Getting started………………

Painted sign at Two Old Birds at Vintage Village.

Mark Twain got it right with this quote didn't he?

If you, like me, have painting projects awaiting, 

perhaps this should be our mantra.

Remember this cabinet I shared with you some time back?  

This has continued to be my inspiration piece.

I'm still hoping to tackle my smaller sideboard (below) 

in the dining room, turning it into something similar -

very blue, a bit bashed about, and beautiful. 

Dilapidated decadence comes to mind!

Most of my decor has become very neutral over the past 

several years. I still love it but feel I need to bring 

back some color here and there. Perhaps it's the cold,

seemingly endless, Winter that has made me crave color.

These beautiful painted pieces are at SuzAnna's Antiques 

and painted with Annie Sloan's Napoleonic Blue 

Chalk Paint with the dark wax finish.

I now have a plethora of little pots of dark blue paint, 

samples I gathered when deciding on the wall paint for the 

entry. I admit I also have one of these, the very same 
Napoleonic Blue. 
I'm hoping all these should make it possible to reproduce 
a finish similar to my inspiration piece!

By the way, there was a HOLD tag on this lovely chest, 

with great French style hardware, when I saw it last Sunday - so 
by now it's probably gracing some lucky gal's home. I just 
know she's loving it!