!

Update: We immediately had a ton of interest in this bed which found a new home in Long Island, NY.

If you’d like to do something like this yourself, we can help you out there too.

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