The Name Change

As some as you may have noticed, Loulabell Interiors has gone through a name change! After much discussion, I decided to change the name of my furniture business!

I wanted to make sure that the name best described and related to what it is that I do and love. While Loulabell will always be close to my heart, it was the name that my aunt use to call me when I was a kid, I didn't feel that it was the best fit. So I enlisted my mom for a little creative help and thus we came up with The Rustic Coop.

The Rustic Coop better fits what I do, create unique pieces from merging old with new style at an affordable price, usually with a touch of distress!!

I hope you love the name change as much as I do!

Check back for updates on what we're doing & be sure to look at our Facebook page!!

Asparagus Nighstand

Hey Everyone!

I know it's been a little while since I've posted, but believe me, I've been working away on some furniture projects! Since everyone in my family knows I'm always on the hunt for inexpensive furniture pieces to give a little love to, it was no surprise when my boyfriends mom bought me a few new items from a garage sale. I love finding pieces that others don't see the beauty in anymore and turning it into something new.

So when I received this old night stand, my biggest obstacle wasn't if I wanted to refinish it, but what color I wanted to do! So after looking at the many paint colors I had, I landed on this Asparagus green!

I couldn't be more excited about the outcome of this pieces!

Bedroom Furniture

My latest project finished up about two weeks ago completing my room design. I decided that I needed to re-purpose my current bedroom furniture to be more elegant and match my current age rather than the age of the last time it was painted - I was probably in middle or high school! 

So I decided that I wanted something more mature and what more mature and elegant than enamel gloss black? It took a total of 6 hours to sand, clean, and paint two dressers, a night stand, and a make up vanity. Below you can see the before and afters! I am extremely excited for how they have turned out - they look like a new bedroom furniture set!

*litte story - this chair was pulled out of an old building in a small down of MO. My grandparents kept it in hopes of turning it into something someday. Well here it is, getting it's second chance at life. Makes me think of the person who once made it had no idea that all these years later I would fall in love it with & keep it!

Before&AFTER.

Before. 

                                                                             AFTER.

Dresser AFTER. 

Night Stand AFTER. 

                                                                           Vanity Before.

                                                                  Country Chair Before.

                                                                 Country Chair AFTER.

                                                   Painted Mirror, Vanity, &  Country Chair.

Distressed Easter Mirror

For Easter, my grandma bought me an old mirror. I had mentioned a new obsession with mirrors and upon one of her MANY thrift store runs, she found me a beautiful organic mirror. At first I wasn't positive how I wanted to paint it but quickly decided upon elegant black.

See below on how I accomplished this beautiful mirror!

 Take small pieces of tape & "roll" them so that both sides are sticky. This makes it easier to stick to both the mirror and the plastic bag and to peel off when you're finished.

 Place the tape up against the edge of the mirror.

Take plastic bags and place them around the end of the mirror so that they stick to the rolled tape. This ensures that the spray paint doesn't get onto the mirror.

This is what the mirror looked like with the glass being completely covered with the plastic bags.

I chose to paint outside and to make sure that the blades of grass don't get in the way of the paint, I placed the mirror on top of two paint cans.

The mirror after being spray painted.

Hanging on the wall after sanding to get the distressed affect!

Up close of the black, gold, and red distressed colors.

As what happens with most of my project, I come across some bumps in the road that ultimately end up changing the idea I had for the project. I purchased black spray paint and began spraying when the paint began to bubble. After doing some research, I should have used an oil-based primer before painting. So, I decided I would sand in the places where the paint had bubbled, prime, and re-paint. However, once I began to sand, I could see that under the gold paint, there was red paint. With the three colors (black, gold, and red) the mirror looked beautiful distressed. I decided that it wasn't necessary to prime and repaint with the beautiful colors coming through. So I left it as you can see!

<3, Heather

Red Apron Vendor!!

Loulabell Interiors is proud to OFFICIALLY announce that I will be a vendor at Red Apron ~ Liberty, MO! I am very excited to be able to get the merchandise out for others to see and purchase!

Red Apron is located in Liberty, MO at 1090 H Highway. They are open the third weekend of every month on Friday and Saturday from 9-5!

Be sure to check out all the other vendors as well!

Elegant Desk

    I recently picked up a used desk from a friend not entirely knowing what I was planning on doing it with. I knew a friend was in need of a new desk but it was in such great shape I thought I could use it for myself! However, I really didn't need the desk so I decided to pass on the great furniture piece. My friend wanted a different color than the original so below you can see the below and after!

 BEFORE

 AFTER.

The desk with the distressed Teal Chair.

This was a really fun project! I love when I have pieces that I can just paint without having to fix first!

The Church Pew

     A few months ago my grandma and I pulled an old church pew out of a neighbors trash. It was my newest treasure. This old piece of furniture told story with the many dings and dents it contained giving this  great piece amazing character. Character. What made this piece so unique and fascinating. I still don't believe the original owners new what they had. Here's a few sneak peek pictures of the church pew! I'll be sure to post the finished product once it is done!!

Here is the bench shortly after I saved it!

Here's a little sneak peek of the process I am doing on the bench!

Be sure to check back to see the finished product!! 

Heather 

Loulabell Interiors