Crafty

When I started getting Isabel's nursery together, I loved being able to hand pick almost every item in the room// as opposed to other rooms in the house-- which are kind of a mash up between my stuff, Will's stuff, things we've been given, things we've found, things I would not mind l o s i n g.... ;)
It was great to be able to start fresh!!// new paint, new dresser, new rug, etc.... Of course, not everything in Izzie's  room ended up being NEW new, but it was new to us// and THAT is fun. Exhibit A: Will found the perfect changing table on Craigslist {DaVinci Jenny Lind-- & priced to move}!

And the dresser... After having looked around for one, and not really seeing one that was a) within our budget and b) worthy of going into Izzie's nursery // I decided to resurrect my former {not OLD-- don't you be callin' her old !} dresser, which was sitting waiting patiently in my parents' basement//
With a good smathering of Annie Sloan chalk paint, I was absolutely amazed at how she could be completely transformed from a slightly weary, yellowing, wistful but beautiful old gal, into who she is today// Extreme Makeover- Dresser Edition// Lord knows I love a good {ambush}makeover.
{and, as in all good makeovers, it helped that her bone structure is that of a natural beauty}

Allow me to elucidate...

Pre- Makeover:

And Post- Makeover: {please ignore the missing handle}

 She's BAAAaackK!
I love seeing her in Izzie's room, and I love the new life that she's been given! She 's got her sass back!! ;)

So, a friend and I have been toying with the idea of doing these makeovers regularly, and seeing if we could maybe just maybe make a little extra money doing it// This idea {Kelly's idea} seems to be the perfect pairing {in more ways than one!}// Welll.....I've just finished my first official Home & Sass makeover project. He's a handsome, cherry bookcase.  Solid wood. He stands around 5 feet tall// Has adjustable shelves// and looks like he could've lived in someone's nice old house, perhaps in their library {my grandparents had a room that they called the library// do people still do this?}

Here he is before:

 

And here he is in his painted glory:

 

I'll hate to see him go actually! 

{Really though, what's not to like about fresh flowers and a baby on a freshly painted bookshelf????}  

Next project: a sweet little vanity!!  

XO

Cassie