Wedding Chalkboards Part 2

Hello Ladies,

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  

It is still brutally hot here in Atlanta but hopefully we will have cooler, Fall weather soon!

Hubby and I just finished our first total custom framed wedding chalkboard.  

We have done many custom color framed chalkboards but we made this one from scratch...frame and all.  

This board is huge at 76"!

It is for a November wedding in Connecticut and will be used to list the seating chart.  

Here was our inspiration..

www.weddings.theknot.com

www.weddingbee.com

www.lorenwphoto.blogspot.com

www.bridalbubbly.blogspot.com

She wants two of these boards.  Needless to say you can fit a lot of names on just one of these boards, never mind two:)  

I heart turning old unloved frames into beautiful chalkboards but being able to custom design any size is a great new challenge that I think could/should help our little business go to the next level.

Hello miter saw.....

We now can do any size, any color, and any finish.

Very excited about the possibilities. 

xoxo

Karen

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Vintage Make-Overs

This was another extremely busy weekend.  I did manage to get a ton of work done and I am thrilled with how all of the pieces turned out. 

 Here are few that I am most proud of!!!

First up is a dresser that was in bad need of some love...

And after a little white loveliness...

  

And I am happy to say that she is going to a wonderful new home.

I also, along with Mr. Rubbish (couldn't do it without him), was able to complete three new vintage framed chalkboards. Here are my two favorites!

I especially love the next one...in all of it's ornate-ness...(is this a word?)

I have been in love with ornate framed chalkboards since I saw one in a Cottage Living magazine article three years ago...man I miss that magazine :(.  

In my old house, which I have mentioned was realllllly formal, I had an old antique gold framed mirror...very similar to the one above, hanging over my dining room buffet.  In the new little rental, it would have looked ridiculous;  So instead of it sitting somewhere collecting dust, I just went for it and created the chalkboard of my dreams.  I have received so many compliments and requests that I decided there were probably other folks out there that may like them as well!  The chalkboard makes the fancy frame feel much more casual.  I just love them...

All of these items, with the exception of the dresser, are listed on my Etsy shop, Dignified Rubbish

How was your weekend?

xoxo,

Karen