I love three drawer dressers.  And I love red.

I painted this with Plaster Paint in Red Ruby.

I chose Ivory Lace for the font and then a dark glaze over the entire dresser before sealing it with liquid wax.

The client picked out the hardware from Hobby Lobby.

The original hardware was pulls so there were two holes for each pull.  We filled the holes (twice) and sanded them down so that the holes weren't visible any longer.

I think it turned out super pretty.  It's going to be picked up next week and will be a statement piece for someone's big, southern porch.

We are trying to finish up orders so we can close the shop and get ready for vacation.  We only take BIG vacations every so often and this is a big one for us.  I think Eddie and I are as excited as the kids. Ha!

I will share more about that soon. I just wanted to remind you guys about our end of the month flash sale on FB, Three Mango Seeds.  Sale starts at 6pm CST and is usually over at 7pm CST.   Plus, the Etsy shop, mangoseedmarketplace, will close September 4th and will reopen a few weeks after that. We are trying to get holiday signs ready and listed as well as prepare for a couple of fall shows.  Life is busy.

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Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!

Rustic Table with Antique Castor Wheels

We needed a good table on wheels for shows.  I think this one fits the bill.

I love the vintage industrial castor wheels that we found on Etsy.

Eddie created a herringbone pattern on top that turned out great.

We'll be able to use it in our booth as a display or use it at local shows with crates and baskets.

Upcoming shows for the fall are The Flying Pig Outdoor Market in October and Affair of the Heart in November.  See you there!

Custom "X" Console Table

Eddie has been building these custom tables for a little while now and people seem to love them.

The client shares with us the measurements that will best fit their space.  He builds it and I paint it.  We're a good team.

This particular table was painted with a pretty shade of white, slightly distressed and sealed.  The top was stained with a special mix of Provincial and Jacobean.

We will be delivering it one day this week to it's forever home.  I Can't wait.

The wood grain turned out so pretty on this one.

If you want to know more about custom built furniture, please email us at threemangoseeds@yahoo.com.  Thanks for stopping by!

Dresser makeover

We've had this dresser stacked in our garage along with some other furniture for a little over a year now.  My goal this weekend was to begin finishing some of these furniture projects so we can get our garage organized.

I am super happy.  I finished two furniture projects this weekend.

The color / brand paint we used was Plaster Paint Toasted Marshmallow then glazed.  We left the *original* hardware naturally aged.

This dresser came with a thick glass top, that was slightly over-sized but we still used it.

Eddie built a small shelf that would be great for a basket or turn it into a component shelf with a flat screen on top.

Loving how it turned out.  It will be offered for sale at the boutique soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

FARMHOUSE inspired table

This Farmhouse inspired table would be perfect as a changing table, knick knack display or a television console with baskets on the shelf to hide all your movies.

We've had a few requests for raw, unfinished furniture so the customer can finish it themselves.

The top is gorgeous.

If you are local (no shipping) and are interested, please shoot us an email with what you are looking for.  We can normally adjust the dimensions to fit your custom needs.  Please give us at least a 2 - 3 week turnaround time. Our email is threemangoseeds@yahoo.com.

DIY "X" Coffee Table & End Table

I love how these have turned out!  The stained tops are somewhat darker than they appear in the pictures.  Eddie built these to take to an upcoming outdoor market that we'll be setting up at...can't wait!  Hope people love these as much as I do.

Laundry Room Folding Table

It's finally finished!  We always have projects going on at our house, but the thing is that they are usually for someone else.  That means that "our" projects are always finished last, when we have a little spare time, which doesn't happen very often.

Here's how this folding table sat for several months in our garage.

Eddie built it specifically to fit these baskets.

Photo Credit

We like to stain first then paint secondly.  We created this custom stain color by using Provincial and Jacobean stain.  Applied three coats and finished it off with liquid wax in matte.

I knew I wanted the body of the table to have a white distressed, two-tone look to it and I wanted the bottom layer to appear to be a dark wood tone.  To achieve that look I painted the entire base in a dark brown paint.  Espresso from Plaster Paint.

After the basecoat dried I applied a light sealer so that when I begin to distress my table later I wouldn't be able to see the raw wood beneath this brown basecoat.  

I really watered down my basecoat so it would apply quickly and easily.  I didn't really care if it covered completely since I was going to heavily distress it anyway.

**TIP**  If you water down paint, always use bottled water.  The minerals in tap water mix with the additives in Plaster Paint and stink to high heaven!

Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong way when watering down your paint.  Find a consistency that you like, not too thick and not too runny.

Let your topcoat dry completely.  Here's what so great about this paint -- distressing with a wet rag!

I use my hubby's old white t-shirts.  I like to distress where the piece would naturally age over time, sharp corners and edges.  If you take off too much, simply paint back over it and let it dry.

The pictures don't do the top justice.  Seriously, I'm not even kidding.

Here it is actually in our laundry room where it has made doing laundry so much easier!

Our washer / dryer are on the exact opposite wall so its a little hard to get good pictures in this room.

Pay no mind to the paint touch-ups that are waiting to be fixed.  Our washer went out last July then two weeks later our dryer bit the dust as well.  Not a good week I'll tell ya!  We bought the same brand hoping that they would fit the old pedestals.  Guess what?  They didn't fit and I was not about to pay nearly $500 for them so Eddie built this.  I love it so much more than I ever did those pedestals.

Yay for finished projects!  Feels good to mark one more off the list!

Welcome Bench

We were at our local auction some time back and an old antique bed frame came up for bidding.  Eddie snatched it right up.  Here's the transformation.

He used the footboard to create the sides, a rail for the front and pine for the bench seat.

I created a custom mix of paint using Toasted Marshmallow & Espresso Plaster Paint and applied one half hazard base coat.

I also created a custom stain mix using Jacobean & Provincial wood stain for the bench seat.

After the basecoat was dry I painted it with Sweet Cream.  See that faux brick?  Check back next week and I'll show you what we did with that.

Next, I distressed & added the WELCOME typography on the back of the bench and began filling it in.

Finished it off with liquid sealer in matte.

And here it is in it's new home...

We've done so many signs lately that it was a nice break and FUN to do some furniture again!