Fiona

I finished the kitchen island last week and Steve and Cathy love it. Eventually they will get marble cut for the top but in the meantime they will just use it with the painted top. They still need to build the rest of the kitchen but Cathy has some great ideas and I think it will all look pretty fabulous. A long way from the dusty old piece when they found it.

Jonty’s party and sleep over Friday night, lunch with Phil’s mum and sisters on Saturday, they arrived literally an hour after the boys left And then yesterday up the coast for my dad’s birthday. Plus the kids have a lot of assignments and I had the usual furniture pickups and deliveries and I painted a mirror and we always seem to be doing house work and folding laundry. Here’s where I’m at the moment: bases painted, apron primed, top needs sanding right back as it’s damaged.

This beautiful bedroom set came from the Consul General to Finland. Initially I was thinking of selling it as is but the long low drawers had a few nicks along the trim above the drawers and the tall set had quite a bad mark on the top. A lovely couple who aren’t on Facebook bought this set. When I went to deliver the piece I realized I knew the friend (who was there to help unload) so it was all a very nice transaction.

Last week I bought and painted a little old English oak cabinet. I painted it all a warm pale grey chalk paint with a white interior. The buyer who was Next in line on the last sale was thrilled to snap it up and have it custom painted. I also bought a matching little drinks cabinet that will paint up beautifully also.