Rattan Back Dining Chairs - Before & After

I was lucky to come across a set of amazing rattan back dining chairs. Once home I found 3 were perfect and 3 needed cane replacements.  Here is the before, worn, faded and grubby, but gorgeous backs and shapes.

I decided to do two for the Villa dining room, to use as charger chairs at the head of the table. Here are two I have refurbed so far. As I only have one good one left until I find someone who will replace the backs, I have to decide what way to do the last one. Thoughts?

White and Floral

Grey and Stencilled

Happy Painting!

American Style Tallboy in Antique White

I won this piece in an auction as I could see it had really good bones. It was shabby and neglected but with some sealer, antique white vintage paint and semi gloss poly she is now transformed:

 This is how she started off, and check out those weird drawer runners! If anyone knows about these please let me know as I have not come across them before.

And back to some great refurb photos again...I love the the combo of blue and white always!

Voodoo Molly Vintage Duck Egg & Antique White Desk

We have been playing around a lot with the new vintage paint that we are stocking from Voodoo Molly.

When I found this old unloved desk in an Op Shop I already had visions of it as a two tone unit. After much sanding  as it had very old loose varnish I applied Vintage paint in Duck Egg to the carcass and Antique White to the drawers. 

A tiny bit of distressing and antiquing and then two coats of vintage semi gloss poly finished her off. The knobs are all original, just cleaned and painted in a black - silver. Even the teenagers thought she was beautiful in the end. I love a happy ending!