White/green hutch

Ignore the neon green ladybug blanket. I just didn't want it to scratch the top of the cabinet.

Blue cabinet

Hutch

Well, after searching my computer I realized I don't have a "before" photo of this ragamuffin of a piece! Well, it was in poor condition upon close inspection. I stripped, sanded, primed, painted, sealed and replaced all of the hardware on this sucker until it was like new! It was white with a greyish blue backing, but then I decided it needed a little bit more character and depth so I glazed and rubbed the edges a bit before sealing this little hutch.
It won't be staying in our house though - this baby is for sale! I won't be re-doing anymore furniture to sell for a while, but I will hopefully be doing our master bedroom dressers.
(If you want to see more detail of the hutch try clicking on the photo to get a closer look)
Per request of my sister the dimensions are 73.25 (just over 6 feet) inches tall, 18 inches deep, 42.25 inches wide.

Another black dresser

BEFORE

This was an ordinary wooden dresser that had good bones and nice deep drawers that I couldn't pass up at a yard sale this summer. The only hard part was that we don't have a truck - so on top of the wagon it went! The drawers and mirror were carefully inside and strapped around our children so they wouldn't be mushed if things moved around. 

This sucker was a labor of love - let me tell you. It may be simple and chic now, but it was my guinea pig of redoing dressers before it got to this completed state. It should have been done months ago - but that's okay I am still learning.

And guess what...IT'S FOR SALE!

AFTER

Calder's dresser

So I was a little worried when Calder's request for colors of his bedroom furniture be red & black, but he was the client so I did it anyways. Luckily it turned out great! The stripes are actually grooves in the drawers that were already there and I had to add the pulls and knobs (which reminds me I need to get Jeff a better/more powerful cordless drill for his birthday).

BEFORE

AFTER

Table for 8-10?

Ta da! This is one of the new projects I have been working on and I'm going to post it on Craigslist to sell it! This table will pay for one of Phaelen's medical bills and my recent hair cut - so fun I know.

 Before

After

Red side table

So this little beauty was a fun one - a little more work to clean up but love the red.

Turqois bliss

 I do apologize for forgetting to post "before" pictures but I have remembered with my most recent pieces. Plus, I found a consignment/used furniture showroom in town that is interested in "hiring" me to re-do some pieces because they always have people come in and ask for "antiqued/distressed/repainted" pieces. I could get used to this, but I still have to remember to take it one piece at a time - start to finish. My next big project is Calder's bed frame, bookshelf and dresser. The requested colors - black and red. What?

Furniture

Look what I learned how to do! It is a lot more involved that one would think. There's stripping, priming, sanding, painting, distressing, glazing and sealing. Plus you have the hard task of choosing which colors of paint to use and what knobs to switch. I am going crazy now and wanting to re-do everything we have and Jeff says it's okay as long as I don't buy new furniture to re-do unless I sell old stuff - which this little cutie is going to do. Look back every once in a while and I'll post pictures of my other furniture makeovers that are nearly done.
Believe me, this is super cute now compared to the yellow and brown it used to be!

I am learning new techniques and experimenting with all of our furniture in our new apartment! Yes, that is right. We moved into our own apartment finally! It is a little closer to town and we have awesome neighbors (that we already knew from church) and we walk to school everyday. It is half underground/basement and is basically new with all of the remodeling and we are loving it.

Photos w/o the flash...a new experience

We went to a candlelight tour of Fort Vancouver one night, since Jeff hasn't ever been here. We will go back soon when it isn't dark and rainy so Jeff can learn more. I'm not taking classes anymore so I will just be doing self-taught projects from now on. Life is never predictable.

Photography class

New items

I am trying to make more of a portfolio and show what I have done, even if it isn't a lot. So here are some past school assignments. I think I like simplicity more than a lot of things going on in an image. Maybe it's just because I'm a novice. Enjoy!

 This was to create a logo designing with type for a gourmet food market.

 This was for a business logo for a pet grooming/boarding place.

This was to show how different typefaces/fonts show what the business is about through the design of the logo. Starting from the top left going clockwise: a law firm, a day spa, a clothing store, an Italian restaurant, and a daycare center.