One Very Lovely Chair...

From Anthropologie...

Wendy  x...

More Furniture Hardware...

I absolutely love it when something you've been hunting for {at a reasonable price!} practically falls into your lap.  I'm always on the lookout for old furniture hardware...brass cup handles, index tag holders and the like.  Well, a couple of weeks ago one of my fellow stall holders turned up with these beauties...

I was pretty over the moon about it. For most, this might not be that exciting a find but for me a was a real boon. It's pretty rare to stumble on, or even find these items locally and if I do happen upon them the price tag is usually pretty inflated. For example, the last time I stumbled on cup handles at an 'antique' store locally, the owner quoted £6 per handle! Yep. That's 6 British pounds. My guy passed these gems on {the entire find - 10 handles, 10 tag holders} for £15. He charged £1 per handle and threw the tag holders in at 50p each. You cannot ask for fairer than that. Bought at the 'antique' store, that little booty of cup handles alone would have set me back £60. Now I can pass that saving on! 

As usual, have a great day...whatever you're up to!

Wendy  x...

Ceramic, Glass or Wood Buttons?

So I've been working on some pieces at the moment...a 2 over 3 set of drawers, a coffee table and a set of side cabinets. I've been dithering a lot over the handles for the drawers and moved back and forth between glass, ceramic or wooden buttons.  There are so many options out there.

{clockwise: yellow mix from 'These Please' ebay store/Druzy Knob from 'Anthropologie'/mixed glass from'These Please'/clear glass knob from 'Indigo 11'}

However, I need 10 buttons for this piece, so at this stage I need to watch the cost.  Hence the reason I've focused on the wood option.  However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.  I love the contrast created between grey tones and wood tones - dark or light.  For example...

So I plumped for some traditional round wood buttons which I've stained in 'American Walnut' and finished off with Fiddes Wax. Probably unnecessary but I love the sheen on wooden handles. Here they are...simple and uncluttered looking but I'm hoping that they will sit well on the piece which is painted in a custom blend of Annie Sloan's 'French Linen'.

Have a great day,

Wendy  x...
p.s. 
Apologies for missing out the image credits...but if you need them you can find them all on my Pinterest pages.

The Stall...

So recently I've been trying to get my stall into some kind of order having wholly neglected it whilst I was finishing my last year at Uni.  First on the list was sorting out the huge old wooden,  ex-shop display stand cited in my stall space.  Too big to move - well, no place to put it really - I decided to make better use of it rather than ignore it!  When I first moved in to the market, short on time, I covered the display stand [and piles of miscellaneous books] with some 'curtains'.  They served their purpose and looked neat enough, however, I really wanted to put it to better use.  

So, I grabbed an old pot of ASCP in 'Chateau Grey' [if I remember correctly!], lightened it up with some white, and painted out the back of the display which had been attacked with a permanent marker!  Once that was done, I decided to add some stripes.  I often finish my furniture with stripes, so I figured I would keep the tradition going.  I darkened down the colour for some contrast, taped out the lines, and painted them in.

The top of the dresser, which you can just see in the photo, has a strip of black.  This was a rather ugly strip of oddly coloured veneer which looked pretty out of place on the piece.  Rather than remove it, I gave it a coat of blackboard paint making it a useful place to pop info or a contact number etc.  

Voila, a mid-paint shot of the old display cabinet.  Definitely looking a lot healthier than it did before.  Now, what's next, I wonder....a shelf or two?

Enjoy your day,

Wendy  x...

A Couple of Small Items Completed....Phew!

Despite the recent weather, I managed to get a couple of pieces finished today.  Hooray!  Usually I opt for regular emulsion paints when I'm working on furniture, which involves a lot of prep and finishing work.  However, as the weather's been pretty erratic around here, I cracked out some Annie Sloan paint.  It's not my usual choice and I'm a definite neophyte when it comes to these products but I had fun today experimenting...and the bonus...both pieces are done.  Which means they'll be making it in time for the market this weekend.  Even better news!

Apologies in advance for the quality of these photo's...snapped in haste on BB!

 Wendy  x...

Some Pieces in the Pipeline...

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Wendy  x...

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Scrubby Pine Table...

Working on this wee table yesterday which will, hopefully, be up for sale this weekend.  It was a pleasure to work on...the sun was blazing, and the exams are finished...yay!

Enjoy the day...

Wendy  x...