China Hutch for the Living Room

I hope you all had a wonderful Fall weekend!  

The weather here was perfectly crisp 

and certainly fall like!  

I love being able to put on my jeans 

and boots with a sweater 

on these beautiful fall weekends.  

Mr. Beaux and I ran lots of errands... 

We picked out new sconces 

for the Hearth room 

but they are on back order 

so it will be a few weeks.  

My new old chair is ready 

at the upholsterers but 

I won't be able to pick it up until Monday.  

Trust me, it is KILLING me!  

I can't wait!  

I also worked on a project 

that I have been putting off for a while.  

I bought this China Hutch 

at an Estate Sale this summer.  

I didn't pay that much for it... 

Only $245.00.  

I loved the lines and the 

chicken wire instead of glass.  

Mr. Beaux and my oldest son 

moved it from the Estate Sale house 

in Mr. Beaux's red truck 

that he calls "Clifford".  

Let me tell you that I was their LEAST 

favorite person on that day!  

Most China Hutch's this large 

are in two pieces but not this bad boy!  

And, the house that we took it out of 

had low ceilings 

making it a logistical nightmare.  

We (haha, I say we like I was the one moving it) 

finally got it out of the house 

into the truck and to it's new home.  

And now a foreword to all of you folks 

that cringe at the sight of painted wood... 

LOOK AWAY, NOW...

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 I think it's very pretty the way it is..... 

But I had dreams of a painted piece in my head. 

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So the process has begun.  

Now I mentioned that I was putting this project off.  

Why? You ask...

Because if you know me and my 

Obsessive Compulsive behavior 

then you know that once I start something 

I don't stop.  

I start in the morning in my pajamas 

and keep painting til late at night.  

UGH, yesterday the next door neighbor 

came to the door with a lost cat 

and I had pj bottoms on at 1:00 in the afternoon.  

Of course I am outside petting 

the adorable cat (that I am allergic to).  

So, the process has begun.  

I started with ASCP coco.  

I originally thought that I would paint it 

old white but then I thought better of it.  

I actually bought French Linen 

because I love the color.  

But when I tried some samples 

on the piece it was just too gray for my taste.  

I am really a warmer toned person.  

I love painting and I get lost in the process.  

It's the perfect excuse 

to listen to music and daydream.  

I'm trying out different scenarios 

so right now I don't know how it will turn out.  

But that is part of the creative process 

now isn't it?  

Stay tuned...

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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