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Hi Friends,

How are you? I hope you’re having a great week! I was out of town this weekend, celebrating our 15 year anniversary while also checking out a new interior design job I’m working on in Cape Cod. John had never been to Cape Cod and we both loved every minute of it.

Starting with the beach of course…
Sarah and her husband on a Cape Cod beach Sandy beach path with rope fence on Cape Cod Rocky Cape Cod shoreline under a cloudy sky

We also checked out the Heritage Museum and Gardens. If you’re in Cape Cod, this is a really pretty stop if you like gardening. So many beautiful trees and flowers. The museum also had really neat old cars and old race cars.
Red peony at Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Flowering tree over a garden path Purple columbine flowers in a garden Garden pond with a water fountain Canada geese and goslings on the grass by a pond Cedar shingle house with a garden fire pit

The next day we went to Nantucket Island for the day. A first for both of us and WOW, WOW, WOW! It was so stunning and quaint. Straight out of the movies! I didn’t take that many pictures because we brought our bikes and spent a lot of the day biking around the island. Here are a few though:
Sailboats on the water off Cape Cod Red vintage convertible parked by a shingled house Boats in a Cape Cod harbor

Last, but definitely not least! We went on a whale watch! This was one of John’s bucket list items and he was thrilled! We were able to see two types of whales and they came pretty close to the boat!
Lighthouse on the beach seen from the water Sarah and her husband on a whale watching boatLighthouse and shoreline seen from a boat Sand dunes and ocean off Cape Cod Whale tail above the ocean on a whale watch

I highly recommend a trip to Cape Cod if you haven’t already gone there. So, so beautiful. It also makes me want to do some paintings of the water or even a ocean dresser… how beautiful would that be?

For this week’s makeover, I wanted to show you another mid century piece that we recently added to the store. Here it is before:
Mid century credenza before its makeover

I loved how this piece had a door with storage behind it and the drawers. That makes it useful in so many spaces. It could be a dresser, entertainment center or even a buffet.

We painted the box and door electric orange by Benjamin Moore, but refinished the drawers in a darker, warmer brown. I loved the contrast and thought the doors were so beautiful! If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post. After we painted it, we lightly distressed it, and sprayed a protective clear coat over the top.

Ready for the after?

Orange mid century credenza with dark wood drawers
Orange Mid Century Dresser

Orange mid century credenza with dark wood drawers Open door showing shelves inside the orange mid century credenza Orange mid century credenza with dark wood drawers Close-up of a dark wood drawer and brass pull on the orange credenza

What a transformation!! Am I right?? This beauty is up on our For Sale page, but my gut says it won’t last long so snatch it up if you love it friends. The crates are included in the sale. If this isn’t quite what you’re looking for, we have more. Check out some of the many new pieces on our For Sale page now:

Mid century dresser with black frame and wood drawers Lime green distressed buffet Gray painted china cabinet White dresser with ornate mirror Small cream distressed cabinet Mint green china cabinet

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

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