Category Archives: Furniture

Featured Work, Table

Table with Scrabble-like Game Board and Faux Marble

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This vintage table was probably designed to hold a television back when televisions were big and fat, but as soon as I saw it I knew it had a higher purpose! It stands 27 1/2 inches tall and its top is 24″ X 21″. And it does something special!  The whole top turns 360 degrees in BOTH directions!!! What better use than to play Scrabble on!!!  I painted a faux pink marble top with a regulation size Scrabble-like board centered in the middle. Yes, I know, there are no labels on the pink, red and blue squares, but if you love to play Scrabble then you know what the colors mean without the labels, right?   I also painted all four of the table’s side skirts with soft pink wild roses for a touch of charm.  It is sturdy with legs that can be easily unscrewed and removed for transport.

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Chair, Children's, Commisioned Work

Light house children’s chair

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This little child’s chair is painted as if it were a mural. The chair belonged to the client who gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted and this was the result.  The beach scene wraps around all surfaces of the chair.  The light house is a famous one, I am sure you recognize it.  The model for the hyper-realistic copper sand pail was a miniature pail that I stuck into rice to capture the look I wanted. The seagulls were taken from photos a friend took at the beach.  The sand castle which I painted on one of the sides was a particularly difficult challenge.

Featured Work, Table

Magnolia SideTable

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The life size Magnolias painted on this side table look real enough to inhale their delicate aroma!  It looks as if you could just stroke the petals and feel the leathery character of the blossoms.  This small pale pink table was my first time experimenting with a diffuse background to suggest a distant backdrop. The art is only about a foot square. The table was purchased new from an unpainted furniture store.  This piece is one of my all time favorites.

Featured Work, Table

Green Marble table with Jade Beads

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This small side table is painted with a faux marble surface and trompe l’oeil jade beads that appear to have been casually dropped there. The necklace looks ready to scoop up and put on, doesn’t it?  The key is in the shadows!  The table has graceful legs with carved knees which I gilded gold. I included a photo here of the faux marble surface before I painted the beads.  This now charming table was a rescue from a tag sale and it looked unsalvageable when I took it home.  It had been painted with such thick black paint that the drips could almost be peeled off! I stripped it and sanded it. The broken trim on one side had been ridiculous attached with a hot glue gun! Needless to say I removed it, cleaned it up, molded a little missing length and reattached it so well that even I am not sure which side I fixed!