Burlap Chair

We turned an old ugly brown chair into something fabulous...

What do you think?

Dressers

 We have been busy this week. Here is only a portion of what we have been up to...

Three drawer french provincial dresser in yellow, white and stained top. 

30" tall. 34" wide. 19" deep
$180

Red chest of drawers. 

$225

Green distressed chest of drawers with white distressed knobs. 

$250

Three Drawer Maple Dresser. Painted blue and heavily distressed with stained drawers. 

31.5" tall. 30" wide. 18.25" deep.
$175 

Items are available for purchase at Chic Staging & Design

For more information you can send us an email at chicstaging@yahoo.com 

New Color

It's time to introduce a new color... 

We call this custom color "just beachy"

***We do not give out our color information. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

***If you would like a quote for a piece to be painted in this color please email us at chicstaging@yahoo.com

New Location

We are now location in an additional space in Tehachapi, Ca. 

It's a great vendor mall called U-Neek Findz

Located at 450 W "F" Street, Tehachapi, CA

Hours:

 Tuesday - Friday 10am to 5pm

Saturday 10am to 4pm

Sunday 11am to 4pm

Here are a few pictures of some items we have up there... More to come in the coming weeks

Three Speckled Hens Show

Well, It's that time of year again we are getting ready for one of our favorite shows...

The Three Speckled Hens Show in Paso Robles. It will be held on April 14th and 15th. You can find more info HERE

So, we have been out hunting and hunting for some good ol' junk! Here are a few pictures to get you excited about the show. 

Again, this is a very small portion of what we are taking. There will be LOTS more to show off! 

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Dresser to Bench

Well, we know is has been ages since we have last made a post so here goes...

We picked up a dresser a few weeks ago and it was missing a few drawers. We saw the potential it had in it that others missed. So, we decided to make a bench! 

We forgot to get a before picture of the dresser because I, Kamille, was to impatient to start the demo :)

This is a picture where you can see how the bench is going to look. We took the top off and all the drawers out. We then cut the top down to fit as the bench top (always reuse as much as you can). 

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We were going to put the drawer facings on the back and sides but since the dresser was missing some drawers we did not have enough. Luckily, we had some bead board we bought for a different project so we measured and cut to size. Top of the tops with some molding and we are almost done! 

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We gave it a nice coat of our favorite blue. Added some new hardware and topped it off with some burlap pillows. 

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What do you guys think? We have had some good feedback on facebook already! 


This can be purchased at Timeless Furnishings, 1918 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Cabinet Before and After

We came across this cabinet at a yard sale a few weeks back. The bottom panels were pretty beat up. We decided to take the wicker panels out.

And this is how it turned out...

Painted in heirloom white and the handles grey to match the fabric. Replaced the panels with this great fabric and also put it on the back of the cabinet.

Love it!

$399.99

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Some Before and After pictures

We have a lot of people ask us what the piece looked like before we painted it. Here are a few examples of some items we have done over the last few months.

Here is a vintage stereo cabinet. Lucky for us the stereo was already taken out of it (these are stinking heavy when the stereo is still in it). It was a great french provincial style and the cabinet doors slid open for extra storage.

We decided to paint it turquoise and rubbed some Howards dark oak paste wax over it.

Another great french provincial piece. We can never have too many french pieces in stock!

We painted the bottom part a blossom white and the top a canyon black. This piece also had matching nightstands. Distressed it to show off the great detail.

This is a basic desk you would find in the 50's. Solid! Painted it a dark brown but the hardware was not cutting it for us. Changed out the top two drawers with turquoise knobs and replaced the bottom two drawers with some simple silver pulls.

We came across this table just a few days ago and decided to just go ahead and get it. The top was a laminate that I was not to thrilled with. So we turned this table into.....

(oh, and please excuse the junk in the back)

.....This

We took the legs from the round table and some 100+ year old barn wood and made a square table. We sealed the top with Howards Feed n Wax and painted the legs a green and distressed.

What do you all think?

The tail of the missing drawer...

So, it has been a while since the last post..

The tail of the missing drawer....

We picked up this chest of drawers a while back and have been trying to figure out what we wanted to do with it. The top drawer was all messed up and missing a piece from one side.

At first we were just going to fix the drawer but today while my aunt was gone I got a bright idea... It involves a saw!!! Very dangerous!

What I decided to do was take the top off and then cut the broken drawer out to make it a 3 drawer dresser instead of 4! This was a lot easier than I had originally thought

So this is what it looks like with 3 drawers.

