Dining Room Makeover!

My old Dining Room was kinda dark and dreary.  It really wasn’t a welcoming spot for the boys and I to sit at the table and enjoy a meal.  On holidays, I tried to set the table nicely, but the bottom line was…it was dark and dreary.

When your Dining Room isn’t welcoming, well, you end up not using it.  That’s what happened in the old dining room.

Chair Makeover!

When I moved out of the Woods and Back to Town, the Dining Room Makeover was a priority.  My boys like sitting at the table eating meals and I knew that I needed to provide that space.

Chairs are the most important thing in a dining room and they need to be comfortable.  My old chairs, were just old and not comfortable.  Lucky for me, I get a lot of free furniture and I ended up with a bunch of free chairs and decided to swap out the old wood chairs and update a set of chairs to use at my table.

Let me know what you think of the before and after?

We are pretty happy with the after look.  For this project I used Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint in the following colors:

• A color mix of Skeleton Key and White Swan (video on that project here),
• Crinoline
• Faded Burlap
• White Swan
• Sandy Blonde

All of these paint colors can be purchased on my website at CreateWithCynthiaShop.com or by visiting the store in Redwood City.

I hope this inspires you to Create something beautiful.

Make it a great day!

Cynthia

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Gallery of Furniture Make-overs!

I love what I do!  I love the products that I am able to sell and use.  This video is just a little of what I have done over the past year.  I hope you enjoy seeing my creations.

If you are not able to see the video above, click here.

Upcycling Furniture is Fun!

My hope is that this video will inspire you to “Create With Me”.  Most of the products that I use can be purchased on my website or at my store in Redwood City. Stop by and take a look.  You may just be inspired to “Create With Me!”

I no longer allow comments on my website, due to problems I’ve had with “Hackers”, but you can find me on Instagram or Facebook and message me there.

Make it a great day!

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Painted Furniture using Iron Orchid Designs!

As you know, I am now a Retailer for Iron Orchid Designs, and on this cabinet I added a Decor Transfer.

Iron Orchid Design Decor Transfer!

Adding “Decor Transfers” on furniture really add a huge impact. I picked up this piece at the Goodwill and instantly knew a “decor transfer” would be perfect.

The original piece was all black. I started by adding a coat of DIY Paint in Marquee and then DIY Paint in White Swan. Some spots needed two coats of the DIY White Swan, and I painted in a non-uniform way and distressed it for a textured look. Distressing DIY Paint is super easy with a wet cloth, or, you can use a sand block.

After the piece was painted, I sealed it with DIY Big Top and then applied the Iron Orchid Design Decor Transfer, Catalogue of Roses 24×33 Paintable Decor Transfer. These decor transfers are paintable but I like the black and white look.

I hope you enjoyed my make-over and are inspired to Create! All of these products and this piece of furniture can be purchase online at CreateWithCynthia.com or at my store in Redwood City, 615 Woodside Road, Suite 3. Hope you visit soon.

Make it a great Thursday!

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TreasureFest in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Today on the blog I am sharing with you about TreasureFest this weekend, March 30th and 31st. If you live in Northern California or will be traveling there this weekend, be sure to come on over to TreasureFest. TreasureFest, is a locally curated festival that features the best of the bay. Come and see me and mention this ad for a free gift. There is tons of parking and a $4 entry fee.

Here is a picture of me at TreasureFest last year and yes it is pet friendly.

I also have a new video on You Tube that I posted this week, “Flipping Furniture Make-over on Barstools!” I purchased these Barstools from the GoodWill for $6.99 each and knew instantly I wanted to achieve a “Barstool Chippy look!”

If you’d like to create a similar look on a piece of furniture you own, you can purchase all of these products on my website at CreateWithCynthia.com. So, pop on over and click on the “Shop” tab.

Products used:

• DIY Paint in Black Velvet
• Sweet Pickins Milk Paint in Creamy
• Essential Stencils – 6 ft. Growth Chart Ruler Stencil
• Sweet Pickins Milk Paint Crackle
• Sweet Pickins Clear Wax
• DIY Paint Brush
• Wax Brush

Enjoy the video, please subscribe to my channel and share with your friends. Your support is appreciated.

See you at the TreasureFest! Cynthia

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Mine was full of rainy moments, seeing a rainbow in the sky, boys playing baseball and walking the pups! And a little bit of work …. I was able to grab a couple more pieces of antique furniture to refurbish. Can’t wait to get it out of the van and into the house.

#lovesavingthelandfill

#can’twinthemall

I hope you all had a chance to see my Secretary desk make-over on You Tube. It was so much fun painting those legs. The picture really doesn’t do it justice.

Here is the before. It’s beautiful without paint, but I felt like those legs just needed some color.

Here is the after.

You can pop over to my shop on Woodside Road in Redwood City and see it if you’d like. It’s in the back room and I’ll be using it as my office desk until it gets sold.

Check out the Painted Secretary Desk DIY Video on You Tube that I made here.

Have a great week!

Cynthia

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before and afters…

and they are for sale….so if you need something new, you can pop over to my store in Redwood City and take a closer look.

Furniture I love to repurpose…Wood Dressers.

In July of last year when I moved out to the Woodland Paradise, my storage opportunities expanded. I’m on over an acre of land so, I started stocking up. I was finally able to really stock up on storing furniture to be restored, refurbished and repainted. Of course, most of it I got for free.

#freeisgood!

Wood Dressers that get painted!

I love all wood furniture, none of that fake stuff. It’s usually really dark stained work and, at times, I have to start with a spray shellac to avoid the old stain seeping through the paint.

Today, I wanted to take an opportunity to share with you some of the dressers I’ve been painting…before and afters…and if you’d like a blog post tutorial please leave a comment. I always take lots of photos during my painting process.

When you bring a piece of furniture into your home, stage and photograph it, spend time on it, you start to fall in love with it too.

Or at least I do. And of course, I hope you will too.

Clean, paint, sand, paint, sand, stain, sand, stain = love

Make it a great day!

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