A bed for you, a bed for me...

The other day, I posted about my kitchen furniture that I redid.

Then I worked really hard and got it linked up to 7 or 8 linky parties. Oh my goodness that was work let me tell you! So many people, so many sites, so many amazing projects! All my hard work paid off though, at least sort of, because I've had over 200 hits to that post alone since yesterday morning. That is the most traffic I've ever had to this website, almost ever. Well not really but it usually takes a month to have people looking at my blog that much!

I'm shocked though, because no one said one comment. Not one person signed up for my emails, or joined my site via Google. Just goes to prove, the internet conversation is so one sided!  The readers have all the power, and I am just the muse...

I'm over it :) at least people are looking right? Which is better than no one looking and then I'm technically talking to myself. Which is strange. Even for the internet.

I digress. 

Anyway. Check this out. A new craigslist find. That place is a gold mine I tell you! A gold mine! 

My son, is a bit of a fanatic. A 20yr old tattooed, pet store working, artist fanatic. When he wants something a certain way, we sort of just let it be that way, until I can prove to him that my ideas will look good, be affordable and won't take away his 'artistic' style in any way.

For years, he insisted we leave his mattress/box spring on the floor. He liked it low to the ground and that was that.

Well fine. Except that now we are selling the house, and people are coming to look at it, and we can't have it look like we are paupers living in a shack. People need to see furniture in order to see a purpose to a room. 

 That logic he got. And with his blessing we happily trotted off to a sweet woman's house who had a nice little Headboard / Footboard combo with metal frame for sale. For a really good price. And we went, and it was a nice set with good bones and a lot of potential.

On a side note, her yard looked like a super flea market. She lived on this beautiful little dead end side road with neatly manicured yards and lovely little porches. But her yard? FILLED from the front to the back with tarp covered Flea Market, yard sale loveliness. She said they'd recently had a 20 family yard sale.

Did you catch that? TWENTY families.

Where was I when this sale was going on?!?!?

Seriously, I'm sure she's her neighborhood's favorite house -.-

Anyway, the bed was ours and we brought it home, and I immediately got to work. On the foot board at least. The head board is still in the garage. We'll get there - hopefully this weekend will be nice and I can finish it. Not sure but we'll see!

 The piece did need a little TLC on the left leg. Thankfully all the pieces were there, and a little wood glue and a rubber band were all that was needed to make it work.

 First coat Annie Sloan Old White. Do you like my "workhorses"? yeah... I'm so cheap. I just used some old book shelves I had in the garage. Same concept - even if they are a little bulky - but they work good and make a good work surface!

   First coat of Annie Sloan Paris Grey. I mixed it 2 parts paris gray, 1 part old white to give it a lighter color. Did one coat of Paris grey, and then distressed, heavily. After that I applied a second coat of Paris grey and viola. Foot board is done. Haven't done the wax yet. Might do that tonight before I go to bed. It doesn't take long. I use an old white Tshirt to buff it on, and let it dry, then a 2nd coat. Beautiful! 

So this is it :) My son's footboard. I had a hard time getting a good picture of it because it kept trying to roll away (those casters really work!).

What do you think? Good distressing? too much distressing? Can't really see enough to make a judgement call?

Well, next we'll be working on the matching headboard, and a dresser we picked up this weekend. Trust me, the guy didn't know what he was selling. There's no way he knew... or he wouldn't have let it go so cheaply!
Linking up here!