New Digs! New Projects!

good news: my landlord was very supportive of my new business effort

bad news: he changed his mind. 

good news: thanks to generous friends, i have a temporary workshop that is the Ultimate Man-Cave. this guy has every Father's Day gift ever marketed by Home Depot. BOSS! just looking at all this crazy you-know-what could grow hair on my chest or lower my voice.

the workshop:

tools, anyone?

(note the super-dee-dooper long screw drivers. killer, right?!)

symmetry, grace and style! seriously, couldn't you just cry?

every nail, screw, hook, nut, washer whatever imaginable is in it's own little tiny cute, empty plastic peanut butter jar (a testament of family support) or tiny little cubby drawer. it's kind of like playing barbies - but different. 

company:

tunes (tuned to KSLX! rock on, dudes):

(that's project equity all over this baby: sawdust)

pastoral view outside the barn door:

good news: best feature ever.

bad news: no workie

the terrible teaser: it's empty.

see these arrows? 

wow.

i know, right? 

there's got to be an awesome story behind this. 

thrilled to death with the world's most ideal shop setting,for the next 3 hours i was this:

(did you know you could mop a concrete floor with wet rags wrapped around a landscaping rake? drill presses and wood lathes spiff up nicely with a little dusting...)

i set up all my stuff:

(bottles of propel water next to the milk crate - the best! 

if you visit, please bring any flavor!)

(hoarding free paint sticks & plastic spoons)

(tanner tubs)

(crackle, fancy gold & silver acrylics, shears, 

my humble genius note pad)

(extra tarps and sheets)

new projects:

two solid little ethan allen side tables from Avery Lane. the mission = stripes. 

can you visualize it? 

one sweet queen anne side table without scratch or dent:

fortunately for me, someone in the pricing department was asleep at the wheel:

and the very first thing i purchased towards my new business back in may: a french provincial night stand for about the same price as the queen anne table. no kidding.

tanner tarps down, projects moved in:

the french provincial nightstand in progress:

 

ethan allen tables in progress:

if you really want to know, when the artist is painting, stupid distractions can wreak disaster in a flash. see how i had to mark the stripes B for black? underneath the white stripes is a corresponding "w". yeah. trust me. this is rocket science and i am no fool. 

the ethan allen tables finished and curing:

(table top edging detail) 

the queen anne in progress:

going for an audubon look here

(it's not an onion, but a dutch iris bulb and root system)

(see?)

 (table top)

(crackle drawer detail)

queen anne table finished and curing:

 (table top dutch iris detail)

next post will reveal the queen anne's lace and shepherd's purse botanicals featured on the french provincial nightstand.

you're on pins and needles, i know.

a big, fat thanks to the many cheerful visitors who have come around to see what's up in the worksweatshop!

Lucky Number Seven

results are in! here are the first seven New Life Furniture aRt projects BEFORE and AFTER:

yeah. that's permanent marker there 

and here. nice.

cheerio! a place to seat yourself and honor the public transit system of London. thanks, Lezlee for a super simple first project. (gasp)  SOLD

next. the common laminate Target variety toy box. (yawn):

requested to sit compatibly in a beautiful, ocean-themed front room:

front and 

side. don't get wet! thanks, Vicki. (hint ~ it's big enough to hide The Inspector, her menacing cat...).  SOLD

next, the obscure, oddly under-sized little random side table:

plain 

or precious!

surprise details:yours for $100

meet the castaway old bookcase that's been languishing in the backyard with dogs and pigeons for a really long time:

resurrected to a bold new "Old":

stinkin' Turquoise Terrific, huh! thanks, Kandee! Asia will give it lots of love at her new place!  SOLD

Kandee also provided this awesome Mesa special vintage1950-ish bookcase:

let's mix it up:

very sturdy wood veneer and plywood, adjustable shelves, quality craftsmanship. $375

we have a nice oak desk. sorry, i forgot to take the naked "before" pic. here it is with a first coat of "Gobi Desert":

and now:

this desk features a little reading light under the organizer shelf, and is all beautiful solid oak, excellent condition. $525

finally, this French Provincial dresser lost to better days in a little girl's room:

has put on her raspberry Pink Party face!she can be yours for $475.

want some furniture aRt adventure in your world? call me. i am suited-up for action. as long as the Suburban is running, i am available to come to you for pianos or pieces too cumbersome to move.

seriously.  (ghost-busting = extra charge)