An Antique Bed, Furniture Facelifts and a Blog Hop Party!

I've pretty much have always loved those old beds with curved footboards...aren't they so pretty!  I found this antique bed about a month ago when a few of us Raleigh thrifters got together for "I Love Thrifting Day".  I had a blast and found some great things, including this bed that I picked out for my pre-teen daughter's room...

Well, after bringing it home, she decided it wasn't her style (basically anything I like, she doesn't!)...aaah, the teenage years are not going to be fun!  Since the weather wasn't quite as sweltering this week, I finally pulled it out and painted it up...   

Since I wasn't limited to the color scheme for my daughter's room because I'm painting for resale, I chose one of my favorite colors (Martha Stewart's Spring Melt).  Let's see... I've painted it here and here now!  It's just such a versatile shade and can look pale blue, pale green, or pale grey...depending on the light.  It's just a soothing color, especially for a bedroom.  I mixed it up with calcium carbonate for that homemade chalk paint finish and used ASCP Pure White on the details, sanded down and added a clear wax finish.  Hopefully, it will go to a good home soon :)

On to an exciting announcement!  As I mentioned here, I'm thrilled to be working with a wonderful group of bloggers to bring together the first ever Southern Bloggers Conference!  I had hoped to go to Haven a few months back, but life had other plans for me that weekend.  I wanted so badly to meet some of the awesome, inspiring, incredible women behind all the great blogs I read, but now I'll have that chance again in two short months!  Besides meeting some fellow bloggers, learning how to organize and grow a blog and learn some great fall decorating tips, I have the opportunity to share some the furniture painting techniques that I've learned over the last several years...

I'm fairly new to blogging, but have been painting and re-finishing furniture for antique shows, shops, and my home for quite a few years now.  I'm also going to have some help teaching how to turn those furniture projects into a work of art from those super-talented parents I keep talkin' about!    

   

And the attendees of the Southern Blogger's Conference are in for a real treat because Annie Omar from Maison Blanche Paint Company will be there to introduce her beautiful new line of chalk-based paint, "La Craie", as well tips she’s learned through her years as a decorative painter and faux finisher.  My friend, Amy, wrote up a great interview with Annie here. Head on over and check it out...I can't wait to meet her!

So here's where I need your help...I have a many ideas/tricks/techniques that I'd love to share with all of you, but if you are going to the conference (or would like to go to one like it) what kind of furniture/painting tips would you like to learn about?...

The nuances of milk paint?...

Glazing?...

Stripping old finishes, staining, painting with latex, veneer and furniture repair...The topics could be endless!  What would you like to learn about?

 If you are planning on coming to the conference (or even thinking about coming to the conference), let us all know!  Just write a post on your own blog about it and let us know what you're most excited about, what you're hoping to learn and most importantly what you're hoping to take away from the conference.

Then, link up your blog post below or on one the following blogs so we can all get to know you.  It will appear on all of our blogs as well as The Southern Bloggers Conference blog.

Participating blogs are:
Barb of The Everyday Home
Amy of Atta Girl Says
Shirley of Housepitality Designs
Cindy of Living on the Bliss
Kristen of Sophia's Decor
Suzy of Worthing Court

When you link up, make sure to include your name, the name of your blog, and to link up to your specific post about the Southern Bloggers Conference. (If you don't have a blog, link up your Facebook or Twitter and make sure to show some love for the Southern Bloggers Conference.)

And...for incentive... the awesome Ann of On Sutton Place is donating this lovely pillow to be given away to one of the participants of the blog hop (of course none of the planning members will be eligible to win).

{20 x 20 Herb Script Pillow Cover, Natural Ivory and Brown Homespun Check Back from Sutton Place Designs on Etsy}

The blog hop linky will be open all the way through Friday, Oct. 12th. The winner will be announced at the conference on Saturday, Oct. 13th and you must be present to win.

The below button or a link back to the blog hop needs to be within your post. We'd really appreciate it if you'd display our button on your sidebar too, though it isn't required.  Go on...link up and have fun!



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Linking up Antique Bed Project to:

Cedar Hill Ranch
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Home Stories A to Z
Primitive & Proper
The Charm of Home
Common Ground
Stuff and Nonsense
French Country Cottage
At the Picket Fence
2805
My Romantic Home
Miss Mustard Seed
The Shabby Nest
Southern Hospitality
Between Naps on the Porch