tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14861862452382526672024-03-16T13:52:26.203-05:00Sisters of the Wild WestAmy Gilman and Emily Lee (Sisters of the Wild West)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10824107096409828909noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486186245238252667.post-17609455437887637802012-07-02T00:19:00.002-05:002012-07-02T00:19:49.661-05:0080's Gem into a cool Anthro knock-off<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We have done a few pieces with this Anthropologie inspired design. Check our the post <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2012/03/anthropologie-inspired-tables.html">HERE.</a></div>
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The pattern looks great in <span style="background-color: white;">any color, and is just FUN!</span></div>
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This piece was soo fun to do. I have history with this piece.</div>
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It was in my parents house for over 30 yrs. I have redone this</div>
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piece in my head a million time. It classic 80's golden oak with giant knobs.</div>
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Here is how it turned out. Its amazing what knew hardware alone and do for a piece.</div>
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Enjoy this good ol BEFORE & AFTER.</div>
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I love pallets. You can so SOOO much with them, and they are usually FREE!</div>
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I got my inspiration from Pottery Barn's Flag.</div>
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I LOVE that you can use it inside or out.</div>
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I used four boards from the top of the pallet.</div>
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I actually made two flags. </div>
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One with the chevron and one with traditional stripes. </div>
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I screwed the four pieces onto two short scrap pieces of wood.</div>
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(After pulling out all the nails!)</div>
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I traced my chevron patter using my trusty overhead projector.</div>
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I then just cut out a star and penciled them in randomly.</div>
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I used lowes paint for this one. </div>
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I used the colors "Cocktail Dress" and "Basin Blue" </div>
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I LOVE the 4th of July. I am sooo tempted to keep this, but</div>
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</div>Amy Gilman and Emily Lee (Sisters of the Wild West)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10824107096409828909noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486186245238252667.post-90970288757000139072012-05-21T15:53:00.003-05:002012-05-21T16:00:07.751-05:00Redo Paradise!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have soo many projects that we have done in a hurry.</div>
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Most are camera phone pics ,but I always love a good before and after.</div>
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Here is a smorgasbord of them.</div>
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I painted this nightstand with Annie Sloan chalk paint in chateau grey and</div>
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then the second coat in <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-vs-homemade.html">DIY chalkpaint</a> with a Benjamin Moore color called "Teal Ocean".</div>
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I had to get new knobs for the top drawer (hobby lobby)</div>
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and spray painted the handles in oil rubbed bronze.</div>
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I LOVED how this chair turned out. It was very bright and colorful, but not my style.</div>
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Lola had to pose it up for me. I painted it in Annie Sloan "graphite" and and then in a <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-vs-homemade.html">DIY chalk paint</a> called</div>
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"turquoise gem" it was from home depot. I ended up just dry brushing on the turquoise. I didn't want the neon orange and green to show through when i distressed. I modge podged on a piece of</div>
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I love the rich colors of this desk. It was one of those of accidentals paint combos.</div>
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I had intended on the shell being white, and the drawers being their natural wood color. </div>
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I had all of the drawers scattered in our workshop at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Vintage-Boutique/216716995046290?ref=tn_tnmn">Absolute Vintage Boutique. </a></div>
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and one of them accidentally got painted by Em's hubby </div>
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while he was put to work painting another cabinet. It looked cool, so I went with it and painted the rest</div>
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in the same color. It was a DIY chalk paint color. I cant remember the name of the color. The top was really rough and had lost its veneer, so i sanded and then painted in a chocolate brown DIY Chalk paint.</div>
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Here is a sneak peak of the colors I have planned for my next project!</div>
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Sorry I have become such a bad blogger since we opened the store.</div>
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NEVER in my wildest dreams would I have thought </div>
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that I would have more projects to post than</div>
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time to post them. I am still in awe of only a short year ago I</div>
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was only worried about getting a piece done to post about them.</div>
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Now we have so many pieces done and sold that we are lucky</div>
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if we get to snap a picture before its gone. </div>
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GOD is truly amazing. I remember </div>
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praying "only if we could have a small space to sell our projects".</div>
