Getting a handle on things.......

The three plain wooden drawer pulls on the dresser were the original and hardly French looking. I'd ventured out to look at metal pulls but all looked too new, were too expensive, or had to be special ordered. After picking up my lamp on Wednesday, I had to swing by SuzAnna's Antiques again as I'd left something behind. There, in the office, sitting in a box of newspaper, Stacey of Flotsam & Jetsam (who'd stopped by thanks Stacey), spied these pulls tied together with string. Literally, there at my feet, among some newly arrived items, were the perfect metal pulls.........and there were three of them, complete with their old screws...................for just $8 total. Now how serendipitous was that! I knew immediately they were the ones...........the color, worn finish, and the French look was perfect.

Guess what I was doing yesterday while taking a 'paint break' in the afternoon........measuring, drilling and installing these pulls of course.



You have to admit they really finish the piece off. Once again I found exactly what I was searching for, at a great bargain price, and at my favorite shop.




Hung a tassel, now feel this dresser looks just the way I hoped it would when I envisioned my French country dining room.

Chair Update: Have made some changes in the paint color...........no surprise right? Job going slowly as each chair requires three coats to get the desired effect ~ then will need 'aging' and a final waxing, and eventually new fabric on the seats ~ thinking vintage cotton velvet but hard to find in the color I'd love. One of the arm chairs will be a different color paint ~ it sits in a corner of the dining room and will be an accent piece with a really beautiful fabric on the seat. I love painting this furniture but it is going to take time...a lot of it!