Beaux R'eves: Country French chest redo with duckegg blue

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Top Posts of 2014

As the weekend draws to a close

and the real, real world begins again tomorrow,

I thought I would take a look back

at my most popular AND my favorite posts of 2014.

Many of my most viewed posts

were centered around my Home Staging Tips.

That makes me very proud

because not only do I work really hard for my clients,

I worked really hard on those particular posts.

I feel very strongly about staging your home

before you put it up for sale

and I am happy that you feel the same way too!

Week One : Decluttering

Week Two: Neutralizing and Accesorizing

Week Three: Staging a Near Empty Home

Week Four: Why Photographs are so Important

Week Five: Difficult Furniture Layout

Week Six: Staging the Exterior of Your Home

And the final installment in the series:

Checklist for Showing Your House~10 Must Dos!

But with all of that being said...

The second most viewed post from 2014 was...

When I staged my OWN house for sale this year...

Staging the Kitchen And Hearth Room

And THE top viewed post of 2014 had nothing to

do with home staging it was...

My painted Costco Chest

in Duck Egg Blue and Gold.

Paint, Paint, and More Paint

My Master Bedroom Makeover

was a Huge endeavor this year

so I am glad that it got some exposure!

Stay tuned tomorrow for some updates

and "winter necessities" that I have added.

Thank you for following along this past year and sticking with me in 2014. The biggest challenge I faced was trying to juggle working for Mr. Beaux and finding the time to be a good blogger. I appreciate your support and all of your wonderful comments. I hope I can bring to you some great ideas, some laughs and inspiration in 2015!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Paint, Paint and MORE Paint!

When I mentioned yesterday that I was exhausted

I didn't fully explain why

I thought I was going to drop dead at any minute.

I DID tell you that we painted the Master Bedroom

after the floors were installed.

And, yes I AM going to reveal the color

for those of you that have been asking.

I am so glad that you like it as much as I do.

When the floors were finished

(OK, way before the floors were finished

but don't tell Mr. Beaux!)

I thought that our dark wood floors were lovely,

rich and elegant...

and here comes the But...

BUT, all of the wood furniture

that we have in the room

is now sinking into the floor and disappearing.

I have had this chest for over 15 years.

Can you believe that I bought it

at Costco in California.

Costco, can you please sponsor me?

I am always talking about things

that I buy at the Costco!

Anyway, the chest has a real marble top

and lots of carving.

I have had it in the entry way of our old home,

in the basement,

and most recently on my side of the bed.

Here is an old picture showing both chests.

I love having a solid surface

to set my coffee cup on in the morning

or my juice glass at night.

It is also something that I suggest to clients.

It just makes life easier.

So, while I was painting the bedroom

I set the chest in the middle of the room

on a dropcloth and painted it in between coats

on the walls.

Mr. Beaux would come in and grumble.

He hates when I paint over wood surfaces.

What is it with men?

"Do you like it?"

I would ask.

"Grumble, Grumble".

After two coats of ASCP in Duck Egg Blue

I got out my Old Masters Gold Paint.

This paint is expensive but it lasts a long time!

I have used it on walls

and ceiling medallions,

picture frames

and lots of other things I have probably forgotten about.

I looked around for some glaze

to add to it so that I had a longer working time

but I couldn't find it.

So, I just added a bit of water

to thin it down some.

As soon as I would paint a section

I would rub it off with a dry rag.

I didn't want too much gold on it.

I put a coat of clear wax on it

and distressed it a bit.

I am still in the process of using the dark wax

to age it some.

Don't you love photos because they don't lie!

I see on the top where

I could use a bit more dark wax.

But I just got excited to show you all!

I guess I could lie or photoshop

or just show the best angles,

but you know I'm not like that!

We are in this together...

It's a learning process, right?

And it is a process!

So what do you think?

Oh, wait, the paint color for the walls... It will be in the next

post cause there is a little explaining to do!

And there was MORE painting too!

Can you guess where?

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

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My son who is in Marketing!

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