Long Time No See!!!

Whew! Sorry about my absence! Between a wicked cold and the Thanksgiving holiday I have been completely out of blog mode :( I have been busy cranking out projects though and have some fun things to share with you! Today I am going to show you a wash stand that I got from Craig's list a few weeks ago.  It was in pretty good shape overall and had some amazing detail, but it was just missing some fabulousness :)  Here is the before picture.

Very nice and sturdy, but the wood finish was not in great shape. I opted to paint rather than refinish :)

Look at that amazing detail work! I love it! Can you believe that something so cute was once used to store a chamber pot when not in use?! Well I guess maybe they were thinking that by making it pretty it helped disguise what its real purpose was......enough of that! I can assure you it is a lovely piece and no one would even think about using it for that now :)

I sanded and painted and distressed and waxed it to perfection!  I chose ASCP in provence for a beautiful antique french look. It just seemed like the thing to do.

The hardware was already off in the before picture, but it is original and it is beautiful!

I didn't have to do anything other than give it a good scrubbing. I clearly should have gotten a closer picture but you get the idea.

Love how the color made the detail work stand out!

Look  how amazing this color looks next to the orange pumpkins! So very pretty!!!  This great little piece has gone to Market Antiques in Ottawa to wait to be adopted :)

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I love the Holiday season and am so looking forward to Christmas and all the festivities coming in the next month!  See you soon!   ~Christy