Monday, March 28, 2011

Catching up on posting

A friend at church found this at a yard sale for us. done in primitive cream:

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This used to be a Partner's Desk. A mother cut the legs off, put on wheels and used it for an activity center for her small children. I kept that theme and painted the top of the desk with chalkboard paint

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There are drawers on both sides of the desk.

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First head board i've done. It is being used at Moose Hill in Twin Falls as a sign.

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Shhh. Don't tell, I've put the drawer pull on upside down:

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Wow, long time no post

The first round table that I did in pinstripe red and cream.

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A series of shots of a custom possum belly table that I repaired and did a checkerboard design on.

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The possum belly table put together and painted with black primer.

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This picture shows how I do the checkerboard pattern:

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Finished table:You can see why it is called a possum belly table, because of the two bottom drawers.

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One side has been distressed and aged, the other hasn't.

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The back of the piece

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