So Far Behind in Updates

 Wow.  I've done a lot of painting since my last post.  The gray chest I last posted sold as well as the green glass door cabinet (now blue).  I'm just going to post several (before then after) pictures of some of the projects I've been working on and or recently completed. I've been experimenting with Facebook Marketplace but I've become a bit disillusioned after several inquiries on the possibility of reducing the price.  I had a price of $250 listed on this chest (just below this writing) and after looking at Etsy prices on painted furniture I thought it way more than fair, but still people ask.  Someone suggested I list things higher just so I could reduce it to the price I want to get....I hate playing games. 

 

 

 

There are still pieces I'm working on.......

I think I will just list now on local community pages to avoid some of the other drawbacks of the Marketplace.....people not showing up,  people saying oh you're too far away.....

Just About Ready.......

 Love this old vintage chest

 And it's just about finished.  Still need to get some small knobs for the top drawers and I think I may add a couple more small birds somewhere. It will be available to purchase soon.

Just about finished

This will be the next project.......

 

Still wearing her original finish from I'm guessing around the 40's maybe?

 

I've had this piece for a few years, it housed a lot of my art supplies.  The lower part of this cabinet is identical to the cabinet I painted in the previous post, I didn't even realize it when I bought it. Inspecting the other cabinet though there are obvious signs that it once had a cabinet top like this one.

 

I also finished this little set. Its another vintage piece from maybe the 50's?  Its a telephone/gossip table and chair set.  Too cute.

Before

 

After

Project Done

 Hmmmm?...Maybe need to add some more decorative detail on the legs.

On to the next one....

Next project....

Ok....the chest in the previous post was listed on Facebook Marketplace and has had 264 views but no contacts from potential buyers :-(.  Not true, I did get one contact from an interested buyer but the size did not work.  And I got a contact from someone just telling me how much they liked the piece...that was nice 😊

I put on hold the tall chest of drawers (also listed in a previous post below) still not sure what I will do with it.  Instead I'm working on a piece I've had for quite some time.  When I first found and purchased it, it looked like this.....

and right now this is where its at.

 

I had started first working on the door to this piece but then when I started working on the base (going in a totally unexpected direction)  I decided the door design I had started just wouldn't work with this, so I'm rethinking on the direction this will go.  Yes those are upholstery tacks on the top portion of the front legs, its really more stunning in person, I really like the look.....but oh what to do with the door front???🤔 It started as a serene pasture scene with a stream and fields, cows etc.....but that just won't work for this now.

I think while I'm trying to figure this one out I'll start the sanding of the tall chest of drawers tomorrow.

 

Chest is finished!

 OK, so the white chest I bought is finished and it was so much fun working on it.

Oops....forgot to put the top drawer handles back on before taking the picture but you get the idea.  I love how it turned out, so much so that I'm hesitating on listing it for sale, but I will eventually.

I got a bit careless today and spent money a bit to close to rent paying time. I saw this other chest of drawers for sale by the same person I bought the one above from and I'm sorry, but I had to have it.  It was delivered today.
 

No definite plan yet design wise.  The cabinet part and maybe the small drawers will be painted, probably a very dark grey framing whatever I will paint on the front. Not sure yet what design will go on the rest of the front. Not crazy about that swag thing on the one drawer but it may be too hard to remove without damaging the veneer underneath. We'll see.

Oh My Goodness!

Down in the dumps lately, not sure why 🤔

Today I saw this charming, charming, charming buffet on Craigslist for $85 and it brought back all the feelings of being in a studio/shop painting furniture......I have to have it, not for me but to paint/resell!!  Maybe its time to turn my (never used as a dining room) dining room into a studio? Just made an appointment to see it in the morning :-) 

Next day........So I ended up not buying the one below (the buffet), she was just in a little too rough condition but I did buy something else, a nice vintage chest of drawers in really stable condition, clean and ready to paint. Now to decide how to make her stunning! Scrolling down are a couple done in the past that I really like. I think I'll take a sneak peek at Etsy to see whats popular and selling now days.

 

 

Canceled My Facebook Account

 Canceled my Facebook account today, ha...not that anyone will notice.  I never spent much time on it and when I did it was just time wasted.  Plus.....after all this news reporting on the three who will be sitting by Trump as he is sworn in its a bit of a political statement on my part.....I think Amazon is going to have to go as well.

On a brighter note, I'm back to painting :-) and sold two on ebay this past week.

Still others looking for a home :-(

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=335770467377&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=karenhetzer