Fireplace Surround Makeover

Here I am again apologizing for waiting so long to put up another post.  I've been working on the road lately, and haven't gotten a whole lot of projects done.  When I do squeeze a project in, I hurry to get in in my space for sale and forget to click before and after pictures.  I still don't have any really blog worthy pictures, but I figured something is better than nothing.

This fireplace surround had beautiful details I really wanted to accentuate with a makeover.  The finish was pretty rough and didn't bring out the true beauty of this piece.

Yes, this is where I painted.  I know, what a mess!

A pretty sloppy finish.

Like I said, pretty rough.

I sanded the top layer of finish to get to the wood.  

I wiped the whole thing down with denatured alcohol to clean it up.  Then I sanded the top part of the mantle down below the shiny finish.  I didn't re-stain.  The top was sealed with two coats of Miss Mustard Seed's Hemp Oil.
The rest was painted in Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint using the color Grain Sack.  Grain Sack is a beautiful white with gray undertones.  It's one of my favorites.  A little distressing and a couple of coats of the hemp oil, and voila!

This is the only picture I've got right now.  My husband snapped this one for me at the shop and texted it to me.  I'll add some better detail shots after I get back home.  That is, if it doesn't sell before I get back!

Update:  It did sell before I got back home!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Jeanne

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Ombre Dresser with Milk Paint

Well, here I am again apologizing for waiting so long to put up another post.  I've gotten a bit distracted from blogging, even though I really enjoy sharing.
After I started retailing Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, I took a bit of a detour trying to get everything going. I wish I had done a better job of documenting my milk paint projects.  Instead I just take a quick shot to post an item for sale, and forget to get before and after shots.  Even this one isn't the best staging.  Oh well, hope you'll forgive me.

I've had it in my head to paint this particular dresser with the ombre technique for quite some time.  For some reason I just never got around to it.
Here's the before shot.

I decided to go with the Boxwood color on this piece.  The bottom drawer is in Boxwood.  Each drawer from bottom to top then has Ironstone added to the Boxwood in greater proportions as you get to the top. I did use the bonding agent in my first coat of each color to keep it from having the "chippy" look.  The framework and knobs of the piece are in Ironstone alone.  Then I distressed it a bit and topped it with Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Wax. This wax goes on like butter!  I love it.  So here it is waiting for it's forever home in my space at Rusted.

Well that was short and sweet.  I'm a woman of few words. What can I say.

If you haven't tried Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, be sure to give it a try. You will love the finish!  Please find a retailer near you and support your local businesses.  If you don't have a retailer in your area, I hope you will visit my website Here, to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jeanne

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Miss Mustard Seed's Tricycle

I just finished up another project with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Tricycle.  I finally did a piece that got some awesome chipping.  I kept doing pieces that had a lot of grain and were somewhat dry.  Therefore, no chipping.  This was a fun, quick makeover.  This is an old telephone chair.  Or, I think they are also called gossip chairs.   Here's what she looked like before.  It actually looks better in this picture than it did in real life.

I painted two coats of Tricycle and then scraped away all the chipping.  Once that was done, I applied the Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Wax.  And Voila, here she is in all her chippy goodness.

Well, there it is, short and sweet.  What do you think?

By the way I have received my Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint shipment and am ready to take your orders!
Just visit my website here to place your order.

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Miss Mustard Seed's Ironstone

Believe it or not, I have not fallen off the face of the planet. I currently have no computer, and really didn't want to create a post through my phone. Well I finally figured some kind of post is better than none.

I will be a retailer of Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and got a few colors in a sample kit to try out. The paint is much different than any paint I've ever used. As you probably know' it's a powdered paint you mix with water. The plus to that is, it has an unlimited shelf life. You just mix what you need as you go.

I tried my hand with the color Ironstone on this table and chairs. (After publishing, I realized the pictures just all show up at the end.)

Typing on my phone is quite tedious, so I'll keep this short. Here is the finished project. (Again, just see all the pics at the end).

I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the colors!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Jeanne

My Little Desk Grows Up

I bought this little desk a few years ago at a garage sale.  It's been a perfect piece to have in our great room area, since it didn't take up a lot of space.  I recently got another desk, so I thought I'd give this a makeover to make it look more "grown up" before sending it off to a new home.

It was just feeling unsophisticated.

I decided to give Annie Sloan's Aubusson Blue a try on this one.  I love this color, and I'm so glad I finally found a project to use it on.  I also knew I wanted a darker top.  I wanted to try Minwax Poly Shade, which is polyurethane and stain all in one.  This was laziness a time saving idea on my part, as that way I just had to paint right over the existing finish.  No sanding, staining, and clear coating for this one.  Without further ado, here is my desk all sophisticated and grown up.

I thought the chair I recently painted for my first Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint project would look great with the desk.  You can read about that makeover here.  So here she is with the chair.

As usual, thanks so much for stopping by!


Blessings!


Jeanne


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My First Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Reveal

If you've been by lately, you know that I am officially an authorized retailer for the new milk paint line coming out soon from Miss Mustard Seed.  I am so excited about this new venture.  I know anything Marian is putting her name on is going to be awesome!


I got my sample kit and dug in to get started.  I wasn't as brave as some of the other ladies I've seen out there.  I decided to start small.  I thought this little chair, with all it's grain, would be a quick and fun project to start on.  By the way, I only paid $1 for this chair. I figured that's a nice safe piece to experiment on.

I didn't take pictures during the process.  Sorry about that.  I started out using Ironstone for the first coat.  Then I used Tricycle for the second coat.  It wasn't quite what I wanted, so I whitewashed the Ironstone over that.  Unfortunately, it kind of looked pink.  I decided to use ASCP dark wax over that, to darken the tone back to more red.  I didn't get MMS Antiquing Wax in my sample kit, so I improvised.  Even with all those layers, it was a very quick project.  The paint dries really fast.  

Next, my sweetie cut a board for me to cover for the seat.  I used batting and a blue ticking material.  I love ticking.   Anyway here is the final result........

Let me know what you think. :)  

If you'd like to preorder any Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint products, just click here. 

Blessings!

Jeanne

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Preorder Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Now!

You all know it's coming!  And as I've already announced, I will be an authorized dealer for Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint.  If you would like to fill out my preorder form, I can make sure to stock up on what I need now.  I will  set up final billing with tax and shipping once my supplies arrive.  I'm still working on all those details.


This form is just to give me a heads up on how much I should order.  Just click below.  Fill out the form and submit.  Easy peasy.


Click Here!


Thanks for your visit!
Jeanne

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Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Coming Soon!

That's right folks!  I will be selling Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint line very soon.  I'm all signed up for my initial order, and just waiting for everything to get launched.  Hopefully this will be available by August 1, 2012.  If you haven't heard about this awesome paint, go visit Marian and see her initial announcement here.  I will be offering this beautiful line in my space in Jacksonville, FL at Rusted Market, as well as through my website.  Once I'm set to go, I will provide a link to the website for orders.  


Please check back to see the latest!


Blessings!


Jeanne

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