Up in Cumberland this week, I checked out some yard sales in the area. This spool bed came from
The Castle, a stone home built in 1940 in Savage, Maryland. The bed was stored away for years in the carriage house.
It was dirty and dusty but such a delightful find.
But all those spindles/spools to clean, prime and paint!
But I love to get right to work on a piece the same day I get it, so after putting on my grubby clothes, I got down to it.
I decided to use spray primer to save some time on those curves.
I kinda got in a zen zone painting them.
They are just so cute. I imagined the furniture maker, slowly turning the wood to form these exact forms, spindle after spindle. I was happy to just have to paint them. Now to distress and wax the bed and it's ready for the sale this weekend. It will look so awesome with a lace bedspread and some of Krista's pillows. Can't wait! Come see us at our first sale at 'On a Whim', near Luckett's, Virginia, August 18 & 19.
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