Even though we can never get a very clear shot of the storefront window that I design downtown Zeeland, I wanted to show you each month some of the Holiday/Seasonal themes. This was the February display.I don't own the store, but I sure have fun making it look like I do! What looks like Christmas ornaments hanging are actually bulbs with hearts that I found at Ikea in January in the clearance room. The whole bag of them was $5.00. Those are hanging from the ceiling in front of a red rustic ladder that I hung vertically with the LOVE blocks and ice skates mounted on it.
The other window was a little more detailed. I used a black/white and red theme with black and white photos I printed off the internet mounted on red and white antique doors. I found really neat white glittered hydrangeas in Shipshewauna this winter that add a little sparkle. It's about time for me to put together a spring display so I'll post that in the next few weeks.
This rustic metal dresser I found at an antique store last fall. I intended to paint it right away, but actually grew to love the fact that it looked exactly like real wood, but was metal. I recently sold it to a client after I painted it black. I guess I do like it better painted!
I love this black paint that I have been using consistantly for the last 10 years. It's a Benjamin Moore Product called "Ironclad Wood/Metal Enamel". It is amazing! It comes in a latex and oil-based version. It goes on so smoothly and dries to a perfect satin sheen. I have never used it to paint a metal piece this large, but it worked like a charm! I was even able to distress the dresser to look aged. I kinda wanted to keep it after all, but I'm glad it found a new home.
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I saw this amazing buffet table about a month ago at an area thrift store. They were asking what I thought was too much for it, but I really loved the piece. I had been waiting for it to come down in price. Finally, last week, they marked it down. I had just the right client for it and knew it would look fabulous with a coat of black paint. 
Even though we can never get a very clear shot of the storefront window that I design downtown Zeeland, I wanted to show you each month some of the Holiday/Seasonal themes. This was the February display.I don't own the store, but I sure have fun making it look like I do! What looks like Christmas ornaments hanging are actually bulbs with hearts that I found at Ikea in January in the clearance room. The whole bag of them was $5.00. Those are hanging from the ceiling in front of a red rustic ladder that I hung vertically with the LOVE blocks and ice skates mounted on it. 
This rustic metal dresser I found at an antique store last fall. I intended to paint it right away, but actually grew to love the fact that it looked exactly like real wood, but was metal. I recently sold it to a client after I painted it black. I guess I do like it better painted!
My friend Alison had a child sized table and chair set that she had when she was little. Her aunt had painted it red with blue accents years ago, but Alison wanted it a bit more neutral to go with her newly finished bonus/playroom. She requested that it be painted all creamy white with tan fabric that she had left over from her kitchen project that we did a couple of years ago. I started sanding it all down and discovered that the red worn paint had a really nice patina that we would've lost had we painted it all white. 
Well, I snagged my parent's letter holder last week to see if I could update it. I remembered it being oak and just like the other one I had posted. I forgot that my Mom had painted it creamy white a while ago to match her kitchen cupboards. I still had fun personalizing it for how my Dad uses it daily. 
