Homes from last Christmas

There were a couple Christmas gift requests last year for homes to be documented. One of them was for a previous client in who's home hangs one my my most favorite paintings I sold and shipped down to Austin, TX a few years back.  Another is a dear friend's family home she grew up in that had since been sold. Her parents dreamed of building it together when they were in high school.

First Year Anniversary for the Johnson's

Happy First Anniversary to the Johnson's! I got to sneak in a few really fun images for this year in review- duck hunting, 1969 Cadillac, the venue they were married in! Sounds like a happy year one! Here's to many more!

A Spool of Beauty

Out on a morning jog I found 2 old wooden spools. I looked them over, connected loosely with an old metal rod, and continued on my run. I played them over and over in my mind, "could I do anything with it?" And this is somewhat the image that came to mind. I knew my in-laws were needing a new coffee table for their downstairs to better match the media center I had built them 2 years ago. So I put to work before Thanksgiving (I know this is quite a belated post) to have it down prior to the holiday so that we could transport it down to them. I am in love with how it turned out that,.....I may just make the other for us!

Milo's little Bookshelf

Our dearly beloved little neighbors had an old bookshelf that they wanted refinished with a little childlike charm.  I hauled it home and began contemplating what possibilities I actually wanted to endeavor with this one.  It would be going in little Miles' room which needed a little bit of color help. There were lots of muted greys and blues with a really fun painting above his changing table. The painting had a variety of bright colors so I shot for a turquoise pop. I wasn't about to paint the whole thing turquoise as I wanted to maintain a little masculine class with the wood, so I landed on an internal color external neutral wood.  Plus they ended up getting an orange chevron rug that tied in some of the other hues in that painting. All in all I found it to be really dear and timeless. Harper was helping me get a few toys in order and good book seemed to catch her eye- my kinda girl.

Shabby Pair of Side Tables

These were a fun pair that a friend dropped off. Incredibly old antiquing wood with really interesting detail. They just don't make them like they used to.  You can tell the sides extend on a hinge that when pulled out, a hidden bar or wedge can be pulled out for the side to rest on.  I considered changing the knobs as I love a fresh look on the old, but couldn't bear to change too much and bring too much attention to the change. You can find them in the living room of a dear friend, along with other treasures I've created sprinkled around their house.

Pueblo Vida Brewing; Commissioned Gift

This was a pretty fun and simple project.  A friend from Denver who now lives in Tuscon Arizona contacted me to make something for a friend for their 30th birthday.  He had recently opened a brewery downtown, Pueblo Vida, and she thought it would be special to have something custom made for the walls at the new pub. I quite tend to agree.

I had some old fence wood in stock to make a canvas and used their company branding to recreate on the pallet frame. Needless to say it was a happy project!