What's Next? Heavy Industry and Fancy French - TOGETHER!

You know how it goes...you can see it your my mind's eye. For me, it is often a visual feast of two very opposite styles showcasing each other.

Opposites used together excite me so much; ornate gold frames, walnut wood, rusty vintage industrial objects...

Perhaps a new gallery wall behind the sofa, with gilded frames, aged mirrors and industrial tidbits all mixed together.



 A bigger, even more industrial version of this:

I can see gilded gold, gray metal, dark wood, and a pop of mustard yellow here and there...

Really, it is not so very different from what I have done in the past, just more focused, minus some of the cottage whites. 

Favorite objects collected over many years will be used, of course; many you have seen before...

...but hopefully they will be displayed in different ways. New things found in the past few months will also be incorporated. I have been saving some of them to show you at the proper time.

Grayed down whites, grays, mustard yellow, dark wood, gilded metal, rusty metal, dark bronze...

a visual feast of patina and texture...

Industrial wire, vintage French, plain and fancy...

More than just the decorative items will change...I plan to do some furniture switcharoo, too. 

Musical chairs and tables will happen...and the sweet cottage bench will go to the middle bedroom.

But the vintage trunk will stay because it has the right Vibe.

The French chair will stay...and more French friends will join the party.

The book shelves will stay...

These changes will most likely spill into the dining room, since the two rooms are really almost like one space.
I will save that for a different post!

Word for the Day:
Psalm 119:127
Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

Possibly Linking With:
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
http://thoughtsfromalice.blogspot.com/	Sundays at Home
Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com	Make it Pretty Monday
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://staceyembracingchange.com/	Creative Inspirations
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/	Furniture Feature Friday
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Party Junk
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday

Thrifty Life Thursday # 28 and a New French Chair

Pretty shape, pretty legs and a nice price.

So she came home with me. 

Even the Fleur de Lis fabric is pretty, and I think it might be silk. But it has problems...

It is nothing a coat of off-white paint and some drop cloth can't fix. She'll work well with something new I want to try in the living room...

I have waited so long to do a "summer" look in the living room, I think I want to go ahead and begin implementing the look that will carry me through until Christmas decor begins; 
a HEAVY INDUSTRIAL & FANCY FRENCH look.

Hmmm...maybe I'll post some elements I've been collecting and some inspiration soon.

But for now, take a look at the projects other bloggers have been working on!

Features from last week's party:

Julie from Renaissance Mermaid shared a wonderful new coffee table she and her husband collaborated on. 
I love how she kept the hardware on the door...



Joy from A Vintage Green shared some lovely vintage vignettes and some photo & editing tips. 



Cecilia from My Thrift Store Addiction shared a beautiful beachy table scape...using vintage gray Fire King plates she found at a thrift store and other lovely things.

THRIFTY LIFE THURSDAY #28

Gathering Guidelines:

This is a gathering for people who enjoy hunting for treasures 

that may have previous experience or lived a former life elsewhere. 

Please share items that are second-hand or are composed of second-hand materials.

Types of Posts to Share:

• Home decor, furniture, collectibles, garden items and even wearables are welcome, as long as they have a second-hand element.
• Please, no food items, new pieces from "real" stores, or crafts, unless made with upcycled, thrifty finds.

• Hand-me-downs and curbside finds are welcome, as are items found in thrift stores, garage sales, antique shops, flea markets and other interesting places.
• Treasures may be listed as you found them, or with your updates, tweaks, and re-purposes; befores and afters are both welcome.

• Items need not be "vintage" but must be pre-owned or second hand.

• Posts including Etsy and other shop links are welcome! For visitor enjoyment, please link to your blog post, not directly to your Etsy shop. 

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• Though it is not a requirement, it would be lovely if you would follow Revisionary Life  via Bloglovin', Blogger or subscribe via email. Links are located in my sidebar to the right.

• Please link your post (not your blog address) back to Revisionary Life.             
• Please visit at least one other party friend.

• I'd love for you to comment and introduce yourself if we've never met before. :) Otherwise, don't feel obligated to leave a comment. 

Features:

• Featured items must meet the criteria above. 
• Only posts that link back may be featured.
• I will try to leave a comment or email you and let you know if you were featured!

Word for the Day:
Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 

25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, 

but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Gustavian Inspired Desk Reveal!

At last, I can say it is finished! Painted and waxed on all sides. 

Of course things never go as quickly as I imagine...
But finally, I have a finished desk, and I love it!

I don't like to point fingers, really, but I totally blame it on the drawer. 

You remember, the middle one with missing molding pieces...

When I tried to pry off the other pieces, it wrecked the top layer of veneer - at least I think it was veneer. 

Anyway, it peeled, and I had to fill and wait to dry, and sand and fill and wait to dry and sand and you get the picture. 

I wish it still had the molding, but I can live with it this way...

Maybe if you didn't know it was there, you might not miss it...so don't tell anyone!

The finish was actually pretty easy to achieve...

I mixed two gray plaster of Paris paints - one warm like ASCP French Linen, and one a bit lighter and cooler like ASCP Paris Gray. I mixed a grayed down white for accents. 

I painted the darker warmer gray on first, then the lighter cooler gray, and finished details in white. The architecture shows much better now...see the feet?

Then, a bit of sanding, a coat of clear Johnson's Paste Wax, and then some Johnson's Paste Wax mixed with brown paint used as a dark wax in certain places.

I was so glad to not have to do anything except deep clean the once NASTY top! Here's a photo to jog your memory...

And another from the day I brought it home...

And this morning, in my living room...

I am glad Julie and I went out to garage sales. I'm glad I asked how much the desk cost. I'm glad it was only $5. I'm glad I know how to mix plaster paint from .50c mismatched paint samples from Lowe's. 

All in all, this desk revision didn't cost a dime. I already had all the stuff I needed for the paint and wax. I kept the same hardware, though painted some of it white since it would not come off! I like it white, anyway, so that is another thing of which I can be glad!

These pieces were my inspiration:

via One King's Lane

Via Georgia Lacey Antiques

Via Tone on Tone

Via right here at Revisionary Life! 

Word for the Day:

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

Possibly Linking With:
Sunday
http://www.twiggstudios.com	Sunday Show-off Link Party
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/	Nifty Thrifty Sunday
http://thoughtsfromalice.blogspot.com/	Sundays at Home
Monday
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com	Mod Mix Monday
http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/	Masterpiece Monday
http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com http://southernhospitalityblog.com	Make it Pretty Monday Thrifty Treasures
Tuesday
http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/	Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/	Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.cedarhill-ranch.com/	The Scoop
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/	Inspire Me Tuesday
http://cityfarmhouse.com/	Inspiration Exchange Linky Party
Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.net/	Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.notjustahousewife.net/	Show Me What Ya Got
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/	What’s it Wednesday
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com	Cottage Style Party
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/	Penny Pinching Party
Thursday
http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/	Under $100 Link Party
http://staceyembracingchange.com/	Creative Inspirations
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/	Time Travel Thursday
http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/	Share Your Cup Thursday
Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/	Feathered Nest Friday
http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/	Furniture Feature Friday
http://redoux.blogspot.com/	Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/	Frugal Friday
http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/	Fabulously Creative Friday
Saturday
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/	Party Junk
http://too-much-time.com	Get Schooled Saturday
http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/	Show and Tell Saturday