reveal: ollie

aren't cousins the BEST?  one of my chicago cousins works in the design field and was thoughtful enough to send a smidge of osborne and little fabric my way.

i scoured my "to do tunnel" in search of a smidge-worthy spot....

the "spot" before

though dated, this is a quality piece and heavy as tank.  at $75 on craigslist INCLUDING his buddies nightstand and mirror, it was a steal.  yah?

with drawers, doors and raised panels, this piece called for a sleeker finish that wouldn't compete with the lines so i needed to start with a smooth surface.  i know i don't NEED to sand or strip prior to applying annie sloan chalk paint but--dudes, what to do about deep divots?   a topcoat like this eats 20 bucks worth of sandpaper before spitting out some raw wood, so helllllloooo citra strip. 

again.

just ignore my blurry dog and his doubtful-duffy 'tude because...

coated in ASCP aubusson blue, this dresser was worth the mess.

mmmmm....be still my achy, breaky sleek-lovin' heart.   

the simple brass hardware stayed put and was highlighted with a splash of ASCP paris gray except for the addition of some sparkly chunks of glass.

yes, $2.95 ... 

yes, anthropologie sale....

yes,  you may curse me out here, but make it brief.   B U S Y's still beckoning.

  TWO-ninety-five.  uh-huh.

to punctuate the macho lines, i lightly sanded (200 grit) to pull through some wood and then added a subtly sanded edging in the same ASCP paris gray.

                            however...  

"HERE I AM!", screams the chicas behind those successful masculine lines...

(the smidge enjoys a dramatic entrance, so bear with me here.)

don't choke on your drool, por favor.

nuh-uh!  find your own cousin!  mine's busy hunting down more smidges!


i      l   o   v  e      l   o   v   e     L   O   V   E      t   h   i   s      p   i   e   c  e  ... and so does macguver.

it might even find a home here:

of course, nightstand and mirror are still waiting in the wings... you know, to be heaved onto a moving truck in a few short weeks... so who the heck knows when they'll find their way to my paint stand.

in the meantime, let's just oogle those legs one more time....

it's the legs that do it, don't you think?  their curve is just a touch of unexpected softness on this linear piece.

sort of like the foot was unexpected stinkiness in this perfectly aligned shot.

or the way the big toe was an unexpected grunginess in the whiteness of that sock.

whatever.  

ollie rocks.  

(thanks, CLD!)

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