I have this really amazing group of friends that are talented designers and artists here in Northern Va. My interior design friend, Paula Grace and I are both blogging today about one of our mutual artist friends, Andie Samarelli http://www.bojams.com/. We are covering different projects so be sure to go to Paula's blog http://www.paulagracedesigns.blogspot.com/ and read about another cool project Andie did for her. For the past few weeks, Andie has been furiously trying to finish painting all my projects. The other important part of this is to show how a little paint can help to repurpose items. This is a great eco-friendly way to recyle items that are no longer working in their current state. The first project is a chest I had custom ordered and made for a client. I made a mistake and this item ended up being too big. It is a gorgeous piece of furniture and since I had some bucks tied up in it, I thought I'd have it painted to reflect my style and fit into my new Boston house. Here are the before and after pics of that and a few other projects she has recently done for me.
Before
Before (looks cute... doesn't work in the new house)
After (Zebra fab...I know it isn't for everyone but I love it)
Before (My daughter's boring doll house)
After (awesome!!)
After (amazing detail...look at the surf boards and life ring in the left corner)
This is an unfinished wooden jewelry box from a craft store I had her do for my daughter. She even painted her likeness on the top. When my daughter opened it, she said, "That's me!" There are little shells and jewels in 3-D spilling out of the teasure chest. It had so much detail, the picture does it no justice.
Andie's work is just so awesome. She is doing some furniture for a client's little girl's room in August. I'll be sure to share the before and afters with you.
I have to ask where you are putting the Zebra chest!?
Posted by: JJ Francis | July 07, 2009 at 07:12 PM
Here is the deal on the Zebra chest. A couple of markets ago French Heritage featured this chest http://www.frenchheritage.com/Templates/collectionDetail.cfm?ProductID=4163&CategoryID=11
I fell in love. Since the FH one was something like $7000, I knew I'd have to create my own. In the new house the room that will be a guest bedroom is painted Stem Green. This chest is going to be the "nightstand". I've recycled all my Black and White bedding, pillows, and accessories to finish the room. That way I just need to change the wall color when I get tired of the Green or if I have Pink walls in the next houes it still all works.
Posted by: Kristin | July 08, 2009 at 11:19 AM
The zebra is fabulous! Great makeovers.
Posted by: kristi | July 10, 2009 at 03:33 PM
I love that dollhouse. So cute with the yellow and the blue door. My daughter would flip over it. I'll have to show it to her.
I think that striped chest is pretty cool, too! Fun post, Kristin. Hope you're having a great weekend! :-)
Posted by: Julia @ Hooked on Houses | July 11, 2009 at 09:52 PM
Those chests look fantastic. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Air Jordan shoes | July 23, 2010 at 09:10 PM
I love the tranformations!
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