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A snow day such as today is the perfect time to search Craigslist for new listings. Check out this listing: a set of two dressers and a nightstand that would look fabulous in our currently bare 2nd guest bedroom. I even found the perfect instructions on how to transform them from traditional to timeless.
Don't you just love the fluted legs and vintage hardware! The size and scale of these pieces would be great for our 1960's Georgian style home.
Then while browsing the Traditional Home site I read an inspiring story about a mother-daughter design team. Of course I went to their blog and was impressed by their accessible approach to decorating. They had even posted some detailed instructions for re-finishing older furniture and I am convinced it is the same technique they used on a dresser photographed in the daughter's "first nest" for the TH magazine spread. *note how similar this dresser is to my Craigslist find!
Can't you just see these dressers and nightstand from Craigslist painted a sleek cream color in a light and bright guest bedroom with hardwood floors? I do wonder how difficult it would be to sand the fluted legs...
Link to refinishing instructions on Good Bones, Great Pieces
The living room furniture is now in the family room adjacent to the kitchen. Brooks thinks it is "cozier" although I know he really likes it because now his chair is closer to the TV.
Curtains are at the cleaners.
Still need to move the small desk out and paint the dresser.
This bedroom is opposite the master at the end of the hallway. It has a front and side view allowing for plenty of natural light. The first photo was taken while entering the bedroom from the hall. The floor length window here faces the front yard and one of the giant magnolia trees (as well as some slightly out-of-control shrubbery).
Turning clockwise around the room. We have the bed oriented differently than the previous owners for the time being.
Like most rooms in our home, this one needs lots of work. Currently it looks like an Easter egg with my freshman year twin-size comforter, aloe green sheets and baby blue walls. The floors need to be refinished. The deep redish hue is a result of years of wear and old oil cleaning products. Someday we will add a decorative register cover. One change we did make when we moved in was to repaint the room. This was more complicated than it sounds since the walls had been painted with some sort of sand texture added in.
Don't you just love the fluted legs and vintage hardware! The size and scale of these pieces would be great for our 1960's Georgian style home.
Can't you just see these dressers and nightstand from Craigslist painted a sleek cream color in a light and bright guest bedroom with hardwood floors? I do wonder how difficult it would be to sand the fluted legs...
