Do you ever just click with someone and know instantly that they are good people? That’s how I feel about my favorite customer ever, Miss Kati. Kati’s got that something that I love: she’s fun, straightforward and not afraid to make creepy furniture deals. My kinda lady. A previous customer, Kati sent me a text letting me know she found a FREE french provincial dresser on Facebook and wanted it redone. Even better, when she got there to pick it up the previous owner threw in a weird, ugly, decrepit side table that had pieces of laminate stuck to it, FO FREE 99!
Here’s a peek at the before shots:
After a bunch of different stain choices for the top of the dresser, a lot of stripping and sanding of the side table and a bunch of Annie Sloan’s Louis Blue and Pure White chalk paint, we landed here:
MMMMM MMMM that top is so smooth and shiny you could eat off of it! Enjoy Kati!
All my love,
LMV xxx
Can you give us an idea of what one should charge for painting a big piece of furniture like this? I’m thinking of adding this to the services I provide for my shop. With the high cost of chalk and milk paint, I’m wondering if it would be another source of income. Do you pick up and deliver the furniture, also?
It really depends on the client, sometimes I pick up and deliver (for an additional fee) or they bring it right to my work space. Other times I don’t have a buyer yet and pick things up and then sell them via social media and Craigslist, in those cases I need to make sure I recuperate my investment while still charging for labor and materials so those are priced higher. Every piece I do is priced differently depending on the extent of work it takes 🙂 I’ve found Blue Egg Brown Nest’s blog as a great resource for pricing, you can check it out here: http://blog.blueeggbrownnest.com/wordpress/?p=16790
Lindsey,
Thank you so much for the great link and the time you took to answer my question. I appreciate your helpfulness to another entrepreneur..
Of course, us ladies need to stick together! Keep me posted!