Let's Talk Vintage #100: The Old Gal and Her Makeover

Welcome to Let's Talk Vintage!

I'm so excited because today is my 100th LTV post!

If you're here then you are as excited about vintage stuff as I am. Feel free to join in and link up at the bottom of this post about something vintage you are working on... that you saw in a shop, a collection you have... etc.

Each week I post pictures of the furniture we've given a make-over... today I'm going to show a little bit of what something looked like BEFORE we gave it some major TLC.
I finally stopped what I was doing to take pictures!

 

Here is the dresser my hubby found at a local

used furniture place.

 

 

It had this matching high boy dresser

that went along with it, so he bought both.

 

Since the other style sells better, we decided to work on it first, and I had already started taking the drawers out when I realized I should be taking a picture of it.

 

Now, as you can see, this pair was

already "made over" back

in the day when little heart

stencils were such a big thing.

And now?

Ahhhh, not so much anymore.

But I have to say it was so well done!

It looked very cottage and sweet...

 

I thought maybe just

roughing it up a bit and giving it some

shabbiness would do the trick.

 

But I listened to the other thought ... the idea of how

this old gal could turn into something so beautiful.

 

 

Even despite the age

(These dressers are old!)

and a huge gouge across

the front corner, we could

see their huge potential.

 

The gouge must have happened in

the process of moving around for

pick-up because it wasn't

there before we bought it.

 

But, with major sanding, two double coats

(and then some) of Parisian chalk paint...

Look at her now!

 

A beauty!

My hubby finished up the finer details....

I suggested we get a paint pen and get inside those

thin, tight little lines.

 

 

(It even has a pretty mirror to go with it.)

 

It is one of my favorite pieces we've done so far.
The paint pens are amazing! The fine point,
not so much. It dried out or ran out only
half way through the very tiny, fine lines.
 

 And...

Since I haven't shared my vintage
finds in awhile... this is some of
what I found recently at our

local flea markets and sales:

 

An old chair, wire basket, a pulley

wheel, and an outhouse sign!

Not sure why I liked it so much, but

I did!

 

Some old books I found by digging

through a box

 

 

...turned out

to be treasures.

 

I was told by the dealer that

they came upon a whole room

of books, shelf after shelf.

 

(This is her inscription inside an Edgar Allen Poe book.)

 

It was a collection by a

woman named Edna. She

loved books. I'm happy to have

found a few of them... I love

old books, too!

 

I think this hand crafted multi drawer cabinet is super cool,
especially for maybe a scrapbook or paper craft person?

Would you believe it was made by a local man who wanted a place to store his butterfly collection! Oh yes.

Luckily, there were no butterflies in it when we received it!

 

Now for this week's features:

Penny of Penny's Vintage Home
shared a fall decorating
 project with us...

 

Ever try glamping?
Joyce of Quilted Nest makes
it look like a lot of fun...

 

 

 

 

And speaking of fun,
the two sisters of the Lolly Jane blog,

Kelli and Kristi, created a wonderful

play house out of an old shed!

You've gotta see it to believe it.
Lots of eye candy!

Thank you all for taking part
in my 100 LTV parties!

 You all have
made it so inspiring!

 

If you were featured, feel free to

use this "MBWF" graphic in your

post or blog side bar.

 

Now it's your turn...
Let's Talk Vintage!