Wednesday, September 25, 2013

" To Each His Own " DIY

 
 
This bittersweet summer season
 
I learned much more than
 
I ever thought possible...
 
  
I rescued pieces
 
so unloved my heart broke
 
as I looked at them waiting by the wayside
 
I reflected upon life while I was
 
waiting for a season of change...
 
 


 
 
 
 
When I stumbled upon this deconstructed chair under a heap
 
of trash I melted...
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
I felt like I was tearing apart my own soul
 
as I removed the left over old and tarnished fabric.
 
I kept pulling out the old stuffing to get to her bones, her true beauty.
 
As I painted over her dark old wood stain
 
I saw the treasured finish that I knew was under that mess.
 
Springs showing and remnants of what once was still holding on
 
 while I sanded her to a smooth finish.
 
My heart smiled
 
and I placed her in a corner
 
where I could admire all that she holds
 
just like my soul...
 
 
 
 
 
 
The heart wanders through this life and sometimes
 
we journey a season alone...
 

 
 

This vintage desk was transformed
 
inside my mind the minute I found her.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Her top was so worthy
 
of another chance...
 
 
 
 
 



After removing the top then sanding  
 
I used scrap reclaimed wood to give her
 
new legs and then painted a French Gray wash
 
to complete her new Farm style look...


 
 


 
 
She was renewed
 
and full of beauty to shine...
 
 
 
 
 
Two unwanted end tables
 
spurred my creative flow into
 
 industrial beauty...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attaching reclaimed wood planks to the tops
 
and using wax to give a true rich finish...
 
 

 
 
 
Simple and sweet to pull up next to
 
a cozy chair...
 
 



 
 
My heart is filled
 
with joy as I look at the end result...
 
 
This week I will be linking up with
 
my favorite lovelies in Blog land...
 
 
 
 
 
For those of you who hold me up
 
in your prayers I am so thankful for each and every one
 
of you. I am so blessed to be here
 
back blogging and ready to share
 
my projects for this lovely Fall season.
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a heart filled with love
 
and thanksgiving I wish you
 
all a very blessed week...