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The Lord abundantly blessed us with our own <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Vintage-Boutique/216716995046290">store.</a> WOW!!</div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We are LIVING THE DREAM!! AMEN SISTERS!!</span></b></div>
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I got this antique sewing notions cabinet out of an old barn.</div>
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I painted it in Annie Sloan old white.</div>
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I took this up to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Vintage-Boutique/216716995046290">Absolute Vintage Boutique</a> and it sold in a few days.</div>
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It was such a unique piece, I almost wanted to keep it!</div>
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I picked this ceramic duck up at an estate sale. It was so cute, and as my kids would say it was a</div>
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I am always inspired by pictures for a piece of furniture, and spend a lot of time matching up colors. Now this great tool does it for me!! I got this pic from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/82683343128848523/">pinterest</a>. I loved the colors. It was actually done <a href="http://litajohnson.com/color-your-world">HERE</a> by designer Lita Johnson on her own computer program. She has done a ton of beautiful combintations. <a href="http://litajohnson.com/color-your-world">So go and check them out!</a></div>
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Here is what chip it pulled up! It pulled the dark grey from the photo. I cropped out the photo and just used the color swatches and here is what Chip It gave me.</div>
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So I decided to do it again on a big table. I love how it turned out!<br />
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After I glued all the pennies, I followed the directions on super glaze to cover them.</div>
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I distressed the entire thing. I left the shelf tops "teal ocean".</div>
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Its just amazing what paint can do. I got the plain white cabinet at a yard sale.</div>
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I used some paint pod samples that I got for 99cents each to spice up this cabinet.</div>
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Here is the before picture . My mom gave me this table to work some magic on. </div>
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She has had it for years. It is a high quality table she bought at Traditions Furniture in Wichita, KS.</div>
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It was definetly time for a makeover. I have been thinking about trying a houndstooth pattern for a while.</div>
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I tried it out on a small table I had a loved it. Here is the pattern I used. </div>
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I painted the entire table in white with my <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-vs-homemade.html">DIY Chalk Paint</a>. </div>
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I almost passed up this piece. It was one of the only things left at an estate sale. The house was almost empty and it was tucked inside a closet. It had a bunch of junk that no wanted on top of it. I walked by it several times before I really noticed it.</div>
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I replaced them with solid wood. You can't see in this picture, but the legs had been eaten up by some little critter. I sanded ALOT, and then reshaped with some wood filler. I then painted the entire piece with my homemade white chalk paint, like I did <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-vs-homemade.html">HERE</a>. </div>
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It didn't last long at <a href="http://www.absolutevintageboutique.com/">Absolute Vintage Boutique</a>.</div>
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<br /></div>Amy Gilman and Emily Lee (Sisters of the Wild West)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10824107096409828909noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1486186245238252667.post-65499139272654902052012-01-18T21:20:00.000-06:002012-01-18T21:20:09.116-06:00Denim Pocket Organizer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2. BURLAP- This was part of an old burlap sack I had on hand.</div>
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my busy, and hectic life its time to get fit and healthy too. After our 1st holiday season of owning a store, and keeping up with kids I was worn out!! I have been on the go alot, and thus started eating more and more fast food and Holiday Goodies which added on some extra pounds I didnt need. So...</div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">My good friend from grade school came into the store and bought this black cabinet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">It was the perfect size, but the wrong color. She also wanted it to look rustic. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">displayed all of their cool fireman memorabilia on it.</span></b></div>
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I got this solid, yet plain and boring desk and had a great idea in mind.</div>
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It was missing two drawers, but I still saw potential.</div>
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I painted it white, and added a little design in the back with my overhead projector.</div>
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I just love how it turned out. It has already sold from the <a href="http://www.absolutevintageboutique.com/">store</a> too.</div>
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Here is another quick redo. I painted this old buffet in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint old white.</div>
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It is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I did a little distressing magic.</div>
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Its very classic. The desk was in great shape. I just sanded down the top, and chair top and added the monogram and then topped with Annie Sloan Dark Wax.</div>
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Its the same paint I used <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2011/08/aged-silver-finished-side-table.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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Here is how you can make your own.</div>
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