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Mid Century Yellow
Quick, get the camera and move the dog out of the way! Put something on top… anything! The light pours into my favorite window and makes photography easy on mornings like these. I don’t have...
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Show a bit of skin.
Sometimes it feels criminal to paint the wood. Solution? Show a bit of skin and incorporate that into the design. That’s what the stripes achieve on this petite mid century dresser. The rough look in...
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Steeplechase Buffet
Resolved not to let two things happen as I build my business — 1. The garage will NOT get so over stocked with furniture that my kids risk concussions as they make their way to their backpacks and...
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Light Gray Buffet
Some pieces just need a great paint job to reveal the beauty that sits dormant under years of grime and dust. I chose an elegant shade of light gray to compliment the amazing original hardware....
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Dixie Tallboy
This mid century tallboy has wonderful details in the woodwork and would have been fine if I had sanded and stained the entire piece. But I couldn’t leave well enough alone so I painted parts and...
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A tallboy for a little one.
This super sturdy tallboy was done for a client’s young son. It was painted the same yellow as was used on another MCM piece. This yellow has to be one of my favorite colors. It’s not too bright and...
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Jasper Chair Company. Buy old.
I was at the paint store this morning waiting for the paint people at my local Benjamin Moore store to color match something (they did an incredible job), when I spotted this chair in an ad in the...
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Walnut and White Credenza
Here is a custom job done for a very nice client. She and I worked together to find just the right piece… she searched CraigsList in her area and I did the same in mine. With patience and a knowledge...
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Red Atomic.
I hope summer is going well for everyone. I’ve been absent from my blog but very busy with projects. Last month, I completed several dressers and had an incredible day of selling… five pieces in one...
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Gray and Brown Buffet
I think I like this piece of furniture because it highlights the wonderful new color we put in our dining room. It’s Blackberry by Benjamin Moore. It’s black but has undertones of blue and purple....
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Mid century in the family room.
So I was perusing Craigslist one day instead of doing laundry and happened to stumble upon a piece of furniture that caught my eye. Well actually, the price did. The seller was asking $50 and I gave...
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A study in light on a Johnson-Carper Tallboy
These pictures were taken over a 30 minute span in the morning. It was amazing to watch the light move across the sculptured drawer fronts of this mid century piece. Here are the photos (not in...
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Some ideas come from inspiration found in others’ work, or from something you see in nature, in a book, or on a poster in the mall. For me, ideas come from those strange corners of the brain where my...
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Brass Caps
Design idea This is a beautifully designed piece of furniture with great legs. Most intriguing part of this table were the brass caps. So I studied their curves and “drew” curves on the table top with...
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Spiced Yellow and Wood
Lots of bloggers out there write great tutorials on how to repair veneers. I’m not one of them, and I …Continue reading →
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Gray record cabinet & thoughts on how mistakes are helpers.
The bad news In my opinion, an idea that feels forced or contrived isn’t a good idea. That’s what happened …Continue reading →
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#77 MCM credenza
This piece was done for a client who knew exactly what type of credenza they wanted. We quickly scoured craigslist …Continue reading →
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