Farm Chicks

That's right!! We are vendors of the show that we all love. We are going to Farm Chicks!! If you have never been to Farm Chicks then you have no idea what you are missing out on. It is the most Junk Eye Candy that you have ever seen if your life. The displays are over the top incredible and the amazing ideas will get your creative juices flowing like crazy.  The show is June 2nd & 3rd at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds. Admission is only $7.00. You can find anything that you can imagine at this show.

We are going to be in Bay 1 and we are bringing lots of rusty, crusty, junky and beautiful finds. Lots of amazing handmade goodies too.

Here are just a few.

Come out and see our goodies and the other amazing goods.

Just a little change makes a big difference

This may come as a surprise but not every orphaned piece of furniture that we find are necessarily pretty.

Some are covered in cobwebs, some are two spider jobs, some are covered in ugly paint and some are covered in uuuuuummmmmm......other "STUFF".

It may also come as surprise that my dear junk hunk sometimes does not see the potential that I see....I know, hard to believe...I know.

I can always tell when he doesn't agree with my purchases. There is a always a big, toothy smile - you know the one - the smile that says "Really? I can't let you go anywhere by yourself." Followed by the always anticipated "Sweeeeettyyyy." Said in that shame on you tone.

I knew that I would see and hear that all too familiar "What were you thinking?" attitude...when I brought this sweet little find home.  

Now, I personally thought this piece had lots of potential, in spite of the wonderful rope handles. My junk hunk personally thought...and was willing to share those thoughts.....that I should have thrown this piece away and certainly should not waste my time painting it.

It is solid wood. It has great carved details. All of the drawers open and close great and are like new inside. What is not to love?

After I cleaned it up a bit, I filled the old hardware holes. They were really close together making it almost Then, I broke out the CeCe Caldwell Vintage White... while the junk hunk was gone.....No sanding or priming, just brush is on.

Did a little distressing to bring out some of those great carvings and then gave it a hand waxed finish...super easy. Finally, I drilled some new holes and added a few pretty as can be porcelain rose handles.

A few little changes added up to this sweet piece.

This sweetheart has already found a new home.

Not saying "I told you so...but..."

Make sure you enter my CeCe Caldwell "Green" Paint Giveaway - Sponsored by the Western Region.

CeCe Caldwell "Green" Paint Giveaway!!

When I find something that I love, something that really works great, something that is better and newer than what is out there....I tell everyone. Not just people that I know, but everyone that will listen. 

Yes, I am one of those girls....I will talk to you in the grocery store line or while we are waiting to see our doctor. The funny thing is...when I don't initiate the conversation....strangers will just start talking to me. I think I have one of those faces....a "I will talk to you and tell you everything I know" faces.

Anyway, when I found out about CeCe Caldwell "Green" Paints, I wanted to try them. I loved the other paints out there but had a hard time with smelly waxes. It was such an amazing product that we decided to carry it in our store and use it almost exclusively in painting in our store.

I my opinion it is the best paint out there right now for painting furniture. I love it, it works great and want to tell everyone about it. I am convinced that once you try it...you will be hooked.

It is easy to use, it can be used in the house or shop because No VOC's and no smell, it comes in gorgeous colors, it can be used with other products to enhance our beautiful paint, it is made in the USA and most importantly.....you will get the best customer service that I or any other CeCe retailer can provide you.

We will take the time to make sure that your project comes out beautifully. We will answer your questions and offer free guidance. We offer classes and workshops...well, you get the idea.

Because I believe in this product so much and want to spread the word -

WE ARE HAVING A GIVEAWAY!!!

What will you get you ask?

Well, you will get 21 sample pot sizes of every color that is offered at this moment.

You will get a hand painted color chart with all of the colors.

You will get a full can of clear wax - it smells like heaven.

AND

You will get a full can of our brand new Satin Finish Sealer....works like painting on wax.

You will also get a couple of surprise goodies as well.

SOUND GOOD?

