Painting Is Not For Me

When I tell people that I refinish furniture, some people are genuinely interested and want to find out more about it and some people are like nope, not for me.  They say that's all well and good but they can't stand painting and don't have the patience for it.  I get it....totally. Not everyone is meant to be a painter or a refinisher of furniture.  Not everyone likes re-doing things. But don't let that stop you from creating a piece of furniture that you love. There are a ton of people that love to do this.  All you have to do is google a chalk painter or furniture restoration in your area and you will be amazed at what is out there.  I say chalk painter, because usually, they are a little more reasonable than those that do total furniture restoration.  Before you give away Aunt Betty's dresser....give it another look.  Can you use it in another way or another room?  I see dressers in living rooms, armoires in the hallway and refinished pieces everywhere.  The point, is to keep something that has meaning to it and make it into something new that works for you.  I think old pieces give warmth to a house.    

You might just have a beautiful old dresser in a room that can be turned into something stunning.  Some of the older furniture is actually very well made and..... have you priced furniture lately?  

This beautiful dresser was done in an off white with a beautiful black glaze by Deana at Alchemy Fine Living.  She is super talented.  Check out her blog to see all the beautiful things she does.  You can do this or....find someone who can do it for you. :)

There's nothing like a piece of furniture from the family that gets recreated to fit into your life today.  Look around.....is there a piece of furniture in your house that is saying....."paint me"?

Hope you are having a great week.

Paula

Heart Happy

A friend of mine, who I haven't talked to in a long time called me and said "what are you doing with yourself these days?"......."Well, I said hesitantly, I'm redoing furniture and blogging about it."  Then there was this silence.....like I had to say "hello" to see if she was still on the other line.  "You are doing......what?" I spent the next several minutes telling her about my blog and how much fun I was having.  I could hear the skepticism in her voice and we moved on to talk about other things.   

How many times have you chosen a path or didn't do something you wanted to for fear of what someone would say?  Why is that?  Growing up as a child, I was afraid of failure and afraid of not being liked. I lacked confidence.  Because of that, I always played it safe. I made choices that kept me in the mainstream and never caused anyone to say "why are you doing that?"  I think I was protecting my heart from failure and rejection.  I was afraid.

Sometimes, I'm still afraid of what people will say.  But I'm working on that and trying new things that make "me" happy.  Like anything new, it takes time to practice and time to learn.  Sometimes it just takes the courage to try.

Are you thinking about trying something new but you are afraid or hesitant?  Sometimes that little nudge for you to try something is put there for a reason.  Sometimes trying something will lead to something else.  You have to give yourself the chance to try new things so you can see what might come of it.

Open your heart to new possibilities.



Paula

Small, Pink and Elegant

Something about this little end table caught my eye on pinterest.  It's vintage, pink, has little gold touches on it and... oh so elegant!  I just love it. Hmmmm.....wondering what hubby would think of these end tables in the bedroom? :)   Annie Sloan has a beautiful color called Antoinette.  A little clear and dark wax and a few touches of Rub-n-Buff in Gold Leaf and you've got this little table above.   What do you think?

Happy Monday!

Paula