The Gonser's... One Big Loud Fun Blended Family!: victoria

yesterday, my sister told me not to share all the steps to our furniture projects... but honestly, i'm not too worried about that... why??

well:
1. not everyone is interested in DIY furniture projects. they may love how the end result looks, but they don't care to try doing it themselves. thats how i feel about anything that involves sewing. COULD i sew? i'm sure i could! do i WANT to sew?? lets see... i have a BRAND NEW, NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE BAG sewing machine in my linen closet... been there since 2000!!! i'd say i have very little interest in sewing!!

2. if someone reads one of my step by step blogs... yeah... they really aren't step by step!! hardly informative at all!!! anyway... if they read one of my blogs and feel inspired to try a project, I'M THRILLED!!! i WANT people to strut their creative selves!! EVERYONE should express themselves!!

3. our homes should be beautiful! i personally believe, as much as possible, the items in our house should have meaning or purpose... when i chose an item... i want it to be because i LOVE it!! i would rather have a blank wall than fill it with mass produced "art" from Target. i'm hoping that by offering AFFORDABLE home furnishings and decor, i can help people make their house their HOME!

So.... with that said... let me show you "victoria"!!

when my dad brought me this... drab brown chest, i though "UGH!!" that was in early july.
i think i knew she had potential... but i shoved her back in the "painting line-up" several times!

here she is NOW!! she's stunning! the pictures don't do her justice!!!

we were trying to keep her "neutral" so we went with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint 'Olive' and 'Versailles'. this piece was in very good condition so painting her was a breeze. no sanding or prepping was necessary....

i am HORRIBLE at taking step by step pics... but here is the mirror. in it's original state, the "decorative piece" was PAINTED ON.... YUCK!!! so i found this AWESOME wood embellishment for a dollar!!! thank you OSCEOLA SALVAGE!!!