Etsy

After much thought, I have re-opened my etsy shop. I made some changes though -
First all items I list are ready to ship; no more of the made-to-order crap that completely consumes my time. Secondly, no custom orders (see previous sentence) And thirdly, I'm not doing any more Wedding decor.

Why you're wondering? Because contrary to what I like to believe, I can not, in fact, do it all.
I love to paint, I love to decorate and I love all things vintage. So it only makes sense to focus on those areas and not dabble into a whole other world of weddings.


Here are some of the newly listed items.

 

 

For more info on these items go to www.ReFoundVintageHOME.etsy.com

Here's hoping I can get my online sales back to what they once were!

~Kim

Deja Vu

Since installing the new floors in my house I've been making a lot of decor changes. One project I tackled was painting the hutch in my Dining Room.

Here is how it looks now

(The baseboard and trim still needs to be put back, so ignore that little eye sore)

I painted it, distressed it, changed the hardware and added a contact paper back.

If you're thinking you've read this before, it's because I did a very similar hutch last Summer. I sold it, but still love the look so I did the same thing to mine.

You can read more about the original here


~Kim

The Little things that make me Happy

Happy Mother's Day!!

My mother's day was very low key, but my daughter did two things to make it perfect.

1. Her dad took her to Target to get me a Mother's Day gift. (if you've read my blog before you may have caught on to the fact that I am a single mom, however her dad and I feel that being friends and showing respect for each other around our daughter is extremely important)..While at Target she told her dad that I needed new leopard print flats, so that's what she got me. This is the most thoughtful thing ever. She remembered that my old ones got so worn out that I threw them away a couple weeks ago!
Seriously, so. thoughtful!

2. We spent the afternoon painting. While I was painting a shelf she painted a bird house. While painting she said " I want to make the bird house look old. I'll just paint some brown on it and rub it off with this paper towel."
What?? My 4yr old wanted to "antique" her birdhouse. She's the best thing ever.

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If you "like" ReFound Vintage on Facebook you would know I painted a console/sideboard/cabinet for my Living Room.

Here is the BEFORE:

And AFTER

It's going to be the new home for my TV that has been hanging above my fireplace.

And look, no more carpet!

Here is the same space 2 years ago...

BEFORE

And here is my awesome brother putting in the new floors!
(the room was painted a few months ago)

I also painted a vintage dresser for work

 Love the lines on this one. The two center doors have 3 more drawers inside. It's at the Flea for only $249.


~Kim

Weekend Work

 I'm pretty tired tonight and am struggling to put cohesive sentences together, but I really wanted to share this buffet I re-finished over the weekend.

It already had gorgeous hardware, it just needed a little pick-me-up with paint.

I didn't want to lose the character and age of the piece with a solid finish, so I let as much of the original wood finish show through as I could.
I'm so pleased with the results. And luckily so was the customer who bought it the first day it was available at the store.


By the way, I did something else really cool this past weekend.

 

I finally got NEW floors for my Living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen!!! I'm so happy with them!! They're not completely installed yet, so I will share pictures when it's done.

I am also taking this time to weed out any furntiure and decor that I don't love and make over a few of my own pieces. All so exciting to me :)

~Kim

Chair Make-Over Part II

Yesterday I showed you this chair

And mentioned I had a second one.

Well here is what I did with it

In case you missed it, here is the before

BEFORE

I could make this chair work in almost any room of my house.. but I will resist, it's for sale.

BEFORE

AFTER

I'm working on 6 chairs for a client that I'm really excited about. Here is the BEFORE

It's hard to tell in the picture, but these chairs are desperate for new fabric, and as much as I love fun colors, the green won't work with her decor. The client's picking the fabric, so they'll be completed some time next week.


~Kim


***Update: both chairs have sold - thank you

linking to:

April Furntiure

 After three years of painting furniture for a living, it gets a little harder for me to be really excited about a piece. Don't get me wrong, I love each project I do, but they are often similar to something I've done in the past. So when I come up with something new, or take on a little different challenge, it's extra fun.

