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QUICK FIXES

GOSSIP BENCH GETS NEW LIFE!

Our friend Lori Samples shares, “This little gossip benchwas such a thrifty little find. I originally was going toleave it as is but decided to put it in my landing upstairs, so I went with a dark blue gray. Distressed it a little and now all it needs is a little top coat. I like it underneath the stained glass. Thanks for the color recommendation Barb Woodruff.”

DRESSER TRANSFORMATION

Our friend Maria Coleman has been hard at work on projects lately. She shares, “When I fist started with this piece, I had to clean it using a solution called TSP to get any dirt and grime off. I then waited till the next day tobegin sanding with a 120 grit sand paper. I prepped the dresser by applying primer than painted the base in the Vanilla Frosting and top in Cheers from Country Chics Paint line. I also changed the hardware and applied a transfer called Burgundy Rose Garden from redesign with prima.” She now has her latest work for sale online at www.refreshedfurnitureartistry.com

Quick Facelifts

JUST LIKE A BRAND NEW BUFFETT We loved our reader Ashley Albin-Sollars’s buffet piece so much, we had to hear all about it! She shares, “I wanted a buffet and had been looking around for just

the right piece. My mom lives in Owensboro and was walking thru a flea market mall and a lady said... do you know anyone who needs a buffet? She was like, yes, I do. She sent me a pic and it was very similar to my dining room set that I was gifted from a lady who had to go to a nursing home. She wanted someone who would appreciate it and take care of it.”

She continues, “My husband had to go to Owensboro the next day so my mom bought it, and he picked it up. It was meant to be! I got it home and took off the hardware and doors. I use Waverly chalk paint and

wax from... wait for it... Walmart! I’ve done several pieces in my house and it’s always gone on smooth and wears well. I lightly sanded it and did a first coat. Let it dry overnight. Then did a second coat. Dry overnight. Then I used my mouse sander to distress the details. The last coat I did was the wax. On the legs I used Waverly varnish for a shiny finish. I spray painted the hardware with a metal spray paint. I used a dark brown chalk paint (Truffle) on all the corners before I did my two coats of white (Plaster). So when I sanded down the corners, the brown popped through. And I got a little black mixed in with my white so at the end I did some faux weathering. The last step is to buff the wax. It takes a lot of time and patience but I love the feeling of having unique furniture in my home that I added my own artistic touches to.”

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