Sold And On To The Next Project

We sold the bed yesterday to a very nice lady named Myrna. Myrna we hope you love your bed and it looks great in your home. 

We're already moving on to our next project. Here are a few before pics. Yep, we remembered to take before pics this time. OK...... I lied about the WE part...Thanks to Debbie we have before shots. It must be because she has a younger brain than mine. 

Our little dresser/sideboard is a little tired looking now but we have big plans for her. Maybe we'll paint her a bright purple...................

SAY WHAT!!!!!!!!!

Had you going for a second. We're actually thinking of a turquoise. We'll have to listen to her when she speaks to us. What color would you like to see her in? 

Not the best photo (OK still need to work on my photo skills) but she does have pretty delicate details. 

Hope to have her finished within the next 2 weeks. 

Double Bed

Hey ya'll,

Here's a  pretty double bed painted in an antique heirloom white. We brushed on a light glaze, 2 coats of poly and 2 coats of wax. We also have the side bed rails to go with it. I can just see her, yes, her......sitting in an old New Orleans house or in some cute little girls room. Love the detail on her.

Anyway this bed is for sale for $225.

A Piece Of History

You ever have one of those days where everything seems to be going your way. You wake up feeling it in the air. You just know something good is going to happen to you today. The sun is shining, there's a cool breeze blowing. When you look in the mirror you look 10 lbs. lighter. Wait......... this can't possibly be a dream...

Look what we found on a recent shopping trip. Who doesn't want a piece of New Orleans history. Look close.....Can you see it?

Yep, that's right........it's says manufactured for Hotel Iberville At Canal Place. We saw these and knew we had to have them for one of our projects. We scooped these beauties up, brought them home and prettied them up for you. We gave them a good sanding, dry brushed white glaze then added our 2 coats of poly and 2 coats of clear wax. 

We have 2 of these for sale $300 for the pair. They are 26 1/2" wide, 20" deep and 24" tall. They are solid wood no veneer.

Don't you want a piece of history?

Been awhile..........

Ok, so it's been awhile since we've written. Lots going on at our homes. Debbie has been working on her daughters bedroom. First the ceiling was painted white, then pink and now it's white again. Teenage girls are so hard to please........

I've been busy with my backyard. No pictures to follow. Trust me there's nothing to look at back there. I cut back the azalea bushes and planted new sod. I think I'll be planting new sod every spring from now on. That's what happens when you have a big dog that loves to run. I love my Daisy dog.

We do have one project that we're working on. A precious double bed that we're going to be painting a creamy white. Promise to post pictures soon.

We are now on Facebook. Look for us and like us.......the 100 block

We Made A Trumeau Mirror

We did it........Debbie and I put our skills together and made a trumeau mirror. Being that we're from New Orleans shouldn't we spell it Trumeaux. Hmmmm, I think I just came up with a new word.


It was a little scary using a table and a chop saw. We pulled up our big girl pants, closed our eyes and went to work. OK, maybe one of us closed our eyes....DEBBIE. We are so pleased with our creation. After putting it together we painted it a silvery blue/grey with off white moulding. We then finished it with 2 coats of poly and 2 coats of wax to give it a time worn finish. What do you think? Yes we know we need to work on our photography skills.

If you're from the New Orleans area and interested in our mirror email us at shadesofnola@gmail.com. We can make a mirror to fit your special space. You pick the color and size, we'll make it for you. 


Special thanks to our camera shy friend at Moulding & Millwork Supply for your help. If your looking for great prices and a large selection of mouldings, and doors this is your place.

We have more projects in the making. 

Our First ETSY Post

We just posted our first items on etsy. Let's just say Debbie and I are going to need a few computer classes to help us get through this. It took us forever to figure out how to post pictures. I know, a 6 year old could have probably done a better and faster job than we did. What is it with kids and computers. NO FEAR!

I've digressed.................

 

Here are 2 photos of the jewelry boxes that we've upcycled. You can find them tomorrow on our new etsy site........the 100 block. We're also going to be setting up a Facebook page with our bigger items. We have a special item that we will be posting by this weekend. 

What We've Been Up To....

Hi everyone! We've been very busy getting things together and trying to figure out how to post things. OK, so we're blogger challenged! We're going to be setting up an etsy site for our smaller items and a Facebook page to help you stay up on what new treasures we have.

We're happy to say that the first piece we've done together has sold. It was a beauty. Solid wood, the only nails in the piece we're in the new backing that we put on. We're trying very hard to be as creative as we can recycling and renewing. Here's a picture of the sideboard that we sold last week. Unfortunately, we don't have a picture of our finished product. This picture is midway through our process of revamping. When we got the sideboard it was missing a back and a few boards on the inside. We painted her up then shabbied (yes we know that's not a real word) her down. 


Thank you Laura for our first sale and thank you Melissa for helping load it into the van. A special thanks to Moulding Liquidators in Harahan for helping us out with our moulding supplies. 

We have a Trumeau mirror that we'll be posting soon so keep checking in.