Ugh, that should say "others WITH such talent" -- can't seem to edit the title with the "edit post" feature!

Sure - do you need before and afters? Finding all the befores may take a while..

Old CL bureau, $30, now vanity in basement bath. Painting and graining were damaged and needed to be filled in. Before is the ad pic.

1st floor powder room vanity. Was covered in a 1960's 'antiquing kit' when I bought it.

Another CL $30 bureau; it was falling apart, although it looked great in this ad pic.

See the filler?

The stenciling on the drawers and both sides made me wonder what I had gotten into. These handles were in my cellar stash, having been taken off a long ago project.

I didn't take a pic when it was finished, but a dentist bought this for her office!

Not a bureau, but she also bought this - before -

Almost done here. Faux marble painting on the top.

Before -

After -

That's it for now! Thanks for asking.

Oh, these are all so great. THANK YOU!

BTW, I think you're in this area if I'm not mistaken...tomorrow and Sunday we're headed to Ogunquit and Kennebunkport. Any shopping suggestions? I can't get away with too much shopping because DH has limited tolerance, but he does like antique shops and artsy shops/galleries. It's been a few years since we've been up there so I'd love some recommendations if you have any. Thanks again for the pics.

I'm sorry to say that I don't shop in either town, other than to go pick up CL finds! They're both beautiful places, but quite high priced in most of the shops, and I'm a big bargain hunter.