Grown Up Little Girl Rooms

Lately I have been getting a ton of custom requests for little girls rooms.

Everyone is switching to their "big girl rooms" & it is so nice to get to play with fun colors!

I had a chance to work with two very sweet ladies recently so I thought I would share both of their furniture transformations in one post since their daughters rooms were both in a state of transition.

Two completely different looks but two adorable looks ;)

First off we will start with Dalia's Little Girls room:

For her daughters room she wanted something white & metallic for her head board & night stands:

Before:

Juuuuuuuuuust kidding.

I completely blanked on this portion of the project. Whoopsies!

Before they were all white with antique hardware {the french looking ones}

So we opted to modernize them to go with a different feel for the room.

After:

I love the look of the two tones, it really makes it pop 

yet, is still neutral enough that it could go anywhere in a home other than a little girls room :)

I really love the detail on these night stands, the charming character of them really meshes well with the new modern hardware & silver metallic paint.

I really wish I would have taken before pictures because one of the biggest transformations was the hardware, changing it to modern silver knobs with detail around them & a bin pull made a HUGE difference. 

They turned out soo good. 

This was my first project using metallic paint on furniture & I don't think it will be my last.

I really love how the drawers trick you into thinking their are 4 but in all reality these are just two drawers!

I love extra hardware ;)

& I was in the process of moving these out to the truck to deliver them when I realized I didn't get a picture of this super cute headboard so I'm sorry for the presentation haha!

This was such a fun set to work on! I loved how girly but grown up it came out.

You can never go wrong with white & grey! :)

& Now for the other little girls room.

I loved that she wanted to play with fun bold colors.

I remember back in the day when I had a Hot Pink & Purple room.

It must just be a phase every girl goes through haha!

This bookcase has totally captured my heart.

I want to be a little girl again so I can have it in my room!

Before:

This nightstand had seen many lifes,

orange, blue, grey, green, ect.

It was fun to see all the colors when I sanded it down.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! 

Therefore. The hot pink was already painted haha :)

Before it was all orange & blue.

After:

Are you in love?

Because I so am.

Please excuse the hot pink section, it was still drying, 

I was just too excited with how it all turned out.

I loved this whole two tone feel that both projects had going on.

The hot pink really popped against the dark purple.

The arc on the sides on the bookcase really make a huge impact on the whole feel of this bookcase.

I couldn't picture it any other way now.

The colors look so good for a little girls room!

When my client came to me with these cute little hooks I was smitten,

they really tie the two colors together.

So what do you guys think?!

It was so fun to work for both clients & their daughters rooms.

Its a nice change from all the "grown up" furniture I do.

Color is always a fun experience.

Have you guys fallen in love with any bold or fun colors lately?!

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Have a great Tuesday everyone!!

xoxox

Jordyn Luise Blog

Kentucky Blue Grass End Tables

Lately I have been SO consumed in projects that I completely neglected my blog.

Sorry! But it is okay, I'm back and I can't wait to share with you this project I just finished for a beach house in Top Sail.

After you see how adorable they turned out and the amazing new paint color I found I think I'll be forgiven ;)

Recently I sold our computer desk because the hubby and I decided we wanted to build our own.

That is when I met Jan, she bought our desk then showed me images of some night stands she needed re done.

Let me just tell you, I was in LOVE. I wanted her end tables haha!

They turned out soo cute and look perfect in her Beach house with our old desk!

Now for some pictures:

Before:

After:

How cute are the legs on this beauty?!

Can you believe what some paint can do?

I wanted to keep these for myself! haha!

I decided to do more distressing than usual because I loved the contrast of the blue against the orange colored wood. & the distressing was perfect for a beach house!

I love all the feminine lines that these nightstands have to offer, they are so dainty and pretty!

I decided to keep the hardware just as I got them because they matched perfectly!

I can just imagine how cute they are going to look when Jan gets her whole room done,

they are going to be so fun to dress up with accessories!

What do you think about the bold color choice? 

I love her color pallet for the room, white, coral, & this lovely shade of blue.

For all you wondering, this paint color is called Kentucky Blue Grass and can be found at Walmart by the brand Color Place.

For some reason I love their paint! It seems to go on way better than Valspar or any other paint I have tried.

What are your thoughts on the nightstands?

Have you fallen in love with any great new colors lately?

If you have been up to any projects I would love to seem them! Link them up to my face book page here.

Can't wait to hear from you!

xoxoxo

Jordyn Luise

Dark Walnut Makeover

Recently I have had the pleasure with working with this amazing couple Ceci & Bruce.

They recently re did their kitchen & the last thing they needed to complete was their buffet table.

They went with an entire new look in their kitchen so the existing buffet tables light stain didn't match at all with their new Tobacco/Dark Walnut colored dining room table.

Before:

I love the clean lines to this table. It is so simple yet so perfect.  

At first we had discussed doing the whole buffet table stained.  

