Monday, August 09, 2010

~TODAY I WAS A PAINTING FOOL~

~WHEW!!!! I AM COVERED IN PAINT~ ~I painted this old metal wardrobe PINK called "FADING ROSE" by Behr and it turned out so cute....I'm having a hard time parting with it but it will have to go as I have no room for it. Out to the shop it goes tomorrow~
~The one I didn't get painted today because I am torn as to what color to paint it...PINK? RED? AQUA? WHITE? BLACK? ANY and ALL SUGGESTIONS NEEDED!!!!~
~THIS ONE WAS MY FAVORITE TO PAINT TODAY....A VINTAGE HANDMADE CHILD-SIZE STEP BACK CUPBOARD!!!! It's a great size of over 3 FEET TALL!!!! Once again, painted "FADING ROSE". I had to tear off, scrape and then sand, because someone has glued a piece of linoleum onto the top....what a mess, but I got it done, now I think it just needs one of my vintage Meyercord decals on the door, or maybe some cute pink gingham wallpaper I just bought at an estate sale....ooooo the possibilities.~
~ A cute GARDEN box that needed some PINK "FADED ROSE" PAINT~
~ A CUTIE PA-TOOTIE DESK ORGANIZER BOX, ALSO PAINTED "FADED ROSE" PINK~
~And a DARLING WOODEN STEP STOOL THAT GOT A MAKEOVER IN "FADED ROSE" PINK~
~FOUND THIS BEAUTY IN SHELDON, IOWA on my trip with Bob at the Antique Shop there in town.....IT WAS A MESS to say the least.....I painted the inside "CHERRY RED" from Sherwin Williams and "BABY TOOTH WHITE" also from Sherwin Williams. OH BOY DID THIS ONE TURN OUT AWESOME!!!! I surprised myself on this one because it was almost going to be "FADED ROSE" PINK along with all the others I painted today~ And remember I have this infatuation with PAINT NAMES!!!! LOL....couldn't resist these two.
~THIS ONE IS A KEEPER FOR NOW, and I have been saving TWO of the most adorable vintage shelf papers for something done in red....Now to decide which one I am going to use....one is the sweetest baby kittens and the other is flowers in flower pots. Guess I will try them both and see which one wins.~
~This one only has one coat of "BABY'S TOOTH WHITE" and I will finish it tomorrow in-between customers at the shop. It has 3 shelves that go into also and QUEEN ANNE LEGS~
Can't wait to see how this one turns out.....
I HAD A BLAST, even tho it was 100+ with the heat index outside today. THANK GOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING!!!!
Have a great day tomorrow......
Hugs and Love, Amy

5 comments:

Sweet Cottage Dreams said...

wow!!!

you HAVE been so busy!!!!! super cute stuff, miss amy!

i think that that desk with sweet cabriolet legs would be cute in a creamy white. what do you think?

hugs to you and yours,
becky

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

Hi Amy,
Great job...I have a few pieces that you can paint for me!! LOL!!
I'm thinking a yummy cream color for the desk.
Love the piece with the windows..it's a keeper for sure!
Keep Cool!
Deb :)

vintagesue said...

i love long painting days in the hot of summer!! i rarely get a chance at them with my summer princess home all day...lol....
your furniture turned out awesome...
get some fluids and sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
take care
s

Anita said...

I think I might like that little drop front desk as is- chippy cream paint.

Amy said...

I love to paint furniture. It is like magic to compare the before and after photos. I feel like I am rescuing some ugly pieces to be almost reborn. Teehee. That's pretty dramatic isn't it??

I enjoyed seeing your paint transformations :)
Amy