There are several ways to enter - or enter several times by doing all of the following:

1. Become a follower on my blog and leave me a comment - I you already follow just leave a comment.
2. Like me on Facebook and leave me a comment below -  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Orphaned-Decor/325188349988
3. Like CeCeCaldwells Paint Page and leave me a comment below -  http://www.facebook.com/CeCePaints?ref=ts
4. Share this giveaway on Facebook and leave me a comment below.
5. Come into the shop and mention this giveaway and get an entry.
6. And for two entries - Blog about this giveaway or post a link back to my giveaway and comment below.

Wooohhh..... that's a lot of ways to win!!!

I know that if you try this paint you will love as much as I do. 

We do ship samples as well, if you don't want to wait to win. Just click on shop now at the top - you can see our great colors there too.

The winners will be announced on May 15th....and we might be adding some other prizes as well....so check back to see what we are up to.

So go now my pretties - spread the word and let the paint fly!!!!

Create something beautiful with CeCe Caldwell Paint Classes

This last weekend we had our first of many CeCe Caldwell Paint Classes...and we had a great time.

I have always said it is amazing what a coat of paint can do for a piece of furniture. When it is CeCe Caldwell paint - well, the transformation is almost unbelievable. We have taken some the ugliest orphans and made them into cute little babes that anyone would love to have in their lives.

Do you have a little something that needs a little something or maybe a lot something? We can help...really we can help...no really.

This is one of our students from this weekend...sweet Ms. Quinn....she was kind enough to let us do a before and after pictures of her and her project.

She brought in this sweet little kitchen shelf with great bones but a less than attractive finish. Quinn loves color and I love that Quinn loves color. She chose Spring Hill Green, light distressing by sanding and then a clear wax.

After a little demo from me...we were off and painting.

This is Quinn and her little cutie after...the wax is still curing.

This sweet shelf is so much better after....and is ready for her closeup.

I love this color and Quinns big smile.

Are you curious about how our paint works? Do you have an ugly orphan with good bones that could use a makeover?

We just posted class information for May and June. Let us help you Refunk Your Junk - (personal makeover optional.) Just click the Classes Tab above. 

To register to can email, come into the shop or call.

If you would like to gather some friends and chose a special date for your clan...we can do that too.

Hope to see you soon.

Read Your Warning Labels on Your Paint!

Please READ your labels!

These are the labels of the paint and wax that I used to use almost daily.  

Lung Damage???!! Really???!!!!

Read your Warning LABELS! I never really thought about this before I started using CeCe Caldwell's Paints. Paint stinks, it is hazardous and you have to keep it away from children...we all know that...it is a given...until CeCe came out with her paint and wax. Some poplar paints do not even have a  label with contents on it.

Ce Ce Caldwell's Paints has no warning labels. Why you ask? Because it is Non-Toxic, NoVOC's, and No Odor! The ingredients are listed...Water, Clay, Porcelain Clay, Chalk, Alcohol Ester (as a binder), Cellulose, Pigments, Preservative! CeCe Caldwell's Paint is so safe expectant mothers can use it. I even let my grandchildren paint with it without having to worry about skin contact or fumes.
Two of them have terrible asthma and it does not bother them at all.

There are NO warning that says keep out of the reach of children.... because it is safe and natural. 

 My very favorite product is my CeCe Caldwell's Wax! It is the best! I can wax and walk away without a nasty headache! CeCe Wax does not require a HAZMAT for shipping like some others do! Now that should tell you how harmful other wax products are! And....how very safe CeCe Caldwell's products are! So next time you purchase paint and wax READ THE LABELS!

My wax and paint of CHOICE is CeCe Caldwell's!

CeCe Caldwell's paint and wax labels:

To purchase CeCe Caldwell's Paints please visit Orphaned Decor or Ronan's Door in
Spokane, WA. or order online at www.orphaneddecor.blogspot.com 

How I saved a 150 Year old Farm House Cabinet

I have been lusting after this gorgeous antique cabinet that was salvaged from a 150 year old farmhouse ever since I first saw it. It belonged to some good friends of ours and it was never for sale. Every time we visited I would also visit this sweet piece that sat waiting in the garage for something.

