Vintage Dresser Redo

Dresser body

 

Drawers



OK, having a few issues with blogger, moving on.....

I found this dresser at my local thrifty several years ago for $50.00.
Although it didn't have any hardware, I thought it was well worth the price,
well made, solid oak, heavy, just needed a little help.
I slapped some pulls on it for the meantime, put it in my bathroom
to house towels etc, and there it stayed, looking forlorn and neglected.
Time for a redo!

After a good clean up, I gave the body several coats of
white latex satin, then did the  drawers in black latex satin.
~~~~Yes, I am painting in my office, library area.
I just put down an old shower curtain as a drop cloth.~~~~

The hardware was an issue...
Over the years I've collected a few drawer pulls and knobs....
You know what I mean, the cheap, falling apart
cabinet or chest by the roadside on trash day?
Grab that hardware!

With what I had on hand, hardware wise,
and a little gold spray paint, I was able to stylishly open the drawers.

Now I have a cute, new dresser in my sewing area to store my fabrics.


Till next time,
Bonjour




White Elephant You Say?

So....

At Christmas,

my mother-in law's bible study group exchange white elephant gifts.

Guess, who's the load off receipt of all these white elephants?

You're correct,

 me!

About five years worth!!!

Ironically, I don't consider these as white elephants,

to me they are treasures, lovely, pretty treasures!

Tea cups with matching saucers,

some with petite porcelain spoons,

coffee cups and saucers, all in near mint condition.

What to do, what to do?

I needed another shelf.

I had a board, I had some wallpaper from the thrift store.

I covered the board with the wallpaper.
 (stapled it onto the board)

and placed it atop the two cabinets

between one of the kitchen windows.

I had to take down the curtain mounting brackets for the board to fit.

Now I have nowhere to re-mount the brackets.

Ok, I have a tension rod somewhere, I'm thinking.

 I can put it between the cabinets.

Found it.

Drat the curtain is too long now!

I don't feel like hemming it.

Wait a sec,

I have all those thrifted shawl type things,

let's see if we can use one as a curtain.

Many shawls, scarves and saris later I came up with this.

It's a very long, fringed scarf that I folded in half

and safety pinned close to the rod.

I gathered the front half into a ponytail with a ponytail holder,

pulled it up a bit to create a little puff, then pinned it to the back portion.

I used one of my many, many brooches as a center accent,

then topped it off with my dragonfly wind chimes.

The thrifted red shelf holds a Texas State Fair
Dr Pepper bottle that I use for dish soap.
(Dated October 13, 1973 Texas VS Oklahoma)
I have no idea when or where I got it.

Above the Dr Pepper sign is a bracket

that used to suspend a light, but now holds a lidless, black teapot.

Looks like it's pouring for all the cups below!

Do I really have this much stuff?

Yes, I do seem to have alot of stuff!!!

Do you have as much stuff as I do?

As you can see I love advertising art, especially region specific.

Most everything you see in these photos was thrifted or given to me.

That's my kitchen and I'm sticking with it!!!
Do you like?

Till next time,
Bonjour

My Vintage House And The Post Lady Always Rings Twice

So...
This is the top of the dresser in my bathroom.
Living inside the dresseer are my towels, sheets, bath products etc.
(The bathrooms didn't come equipped with storage units/shelves so I had to improvise)
What lives on top of the dresser  (from left to right) is,

M, my no face money doll,
Notice the money bowl at her feet?
I offer up money to her in hopes that she will see fit to bless me with more.

Jamaica, my cruise doll,
She used to live in a very weird tourist trap in Jamaica.
I rescued her.

 Voodoo Girl,
A doll making experiment gone awry.
I still love her though.

Viney,
Viney is very happy, she has friends that love her and,
she's grateful that she has a face!

Cradling all my Girls is,

SPIKE!!
As you can see... SPIKE is,  

"THE QUEEN"!
With SPIKE on guard, anyone entering my bathroom
would think twice before
they even thought about
pilfering M's money!!!
Heck, she even scares me!

Here we have Peppy and Salty.

Two very cute vintage, salt and pepper shakers.

They live in this very stylish coffee shop perched above my stove.

Their job is to monitor the baking activities of the resident "Chef".

Me.

They don't always approve of the goings on below them,

AKA,

Rosemary, Parmesan Madeleine's!!!!

But most of the time they're approving.

Notice how the both of them are rolling their eyes at me?

These are just a few of  the things that live at my house.

What weird/odd things live at your house?

Tomorrow we'll explore the mysterious,

Post Lady....

Till next time,

Bonjour