Before and Afters...

I paint almost all day almost every day, so I sometimes get a little bored, simply painting on canvas, so I throw in things like wood working, sculpting, sewing, furniture decorating, and especially love reupholstering to revive an otherwise trashy piece into a fun treasure. Below are some items I have given new life with fun fabrics, trim, and even some feather edging on an awesome vintage set I found at the flea market and revived with some tiger stripe and even a little vintage purple polka dot for fun!

Junky to spunky Bench redo

 this bench I personally liked better above... before I reupholstered it, but to make the customer happy, below... I really revamped it!

 

 This sitting area in a retirement home is much more fun with the eclectic mix of new and old to give the residents a less boring, not so institutional place to sit and visit.

Western Bench

 I trimmed the southwestern geometric wood pattern to soften it some and sanded before painting and reupholstering this

 Vintage Flea Market 

Settee, Love seat, and Chair Up Do

 I reupholstered this set with fun fabrics and even some feather boa trim along the edges

 I found a great vintage purple polka dot fabric to accent for a little unexpected spice!

Sitting room redo

I redid this small sitting area at work as a vintage western library, to fit into the Nursing homes western theme, so the nursing home residents would have a fun colorful place to sit and read or write letters to loved ones, and staff could sit to do paperwork or enjoy a quiet break. 

 For fun I painted the walls pale purple to add some zest in an otherwise

 somewhat unzestfilled existance! 

I found tall table legs to replace the short coffee table legs, 

for a library desk,

 for which I built a bookshelf hutch out of old window shutters.

I painted the room freshener to look like a cowboy hat hanging on the wall.

I painted Trompe l oeil books, picture, mail slots, vase, and potted plant as fillers.

 On the desktop I painted a dear John letter with a feather quill pen and ink well.

I painted the emergency exit door

 to similate the library door, as if inside looking out into the old western town 

I built a tall bookshelf with four old shutters 

 and painted books... 

and potted cactus

 beside the library desk I painted a fun globe to fill empty space

and I painted a trompe l oeil tuxedo cat on a shelf...  

beside the door I painted a faux grandfather clock adjoining the wall clock

and removed the clock face to paint this fun grandfather clock face... 

I added faux leather cousion, two leather straps, and four porch post finials for feet, 

to make the footstool out of an old vintage samsonite suitcase