My friends always were going to do something with it..but life happens.

Sadly, my buddies have to move and just don't have room to take this 7 foot tall and 7 foot 4 inch long goodie with them....good for me.

After trying for a bit to sell this piece via craigslist but failing I was able to pick it up. I was thrilled...although it needed alot more help than I originally thought.

But we all know the feeling...when you see something...regardless of the shape it is in...you can see it finished and beautiful...that is this kind of piece for me.

Of course all of the glass was gone. We have been hoarding old glass for awhile...you know the kind, wavy and tiny bubbles. My junk hunk cut it and we added it into the doors.

Some of the old hardware was not salvagable.

We added new hardware which we tried to make look old.

The top of the bottom piece was completely rotten. We replaced it with salvaged wood - we also added some bead board that was salvaged from the same house.
We loved the original patina. It had been painted several different colors over the years - greens, blues and whites. It was chippy and crackled - I loved it.
So we sanded it to remove the falling off pieces and sealed it to protect that gorgeous junky finish.
 So the hard part was...how are we going to make the new pieces that we added - crown molding and more look like the original finish. That is where CeCe Caldwell Green Paint came in.

We used Alaskan Tundra, Vintage White and Destin Gulf Green to replicate the finish...so we layered and crackled and sanded and layered and sanded and layered and crackled and... well you get the idea....Until I thought that we had it looking pretty original.

Can you tell which is the original and which is the new finish?

So after 30 hours give or take she is ready for her debut at the Spokane Home and Garden Show.

I may add some baskets to the shelves below but other than that I think she is perfect.

I am usually very good about not taking home my work... but if I had a place she would live with me...alas, I have no room so she is ready for adoption. Maybe in your kitchen or dining room? Or heck, she would be perfect to hold all of your crafting supplies.

I love that this piece has been saved and I love that I was able to do it with All natural, made in the US products. I wish we could have salvaged more of the house. They don't make pieces like this anymore.

What do you think?

My love affair with Vintage White.

Is it wrong to say that "Vintage White" is my favorite color? I mean.. white is actually the absence of color... or at least I have heard that... Never the less...It is my favorite color.

 I have long been a fan of shabby chic decor. I have heard that it is out of style and that wouldn't surprise me because I am not always in style..I know a big shock for those of you that know how fashionable I am.

I love the way a coat of creamy white paint can transform an otherwise ugly piece of furniture.

I heard that back in the day, that rich folks would take their old but expensive furnishings and put them in their summer homes. They would cover the old pieces, some with gilded features, with a coat of white paint to update them and make them more suitable and less formal for their summer places. Makes sense to me. Thus, the look was born.

Regardless of where it came from - excuse me Ms. Ashwell - I love it still and so do a lot of my customers.

Last week we found this poor orphaned china hutch. 

Yes, I know that she is outdated and not so...ummm...great, but she has good bones. Becauseof that we thought we would give her another chance. We covered her in two coats of CeCe Caldwells Vintage White. If you haven't used CeCe's paint, you should. I glides on and covers to well with no vocs or smell. You can paint inside which is a great thing when it is cold and blowing outside. You don't have to sand or prime either - even on this slick surface. You can also use the buttery wax indoors as well. It has no petroleum in it so it doesn't have the awful smell of gasoline that some other popular brands do.

After just a couple of hours of work including some light distressing and waxing this is what we ended up with.

She looks like a whole new girl to me. We got rid of her criss cross braces and look how she shines. She is now looking for a new home.

This is another project that was transformed with CeCe's vintage White. My hubby didn't even want to load up this monster of a dresser when he first saw it. He thought that it was just to ugly...but I saw lots of great storage....so load it up we did. Again, I chose white and I love how it turned out.

7 feet of 9 gorgeous drawers and storage space...looking great.

So maybe I am out of style and maybe I don't know all of the technical gibber jab about color vocabulary....I do have a love affair with Vintage White.