Hi All! It’s been a wonderful, wonderful week here!!! My very dear friend Marcie planned a surprise 30th birthday party for me this past weekend. Don’t worry I’m still in my 20’s until next week, she had to do it early to surprise me! ;) Thank you so much, Marcie!!!
Marcie knows me better than most so she gets that the best birthday present I could ever have is not something you could buy, it’s quality time with the people I love. So, here we are… 15 of some of my very favorite people. Thanks so much for coming to make it such a special night everyone!
On Sunday, I had a little accident and cut my thumb to the bone while trying to remove a crystal knob. It broke in my hand -Ouch!! So, no lifting or painting much this week. I thought I would seize the moment and go on a day trip to Hudson, NY. My friend Jamie and I were supposed to be antique shopping, but she had to cancel due to the sudden illness of a couple of her close friends. I was thinking of canceling but my friend Sarah wanted to go enjoy the day with me, which worked out well since I am out of commission in the furniture department. She made the day amazing… a kindred spirit for sure.
If you haven’t been to Hudson, you must go! It was such a fun day of antique shopping, enjoying the architecture of the buildings, tasting AMAZING lavender ice cream, and walking along the river. Here are some highlights in photos. :)
A waffle cone in honor of you Sarah Sprague! :)
OK, you’re here for the furniture, right?? I have to keep reminding myself of that. lol ! Here’s a dresser that we bought from Chris, who’s my friend Jo Ann’s friend. This was her late husband’s dresser and it traveled all around the country and as far as the Bahama’s. It was in great shape and Marian saw it on our Upcoming Projects page and asked us to customize it. I love how she saw an old piece with the right lines and knew we could make it modern. She picked out quite a few hardware pieces that she liked and then let me choose from there. She had a great eye so it was an easy choice. Here it was before.
We sanded and painted with chalk paint made from Benjamin Moore’s Van Courtland Blue HC-145. Then we very lightly glazed it and added new the new hardware. Always remember that if you paint anything with chalk paint, you have to seal it after. Whether it is with wax or a water based poly, seal it because it’s porous.
Here it is after!
I really couldn’t love this one more. I hope we did you proud Chris! Marian!!
And thanks to you, our readers, for your support and encouragement this week. The care and concern about my hand was overwhelming to me. You humble me with your kindness every time there is a struggle here at FunCycled.
Happy redesigns everyone,
Sarah
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