Next step was to sand it down and take the hardware off.

I started by painting it an espresso color and then just dry brushed on a blue.

Then dry brused a green...

It still needed something so I decided to sand it down to blend the colors in so it wasn't so noticeable.

All in all I think it came out pretty good. So good that my aunt didn't notice that it was the same dresser!

I would say that is a success!!!

Old Stereo Cabniet.. What to do???

A few days ago we came across this old stereo cabinet on Craigslist. (We love Craigslist!)

The detail is amazing and is going to look great when we finish it. The only thing is we are not sure what we want to do with it???

We have a few comments/suggestions on Facebook from fans saying to make it into a bar/beverage center. Sounds like a good idea but to cut the front off and make a door? Might be better to do something else.

Any suggestions??

This is what we have done so far...

I know, I know.. We did too much :)

Where do we sell...

Chic Staging and Design sells in many different places. We have had a lot of people ask where we sell our items so here it is!

1. Online at www.chicstaginganddesign.com

2. Timeless Furnishings, 1918 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301

3. Xscape Salon, 7737 Meany Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93308

4. Craft Shows in and around Bakersfield… Check the event calendar for details… Event Calendar

You can also contact us by email at info@chicstaginganddesign.com for more information and shipping quotes.

Brown and Turquoise Dresser

This is a story about an old dresser that needed a little TLC. As you can see from the picture below it needs some help. A few drawers needed some work done to them and the colors and writing had to go!

I started by taking all the drawers out to make it easier to sand and paint. You can leave the drawers in but if you do decide to take them out I would mark them with a number on the drawers and in the dresser (where it will not be visible) so the drawers fit perfect! I used a 150 grit sand paper and lightly sanded.

We wanted to try something different with this dresser so I had some leftover paint that I used in my house. For the base we used a dark brown paint from Sherman Williams. When painting with the base coat make sure you get a good coverage.

Once the base coat is dry you can start having fun! For the top coat we decided to go with a turquoise color (also left over from house paint). For this step all you need to do is put a little paint on your brush and lightly brush it on. You want the brown to show through.

Here is a view from the side…

Your not done yet!!! We spray painted the knobs a metallic silver. All the knobs were in great shape but the color did not match. Well, spray paint helped with that and they look like brand new knobs.

We also decided to line the drawers with fun contact paper to give it a clean look.

All in all we think it turned out great!

We are selling this piece for $149.. If interested in purchasing please visit www.chicstaginganddesign.com

*This has been sold..

Cain Back Chairs

These chairs turned out wonderful! We were super excited when we put the last cushion on this afternoon.
Here are a few pictures of the finished product.

Chairs are distressed with a Paris inspired fabric on the cushions. 2 chairs have arms and the other 2 do not.

Set of 4 black french dining chairs.

Can be purchased at www.chicstaginganddesign.com

Princess Crown Hooks

Do you or someone you know have a princess in the house?

Just in are these adorable princess hooks. Use it as a coat hanger, backpack hanger, stocking holder or…

Looks great as is or spray paint it any color to match your decor!

Purchase on our website… Link below!

Princess Crown Hooks

Thanks! Chic Staging and Design

french provincial style dresser

French Provincial Dresser

First, we love coming across these french provincial style dressers. They are well-built and look great in just about any color.

We came across six different styles in a matter of three days and we were super excited! This is my favorite piece because it needed the most work. As you can see the drawers are all different and there is one lonely handle. Luckily, the owner had another set of handles that he had never put on…

So, we started but lightly sanding it down and changing the handles. Once that was done we wiped it down with a wet rag and waited for it to dry.

Once dry we started the painting process.

We Like to use American Accents Canyon Black Satin Paint and we also used a paint sprayer on this piece.

Below is a picture of the dresser after we finished spraying it… It was nice and black but it still needed something

It needed a little distressing.. What a difference! We love it! For distressing we used a sanding block and went around the edges. Once the distressing was finished we put a finishing wax on for a nice smooth finish!

We worked on all six pieces in one day and I must say my arm was killing me! But well worth it!

Enjoy!

Chic Staging and Design

Bookcase Before and After

Bookcase Before and After

This was a bookcase that we picked up at a yard sale. It was green with a bunch of strawberries all over. We sanded it down really good so the berries wouldn’t show through.

Once sanded we started painting. We decided to do something a little different and use turquoise/aqua color. Once it was painted and dried we lightly sanded for a smooth finish.

Well, it wasn’t finished yet so we rubbed a dark glaze over the bookcase to give it an antiqued look.

Here is the finished product.

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