This antique, either late 1890s or early 1900s, medicine cabinet had layers and layers of your typical farmhouse white paint on it. I stripped it down, then built it back up in my signature style of distress. I used three colors and several layers of paint, plus a custom color. I used Antique White, Linen, and Basil. I mixed the Antique White with Basil for a really very pretty subtle key lime color. The mirror on the door has lost some of its silvering, but to me that is just more delicious charactor. It has a functioning key and works perfectly. I am keeping this bad boy.
Rusted & Rescued
Owner at Rusted & Rescued
I come from a family of creators and began "junking" at a very young age. I can not remember a time that I was not painting, sewing, stuffing, building or gluing something. Being crafty runs in my family. I am also a genealogist and while doing family history research, I learned that an ancestor was a very famous 17th century Dutch painter. Both my mother and grandmother were artists and they loved to paint pictures (still have a few). My mother was a phenominal seamstress and later in life she made dolls and was a quilter. My sister is a photographer and teaches knitting and crocheting. My father was also a photographer, leather and wood worker. Harboring all these genes; how can you not be crafty? The past 25 years my husband & I have been avid attendees in auctions, flea markets & yard sales. Purchasing and lovingly restoring, repurposing, reinventing, revising all kinds of creations. My husband is a woodworker and a builder. He has helped me build several farm tables that we have sold locally and have created quite a following.
Contest Entries
2017 Entries
Headboard Makeover
By Rusted & Rescued, Owner
Winning Category
This beautifully hand carved, antique, oak, 1800s headboard was given to me from a dear friend that was going to throw it away because it had gotten wet and parts of it had warped. I did not initally have a vision for it, but if someone is wiling to give me free furniture, I am all in. I started by cutting the legs off then removing all the warped parts. It was a lot of frustrating work and I brought all the arm strong tools to the yard! My husband wanted me to quit, but I am a stubborn lass. I painted it with Lamp Black (my favorite) and decided to use some fabric I had picked up (wel
The Nick & Kate
By Rusted & Rescued, Owner
Winning Category
My son got married July 1st 2017. As a wedding gift, he said, Mom, I want a table like this....and sends me a photo. My husband, the incredible hardworking contractor / carpenter / architect he is, figured up the material in his head, drew a quick sketch and of to our local Amish saw mill we went. We purchased 40 board feet of 1.5" thick Ash wood for the top. It was incredible.
Americana
By Rusted & Rescued, Owner
Winning Category
I needed a fun Americana project and when I got this table for a bargain it was on! The measuring and figuring of the width of stripes and the placement of the stars was the most time consuming. I have done several Americana projects and this one was just as fun. Holiday Red, Antique White and Costal Blue were the perfect colors for this then topped with dark wax for an amazing finnish. Lamp Black for the bottom.
Little Black Trunk
By Rusted & Rescued, Owner
Winning Category
When ever I purchase something, I usually have an immediate vision for it. I started in one direction for this beautiful trunk, but ended here. This trunk came from an auction where it sat in the attic an abandoned home here in Delaware for 20 years. I cleaned and decoupaged the inside with vintage road maps. The wood strips on the trunk were beautiful, but the outside canvas was really worn. I used my very favorite go-to black paint, General Finishes Lamp Black. I applied a heavy wash because I wanted to cover it, but still leave somethings opaque. I then applied my signature style
