CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND THANK YOU TO ALL THAT ENTERED, JUDGED OR JUST WATCHED FOR FUN. The entries inspired and amazed us, the Judges had their work cut for them, and just your overall generosity and enthusiasm has wowed GF.
Custom Color Mix
First Place: Tiffany Blue Display Cabinet
By Jessie at Airdrie Furniture Revival in Airdrie, AB, CA
I needed an eye catching display set up for my smaller items at Vintage Markets. I came across this French provincial China cabinet that was screaming for a makeover. Using a combination of Java Gel stain and A custom mixed Tiffany blue using Patina Green And Snow White milk paint, I transformed her into this!
Third Place: Cinderella's Silver slipper Transformation
By Debbie, Owner and founder of "Vintage Sisters", Owner at Vintage Sisters in Jacksonville, FL.
Cabinetry
First Place: Renewed Kitchen Makeover
By Tess Bourque, Owner at Renewed Treasures Studios in Duson, LA.
Cream cabinet with a glaze makeover
We were so excited to do this project. We started with a Golden/Honey Oak kitchen that was beautifully designed but need a little extra umph. We decided that we needed a contrasting darker island with a light base on the cabinets.
We started off by painting all of the cabinets except the island in a cream white color. Then we took General Finishes Van Dyke...
Creative
First Place: Girl with White Egret Freehand Painted Antique Bookcase
By Barbara Hansen, Artist at MetamorfozaFurniture in 09-411 BIAŁA, PL
This amazing Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Co, Hastings, Michigan Bookcase was in very poor condition when I found her. Damaged dirty with holes and missing inlay appliques. I have tried to restore her at first..however, peeling veneer and damaged wood make me change my mind. I decided to transfer the image of my favorite painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela from sane time period what my...
Third Place: Arrow Head Dresser
By LaDeeDa Design Lori Gravink, Owner Designer at LaDeeDa Design in Crystal, MN.
DIY Upcycled Furniture
First Place: Miss gorgeous
By Heather The Modern Farmhouse in Tacoma, WA.
- Sanded entire dresser
- GF Java Gel stained the top
- Hand painted With Custom mix of Patina/ snow white
- clear wax / Gf gel top coat
Professionals Upcycled Furniture
First Place: Antique Jacobean Buffet
By Diane Llewellyn Grover from The Paint Factory, Brush Tamer at The Paint Factory in Hillsboro, OR.
Antique Jacobean buffet. Fabulous detailing, but lost in the wood grain.
Refinished with custom mix of Annie Sloan chalk paint. Aged with General Finishes glazes.
Second Place: Black Beauty Buffet
By Cindy Collins, Owner, Designer at Romancing the Home at Queen of Hearts Antiques and Interiors in Buford, GA.
Staging
Cinderella: Drexel Declaration By Kipp Stewart
By Vintage 109
Our second Cinderella Story submission is this show stopping credenza. This Drexel Declaration by Kipp Stewart was a diamond in the rough....the very rough. It was found in a most unlikely location and when I was loading it into my SUV, I asked the person helping me if they thought the previous owners might have had a pet beaver? The wood was that damaged. But I knew it was solid as a...
Professional: Cathedral Blue Sligh Dresser with a Strie Lamp Black Glaze Finish
By Jennifer Cahill, Owner at Trillium Park Designs, Olympia WA
Woodworking
First Place: Compass Rose Coffee Table
By Warren Snow at Snow Woodworks in Marshall, VA.
The Compass Rose Coffee Table is made primarily of Macassar ebony, with an inlaid compass rose of holly and etimoe. The compass rose is encircled by a 16-sector pie-matched grain pattern, with a waterfall edge. The outer edge is beveled to reveal a jet black gaboon ebony detail. The legs are ebonized poplar.
Macassar ebony is a stunning wood that is most impressive when displayed with a...
Wood Turning
Best Bowl: Box Elder Fluted Bowl
By Chris Worley
This box elder bowl had so much color in it ,was absolutely gorgeous no picture could ever do it justice . This bowl is 12 inches across and 7 inches deep.
