A couple projects + prepping for next Trade Days!

We are prepping for the next Trade Days and also working on a couple custom pieces....in the mean time, here are some fun pieces that we sold at the last Trade Days. These are both made by Adam from re-purposed materials.

Set of crates - re-purposed from fence panels and color washed, then distressed. The chalkboard paint adds a neat little touch. These would be perfect in a mudroom to catch clutter, or in a kid's room.

Love this pair of little side tables! The legs are re-purposed from stair spindles and the tops are antique ceiling tins.

In preparation for our next Trade Days, we went to our first estate auction a few weeks ago and it was so much fun! We got some great stuff, including an antique fireplace surround/mantle, small cane chair, and vintage suitcases (one in a perfect turquoise blue color!), and more. We have also been hitting up the local thrift/resale shops. I found a pair of vintage Starline suitcases in the perfect peachy pink color. Will post some pics shortly!

Desk before & after!

We have had a busy past couple of weeks! Our first Third Monday Trade Days in McKinney was a success! Between that and selling a few furniture pieces on Craigslist, we sold every piece of furniture that we had made! We look forward to next months Trade Days (June 17-19).

We are also looking at moving our work space into a warehouse space, so that will hopefully happen in the next few weeks.

We already have tons of great pieces to work on, but here's a before & after of a nice little desk we sold earlier this week. I hope the new owners love it as much as I do!

This little desk was $15.00 at a local thrift store. We were digging around in their back warehouse and I spied it from across the room. It had junk and a TV piled on top of it, but I knew it had potential.

We got it home and looked it over, it was a MESS! The contact paper on the top was at least 15 years old and had been baked on. After few hours of scraping and three coats of paint stripper, we revealed a beautiful solid wood top.

We stained the top a pretty mahogany color which complimented the green paint color.

I used Annie Sloan's Antibes Green Chalk paint, which at first was REALLY bright, but some wax toned it down and brought out the details.

Added some pretty fabric to line the drawers...

Added a touch of wax to the original knobs to make them look a little more aged...

And the final product...(displayed in our booth at Trade Days)

I LOVE how it turned out! It even looked great with that antique desk chair that Adam got from Craigslist (he sanded and re-stained and it looked amazing!)

One last look....