My Projects... a work in progress

Last week I told you that Emma and I were taking the week off to work on some projects. 

Emma and I were very busy...
Turns out, 'projects' post baby are a lot harder to get finished than the wide open days of old.  

I promised that I would share the projects I worked on this week.  Well, it's Friday... any my projects are still works in progress.  I'm a keeper of my word, so here are the projects I've been working on - and I'm still working on.  

The Mini Me Wingback Chair I'm making a slipcover for...  it is actually almost done. 

I'll be putting the finishing touches on it today... maybe.

I told you Mike was building me a bed.

Isn't it pretty?!



I'm refinishing our dresser.  This is mid strip.

This is post-strip, pre-sanding.

Check back next week for a real update on these projects!

Home | Stripping Furniture | Farmhouse Harvest Table | DIY Stripping Furniture

As you may have observed on this blog, I'm constantly painting things... repainting them, stripping them, then repainting, again.  It is a problem.  However, it does come from a good place - redecorating by shopping from your own house.

I bought this table 5 years ago.  It has evolved many times... From varnished top with a white painted base, to all over black semi-gloss, to a matte black and the most recent?  Naked.  You may have noticed this bare wood trend at Restoration Hardware, and other home design stores.  I love the bare, aged, reclaimed look this table now has.  It is gone from an eye-sore to a character piece for $15 and 1 hour of work.

AFTER : Bare Wood

BEFORE : Black Semi-Gloss... ick