new everything.

Hello everyone!

I am extremely excited to announce the launch of the brand new website and blog at  www.rebeccasehn.com.   If you subscribe, be sure to update your feed!

I will no longer be posting on this page, so I shall see you all on the flip side.  :)

rebecca sehn

New Website:  http://www.rebeccasehn.com

New Blog:  http://www.rebeccasehnblog.com

New Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/rebeccasehn

with a little elbow grease…

It’s no secret:  I LOVE anything that looks vintage, worn, eclectic….or just plain old (I prefer to call it ‘loved’, though.)   :)

Although my new office is incredibly tiny (I prefer to call it ‘cozy’…) I still need to furnish it in some way, shape, or form.  And because I’m not quite sure how free a rein Adam will give me when it comes to decorating our future home, I have decided to take all my decorating dreams into the office instead.  Therefore, it will be decorated with my favourite shade of green, a few eclectic pieces, and some vintage flair.

The problem with antiques is that they usually come attached to a monster price tag – the pieces I love the most always seem to be in the thousands!  So my solution for one such piece was:

1) Purchase an incredibly inexpensive second hand nine drawer dresser.  It was originally purchased at Woodwards in the 1940’s.  I forgot to take a ‘before’ picture, but it was a dark walnut finish – you know the kind.

2) Sand it (well, Adam actually did most of the sanding….)

3) Paint it  2-3 coats (with lots of help from Adam and my mother…)

4) Sand the edges and bash it up a little.  I used a sanding sponge block -worked perfectly, a hammer to give it some nicks and dents, and then I took a chain to it and basically just beat it up.  (Yes, it was totally fun.)

This is what the edges look like now:

And these are the original handles, which I re-affixed to 6 of the 9 drawers.  I’m thinking about distressing it a little further with some tinted paint – especially right around the high contact areas like handles.

The dresser was missing a handle, so I bought three new ones for the centre three drawers.  They’re a little too yellow, so I’m going to paint them with the same paint I used on the office walls (like the colour on the right.)

I was too lazy to go get my wide angle, so this is the best I could do in my garage:

If you’re thinking of taking on a project like this and want to do it properly (aka spend more time on it than I did), I found a really great step-by-step article here.  She seems to really know what she’s talking about.

What do you think?   Love it?  Hate it?

04.20.2010 -

Bella Taylor - Oh wowzers that looks amazing! I know exactly what you mean about big price tags. What a fabulous idea!

04.17.2010 -

Vanessa Ng - I’m very impressed, Miss DIY – great results. I have no doubt it’ll look fantastic in your new office. Looking forward to paying you a visit soon :)

04.17.2010 -

julianna - the dresser is amazing and office with ocean view( MAYBE ) SOUNDS LIKE HEAVEN!

04.16.2010 -

Christine - This looks awesome!! I might copy this :) thanks for the inspiration!

04.16.2010 -

Rebecca | Photographer - Thanks everybody! Jolene – it’s just a tiny little office on East Beach; I’d LOVE a visit! I’ll let everyone know when I move in next month.

04.16.2010 -

Christine - omg. that looks AWESOME!!!!! i’m totally gonna do this next month – thanks for the idea!!! you are a creative genius! :)

04.16.2010 -

Jolene - looks awesome, well done! Whereabouts is your studio? We’ll come by and visit! :)

04.16.2010 -

Gina - LOVE!

04.16.2010 -

Emmanuella - Love!! Looks awesome- great wall colour too. It looks like your style- or what I perceive to be your style based on your photos etc. Great work!

04.16.2010 -

Jennifer White - Looks beautiful, Rebecca! Oh, if I only had the time I could lose myself for hours doing something like that! Good job, I can’t wait to see your new shop!

04.16.2010 -

Michele Dyson - ENVIOUS!!!!!!! It looks fabulous, and thank you for the link as I’m going to do my grandma’s dresser for Eve’s room – you’ve kicked my butt into gear!

04.16.2010 -

s h e r r y - That’s awesome! :D:D I love the distressed edges! YOU BEAT IT WITH A CHAIN? That sounds pretty…fun… Haha.

04.16.2010 -

Amanda O’Brennan - It looks really great. All the hard work really paid off!
LOVE it! :)

04.16.2010 -

Cathy Empey - Beautiful! I love that well loved look too! Congrats to you!

04.16.2010 -

Audra Colpitts - Love it!! Can you make me one too? :D

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