French Provincial certainly is making a comeback, and I LOVE IT!!! I love the curves and the detailing - something you don't see a lot of in today's furniture market. I know I have told you all about a French Provincial set I had picked up over a year ago from an elderly couple in Erie, PA. They had to downsize, and I was able to get some beautiful, quality pieces! This beautiful China Cabinet was one of those pieces! {I had the whole set, and would have liked to have sold it all together, but as things turned out I have sold each piece separately! And that's ok, too.} I don't have pictures of the actual transformation of this piece, but I have gotten so much interest in the final finish
Hi all! I've been so excited to share with you my latest art piece!! There are many highs and lows in the life of an artist! You start out with the highest of anticipation to put what is in your head onto the "canvas" (or furniture, as furniture IS my canvas typically). The little devil pops into your head and makes you start second guessing.... Each piece comes with its never ending roller coaster ride! Such was the circle of life for this piece! I started with this nice end table that had some good potential. From the day I bought it, my vision was a red base with some dark glazing. For the top, my hope was to have a red poppy! I searched for months for the perfect poppy and finally
Sunflowers happen to be one of my favorite flowers. It reminds me of my younger son, who has always loved them and wanted to have them planted! I've done a handfuls of sunflower tables, but this one I'll be sharing with you is a little different! This is my first one I created, and was my favorite of all of my sunflowers. Until now... now, I can't decide which I prefer. OK, on to this new sunflower.... This was the table I had to start with. We just had the release of our new Wise Owl seasonal colors, and one of them is Goldenrod, so I decided to use it on the base of the table. For the aged look on the base, I used MinWax oil-based stain and sealed the base with our Wise Owl Varnish in
