Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A New Look for an old Piece

Sometimes, I have a piece of furniture in my “stash” that waits for the right moment or  inspiration to strike before I am ready to give it a new life.  This is one of those pieces.  I bought the piece in Round Top last spring.  I almost made my sister walk home just so the piece would fit in my truck.  Luckily, we were able to all fit together very closely for the 2 hour ride home! 
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 The top of the piece had great display space, a glass door, oh, and a little dust when this photo was taken.  Yes, it had sat in my barn a while….
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The bottom of the piece had some great lines and detail to it.  I fell in love with the feather like carvings and the curves of the piece.  I can’t tell you how many times I walked by it, envisioned the piece in every color under the sun, day dreamed about how great it would look in my house….  Of course, I have to remind myself that my house is full and I had no room for this piece. 
Then, I heard the angels start to sing…. O.K., in reality, my  phone rang and one of my favorite clients said he needed a piece for his office and he needed it quickly.  You may remember this client from this piece I did for him.  Did I ever mention that his wife won?  It never made it to his office!
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He needed a piece, and quickly for his first open house for his new business. 
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I had little time to spare.  I certainly had no time to take photos during the process. 
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I did have time to really have fun with ASCP! 
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Since my client was in the financial industry, I thought it would be fun to add an under lying touch of red, overlayed with green tones.  Just a reminder that our economy will improve! 
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I never had a chance to photograph the piece in my studio, and I joked with him that I was going to call his wife to see if she wanted it in the house.  When he picked it up, he was thankful I didn’t call her.  It would have never made it to his office. 
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This piece is happy to have a new life in a new home! 
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Here is to a new life for this piece of furniture, and a great way to start of a New Year!  I hope you have enjoyed this post and will become a follower if you are not already!  I love sharing my projects! 


Happy Painting!  


Karen 







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42 comments:

  1. What colors did you use on this piece. I'm guessing Chateau Grey and Old Violet, but are there others?

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  2. that is such an awesome transformation!! Love it and love reading about your work. Looking forward to your next piece of work :-)
    Claudia

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  3. What a lovely transformation!

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  4. This turned out absolutely gorgeous! Visiting from "My Front Porch to Yours".

    PS I host a linky party every Friday-Sunday. I would love if you had time to drop by and link up. This is just gorgeous!

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  5. I love the colors! The distressing is perfect! :)

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  6. Is this gorgeous or what! Love the colors and distressing!

    Thank you for sharing at Potpourri Friday!

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  7. very pretty! super job Karen!
    gail

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  8. Oh my goodness...I seriously LOVE how that turned out! You did a fantastic job and the new color and "patina" are just perfect. Thanks so much for sharing it at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

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  9. Very nice design for a piece that is "just right"! :) Pretty hutch :)


    Thanks for sharing :)

    Visiting from Chic On A Shoestring party,
    ~Suzanne in NW IL (whycuzican)

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  10. just beautiful! I love the colors great project

    Ces of http://momdaughterstyle.blogspot.com/

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  11. You are amazing. What a beautiful piece you have created. I hope his wife does not head to his office cuz she still might take it home.....I would :D

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  12. This is just wonderful, love the colors

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  13. SO pretty! I love the red detailing.

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  14. OMGoodness...I just love this piece!! The colors you used are fabulous...your client is very lucky:-)) Just became a new follower, Julie

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  15. I can't wait to go to roundtop again this spring. You did an amazing job with that hutch! It looks like a very expensive piece now!

    ♥Linsey

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  16. I'm in "l o v e"!!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Diddie

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  17. That turned out very pretty. Found your link over at My Repurposed Life.

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  18. I looked, I read, I'm now following!!! Absolutely stunning piece with an outstanding paint finish.

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  19. Thank you for joining us at the Thursday Favorites Hop. Wishing you a happy weekend! xo P.S. Have you entered the Pink Poodle giveaway yet?

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  20. This piece has such great lines. It was worth making your sister walk home. :0 and that green is scrumptious. So thrilled that you shared this on Motivated Monday at BeColorful
    Pam

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  21. This turned out fantastic! I would love for you to consider linking this up at my Drab to Fab party every friday over at my blog Sugar and Spice. You can read all about the link party here:
    http://www.amynjesse.com/p/drab-to-fab.html

    Really hope to see you on Friday!

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  22. I love, love Round Top too. That is a gorgeous piece and you did an awesome job with it. Thanks for adding your blog to my directory. I am a new follower!

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  23. I LOVE this piece and there is a really good chance I'm going to "Borrow" this color combo for my next one. Great job!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  24. WOW! that looks amazing! you really knocked it out of the park with all of your detail work- great job!

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  25. That piece of furnitue was a great find, but you just made it even more stunning. I love the colour combination and the distressing !
    I think I'll follow and come check your blog out again.

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  27. I love this project and the colors you used. Just pinned it! Saw you featured at From My Front Porch to Yours.

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  28. I'm in love with this piece! Your color choice and execution are perfection.

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  29. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! What colors did you use? Just became your newest follower:)

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  30. oh my goodness that is incredible!!! well just stopping by cause you won my ASCP giveaway! I can see you know how to use it already and probably have your order ready to use for the gift cirtificate! Thanks for being a new follower of my blog.....hopefully I can inspire you a little like you've inspired me.

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  31. Hi Karen, This turned out to be a beautiful piece of furniture. You did an excellent job. Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.com/

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  32. That is jaw dropping gorgeous!!! You must have cried when it left you.

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  33. I love this transformation and was notified by 2805 that she featured me except that it was you...you see we have the same name only you used creations at the end...I have a stencil of that saying in my kitchen and it really describes my life to a tee! I love your blog and am a follower!!

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  34. What an incredible, unique and creative paint finish! This was really brilliant, one of the prettiest I have seen with ASCP. Thank you for such wonderful inspiration!
    Cheers, Andrea

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  35. Absolutely beautiful! You did an excellent job, it looks like a custom high end finish.

    I would be honored to have you stop by and share at my weekly Chalk Paint Linky party.
    www.ShadesofAmberInc.blogspot.com

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  36. Wow, I love the touch of red, the whole piece came out great! A few blog friends and I introduced a new challenge idea Monday and it would be so fun if you want to join. If you have a second, check in at http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/imagine-the-impossibilities-challenge/ to learn more, and feel free to email me if you have any questions!
    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog = your newest follower

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  37. You are very talented. Thanks for sharing and being an inspiration.

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  38. Love the hutch. I featured it on "My Favorites" today!!! Stop by and check it out!

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  39. it is simply gorgeous. bravo!

    visiting via MMS and would be thrilled if you stopped over to my kate spade/vintage necklace giveaway!

    http://www.hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/something-old-something-new-giveaway.html

    smiles.

    michele

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  42. That's a WOW piece! Love it.
    Deb

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