tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48172522406846276912024-02-07T04:13:48.017-08:00Maison DomestiqueFor The Love Of All Things HomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817252240684627691.post-1608432106334089082011-03-24T16:08:00.000-07:002011-03-24T16:08:13.857-07:00The Rocking Chair Saga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXCxG63dT18oWkJ6f70z4S1iHWbhShssX_giLshd-7LvBKAwd9mpfzZ3WTpll4DiYBVsT5VvBmwMvayUrJdYwq6csqFXJ-7DSLa1jigDAKmGxqVIYKQqUWJlp59jpNlLFTwb6CqRID2Tw/s1600/Wicker+Furniture-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXCxG63dT18oWkJ6f70z4S1iHWbhShssX_giLshd-7LvBKAwd9mpfzZ3WTpll4DiYBVsT5VvBmwMvayUrJdYwq6csqFXJ-7DSLa1jigDAKmGxqVIYKQqUWJlp59jpNlLFTwb6CqRID2Tw/s320/Wicker+Furniture-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Not really my style, is it ? <br />
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I purchased this wicker rocking chair so long ago that I really cannot remember the exact date, however, all I do remember is that it has been hanging around my studio for God knows how long.<br />
It's time for it to go.<br />
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Really, it's a nice enough chair. All the fabric is intact and it sits well. The wicker is cute enough but it just misses the mark for me somehow.<br />
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It will be for sale at Farm Chicks on June 4 and 5.<br />
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If you like it come and pick it up for a song.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4817252240684627691.post-1290148766337348802011-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:002011-03-21T09:01:09.698-07:00For The Love of White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZrdMZbc0kxinNd9rpimH89RuyY1kHGkd6cw-TYp6BGjCQTPxumvYjrCsdAb-sVyb_dhY6EmReO83cv5doPAPwyG4p6tYqSrw67hVkxJ_ePbOcsBb_NUq7n77eWxbqX5h4XA0P6gJ48oc/s1600/Brocanteur+vintage-38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZrdMZbc0kxinNd9rpimH89RuyY1kHGkd6cw-TYp6BGjCQTPxumvYjrCsdAb-sVyb_dhY6EmReO83cv5doPAPwyG4p6tYqSrw67hVkxJ_ePbOcsBb_NUq7n77eWxbqX5h4XA0P6gJ48oc/s320/Brocanteur+vintage-38.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>It seems that no matter what I purchase, it's white. Whether it be a new piece of furniture or an old piece, there is always a way to improve upon it with a coat of white paint.<br />
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There are lots of people out there that like to glaze or wax over a coat of paint to give the piece a more "aged" look but I think that it makes pieces look alittle too commercial. So I have stuck to the all flat white look with distrssed areas here and there.<br />
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Take this dresser here. When I bought it the color was <span style="color: #990000;">RED. </span><span style="color: black;">Now don't get me wrong, I love red but in this case it was alittle too much. So I simply painted it over with, again, flat white, and then after 5 coats, distressed it until the red came thru. It is perfect. Not to mention it sold in 1 day.</span><br />
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In any case I feel strongly that white is THE color for old furniture and also for new. With a white palette you can do all types of accessorizing with color to make the look your own.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0