So what project am I referring to?
This chair.


BEFORE

AFTER

 This is the first chair that I've re-upholstered with a back. Until now I've only done seats. Good thing it worked out for me, because I had two of these. I would have made them match, but I was using fabric I had on hand, so the second one will have gray ikat fabric with a dark turquiose frame.

 chair and hand painted lamps are sold. 
Gray, 3 drawer dresser and little table are available.


And in other, out-of-my-comfort-zone news, I painted a hutch red for one of the owners of A Classy Flea. What's the big deal about that? I have never painted one of my own pieces red. I'm just not a big fan of it.

But I love it. I've had a change of heart about the color.


Some other recent projects:

Turquoise Dresser (sold)

Turquoise Side Table (sold)


And some fun gray chairs with chevron, burlap seats.
Set of 4 available.

LEFT =BEFORE                        RIGHT=AFTER

~Kim

A Thrifty Country Wedding

Recently, my daughter and I had the pleasure of being in the wedding party for my friends, Christin and Cole. I also helped with the decor and set up.

 The Wedding was quickly planned (no the bride isn't pregnant) and in a back yard, so the attire was casual/country.

I've been in a few weddings before, but this wedding was by far the most "thrifty."

Lets start with my daughter's (the flower girl) dress. I found it at Good Will ($2.92) And Christin removed the sleeves and added the green lace, purple ribbon and one of her hand made flowers.

Side by Side BEFORE and AFTER

 

 The "before" on the left is actually the back of the dress. The front had a horrible, 1980's collar and buttons. The collar was removed and the buttons became the back of the dress. 

Her boots are a Good Will find as well. I got them before the couple was engaged with the intention of them fitting her in the Fall and Winter. (They were in great shape and for $2.96 I was willing to put them away for two seasons.)

She ended up using them for the wedding because the only cowgirl boots I had for her are pink and (unlike my daughter and I) the bride isn't a fan of pink.

So the riding boots did the trick, even being a little too big.

The flower girl twig basket was something I had on hand.

We used Christin's hand made, burlap flower in her hair (saving big $$ on not using real flowers)

Now for the bridesmaid Dresses.

You'll never guess where I got mine. 

Ok, maybe you did.. Good Will.

For $5.95 I purchased my green and lace dress, that perfectly coordinated with my daughter. There were a few things that made this possible.

1. There are Good Will's every where by me. There are literally five that I frequent regularly because they are so close. In fact, one is walking distance from my work, so I can pop in and out.

2. I'm always hunting for furniture and other vintage finds for work, so I actually have to go in there ALL the time

3. The bride left a lot of option with dresses. She gave us the color choices (a range of muted tones, from purple to gray to yellow) and it just had to be "sun dress" style. 

If I were looking for one specific shade of one color, it would have been much harder to pull off  finding a $6 dress.

And yes, luck definitely played into this a little as well.

See that gorgeous bride's dress? It's vintage and cost her $150. After Alterations (which, if you're a bride it's worth having a professional make it fit like a glove) her total was cost was around $350.

Even my necklace was ridiculously cheap. The floral pendant was purchased from a junky thrift store, at least a year ago, for $1.

I don't have a close-up where you can see it any better than in this pic, sorry.

The rest of the decor was very simple. We used as many resources that were already there as possible.

Burlap-covered hay bails became seating for the ceremony.

There weren't officical centerpieces. This table had one of Christin's hand made burlap runners over a yellow and white damask table cloth. My brother made the candle holders months ago from reclaimed wood and the picture frames I painted.

There were lots of up-cycled glasses, embellished with burlap and lace with tea lights inside. For this table I layered burlap with a vintage lace curtain.

I hand painted signs from old pallet wood and used only vintage accessories that I had on hand.


Overall it was a very successful day, with perfect weather. Nothing like watching two great people start their lives together as a married couple.

~Kim

To purchase burlap Runners, fabric flowers and more visit www.struttinyourbuttons.etsy.com
Christin welcomes custom orders as well!