One Saturday morning...

I woke up early and sleepily pulled on some jeans, a flannel, and slipped out early before the rest of my family was up. I drove across the street to the biggest neighborhood community yard sale I have ever attended. After only six houses, twenty minutes, and my allotted amount of cash was mostly spent, I had a car full.

Group shot of the morning's finds!

Tally:
1 large dresser
2 floor lamps
1 lamp shade
1 chandelier
1 play horse
1 zip lock bag of match box cars + 1 car racing track
3 stacking hat boxes
1 bakers cart on casters

The horse and cars/racing track we'll box up to give our twins as birthday gifts next week. Everything else had a makeover plan! Some things are finished, others are not, but I'll show you everything once they're done and photographed!

To start is this piece I showed you last week, refinished in Old White by Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, gently distressed, and sealed in clear wax. It sold and I was happy to see it go to an awesome new client who is in the process of decorating her dining room!

Next up is the bakers cart on casters which now graces our kitchen!

Thank you for stopping by!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.

Mismatched Chairs

Mismatched chairs are becoming more of a thing these days and I don't mind one bit.  {A} I've always been pro a bit of whimsy and beautiful disorder.  {B} It's economical!  Thrift for loners and you can get a great set you don't have to worry about matching.   And {C} I like to think of it as rescuing the "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" of sad and lonely chairs - find it, give it some shiny love, and put it with some new friends!

This summer I was helping out some great friends who just moved their home business into their first ever office space.  They asked me to thrift for some chairs to fix up and transform into their conference table chairs.  Normally, I would not recommend painting your chairs "Berry Pink" but these guys wanted their chairs to be the color of their business logo.  So I set out to find some lonely chairs to "Charlie Brown Christmas" ;)

The hunt did not let me down!  It can be easy to pass by such losers as these pieces when you are looking for to impress your clients with at the new office.  Although it is hard to believe that these chairs could ever look like they belong together, after a coat of paint and new matching upholstered seats - it's a mismatch made in heaven!

Ahhhhh.  That's better.

Now it's your turn,

~Cate

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.

Old White, distressed dresser; Classic

Hi friends! Well the garage became quite full this weekend and I'll be working steadily over the next week or so to complete both custom orders and my own finds, (including a beloved family heirloom, my first dining set in a long time, and an experimental piece...). Most of what you'll see from me here will be furniture transformations, at least for a little while. So let the good times roll!...

~Before~

~After~

When I have the opportunity by both space and time to work on my own found pieces, I love to hunt for versatility; pieces that can swing more than one way. This piece, refinished in Old White by Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, is the epitome of versatility. Place the TV on top and add a dash of sophistication to the family room. Stand it up against the wall in the dining room to double as an elegant buffet and serving ware storage piece. Or complete a bedroom with a vintage vibe with a dresser capable keeping all garments organized.

Through gentle distressing of the warm off-white color and reattaching the original aged brass hardware, this piece has a distinctly sophisticated vintage feel. 

{SOLD}
*contact me if interested in a similar piece*

Thank you for stopping by!

~Chelsea

This post was originally featured under Chelsea's Garage, now affectionately known as StyleMutt.