Toughest Challenge Yet

So my friend Heather bought this black dresser with Damask from me.. Look how SICK it looks in her house...

On my way out the door from delivering, she asked me to take an old chest with me and see what I can "come up with".. I was thinking something completely different when she hit me with this:

Hmmmm.......

So I got it home... and looked at it--- and stared at it--- and pondered---- what the HECK can I do to this??? (thank god Heather is creative and gave some insight along the way)

I messed around with a couple of different ideas.. I started using river rocks.. but that kind of turned out "Zen gone WRONG"

Here is the final product-- It really came together! Storage chests are a great accent piece for a room.. You can use them to store blankets, sweaters, in a living room, at the end of a bed, as a coffee table! Really the possibilities are endless with them.

I have one for SALE on my Website: www.shabbymaggie.com

Tea Green Buffet/Server from Lake Chautauqua

I went to visit my mom for the weekend at her new home in Lake Chautauqua... On my way home I picked up this awesome old server (it came in a set, but I was only interested in this gem!)

Here is the server before... it's been in someone's garage for possibly Centuries!

I decided to get more involved with stain finishes.. there really is a sense of value with a nice dark stained wood...and I went with what I've coined "Tea Green" for the finish..

The drawer knobs were fragile, tarnished and outdated so I switched them out for new knobs from Anthropologie (I LUST ANTHRO.)

Here's my finished product... Pretty as a picture. This piece SOLD to a wonderful woman in Brooklyn Heights. We needed some brut strength to get this beauty to the sixth floor so I had her flag down some of the spanish speaking gentleman on the corner.. maybe not the safest of ideas, but they were nice as can be.

When they found out I drove in from Pittsburgh they all made reference to Wiz Khalifa, a Pittsburgh based rapper most well known for his hit and unofficial Steeler theme song "Black n Yellow." Wiz was there idol.. I told them when I got back I'd tell Wiz Whats uP! From Brooklyn Heights...

Whattup Wiz!

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NEW YORK! NEW YORK!

It's been a while since I blogged- I've got a layover in Atlanta on my way to a Steeler game in Arizona.... and I will try to get caught up...

Last weekend I made a trip to NYC to deliver some furniture.... I have a market here, but shipping is astronomical for heavier items that need to ship via Freight.

I rented a Uhaul, grabbed a couple of friends, and we made the Trek!

A few minor bumps in the road... but we managed to pull it off (and have a great weekend in the Village)

Here's what I sold:

Chevron Dresser and Pair of End Tables

                                                                                                 

Tea Green Server with Mahogony Top

Here it is in Brooklyn Heights, a Latin neighborhood in NYC

Here is a photo of my crew! Not many people can say they drove a Uhaul through Downtown Manhattan, but we can!