But later that became problematic so we came up with the idea to stain the top & paint the bottom. Which turned out adorable in my opinion :)  

After:

I am so in love with how this little beauty turned out!!

I think this look will tie in more with what Ceci & Bruce had going on in the the kitchen.

The dark wood matches their new table & the white matches their kitchen.

Making it feel as if it has always belonged there :)

I put about 3 heavy coats of Polycrilic on the top of the stain to protect the stain & make it easier for clean ups.

Here is a close up of the wood color. I love how you get to see all the texture in the wood when you re stain a piece. This took me a few different coats to get it this dark. The wood was a pine when I sanded it down so it was really light and needed a few coats to get it to such a dark color.

Are you as much in love with this table as I am?! Because I realllllllly wanted to keep this haha.

Just think of all the added storage this would bring to a kitchen!

While I was there picking up their buffet table to re do it, Ceci showed me this lovely rocking chair that she has had for almost 20 years. It was the rocking chair she used to rock her baby to sleep every night :)

{I love hearing that furniture can have sentimental feelings & the stories behind them}

Before it was a almost a cherry color, it was kept in great shape. She just wanted to update it to match all the wood & to get rid of a few nicks here and there, along with putting a protective coat on it which it didn't have before.

Before:

I feel like I always say how much I love all of the furniture I get to redo....

But I really do love them all!

Especially this one.

This is like the perfect rocking chair. I love the clean lines to it, yet the little detailed curves it in, like the seat :)

After:

All I did was sand the chair down & re stain it a darker color & add a protective coat to it.

It wasn't a huge change but it freshened it up :)

I loved how pretty this chair came out! 

I don't know why but the wood tones looked completely different and stood out more than they did before. 

It will fit in so perfect in it's home at Ceci & Bruce's!

I couldn't stop taking pictures of this gorgeous chair.

It is the perfect chair to just cuddle up in & relax!

So basically I was in love, yet again with my clients furniture.

But can you blame me?

They are simple timeless pieces that would look adorable in any home!

xoxox

Jordynluise

Shabby Chic Bar Stools

Hi Again! I'm back with yet another blog post tonight!

Last month I teamed up with EllieMac Designs && became an assistant for the lovely Ellie McIntosh. I couldn't believe I was given such a neat opportunity to work with her and be apart of her company!

It is going to be such a great learning experience & I wanted to introduce you guys to her business.

You can find her facebook page here && her website here.

She is an amazing artist and an incredible designer!

She has a huge range in what she can do and would love to work with any of you!

Please checkout her website & facebook page as she has just relocated her business here from Colorado last May. She has worked with many different people and many different budgets, so don't be scared by the idea of an interior designer. She has many talents along with paintings and wall murals. 

So if you have the time check her out and see what she is all about as I will probably be referencing to EllieMac designs in the future :) 

As one of my first to do's she gave me these awesome bar stools she needed done for a clients house.

I'm sad I forgot to take a before picture but they were a dark wood color.

So here are the After's.

For some reason the only pictures I could find were of when I was working on one of the bar stools but both were distressed exactly the same.

We went back and forth between a few different options on the stools and I'm so happy with the choice we agree'd on! I can't wait to see how they look in Ellie's client's home! 

I love the look of the wood on top & the creamy white base with some distressing here and there.

It really brought out the detail of the legs of these adorable bar stools.

I just can't get over how cute they are! Before they were all the same color wood as the seat on the stools.

Ellies client really loves the Shabby Chic Look & Bright colors, I think these neutral but interesting pieces will be a great accent in her clients kitchen!

I think I'm in love. Aren't you?

Xoxo 

Jordynluise

Rocking Chair Bliss

One of the things I love most is seeing how things change over time.

Recently I got the privilege of transforming this adorable rocking chair into right state.

When this piece came to me it looked like it had been through a battle field of colors.

My client had picked it up from a sweet old lady & fell in love with it.

She knew that it had potential to be lovely & I was happy to make it happen for her!

Before:

Before the piece was a red & white color.A bit worn but still had so much character!

It was kind of exciting to see all the different shades of color this one little rocking chair had been painted over the years, from red, green, blue, & white.

I have never seen a rocking chair like this, I totally fell in love! But who wouldn't?

Here is a better picture of all of the different colors that it had once been.

After:

My client opted to just got with a solid tan color.

I couldn't have agree'd more!

Keeping it one color really made all the different angles of this piece stand out.

After sanding & priming you would have never known that this little beauty was so old!

I can't get over just how different it looks from when I picked it up from my client!

Even though today it is pouring outside here in NC, I can just picture Amy sitting out on her new rocking chair  drinking some sweet tea and reading a book! This little beauty is going to get a lot of use this coming summer!

What do you guys think? Do you like how it turned out?

What kind of outdoor furniture do you have?

Link up some photos to my facebook and show us all how you relax when the weather is warm!

Can't wait to hear from you!

Xoxo

Jordynluise