SageSpaces

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These mid century teak veneered tables came to me in excellent structural condition but their 60+ year old surfaces were tired, in spite of my client’s annual spa treatments with oil. This is to be expected from older pieces that are living their lives in daily service for decades to busy families, and can usually be brought back to life with some TLC.
The natural tone of the teak wasn’t fitting in with my client’s current style, so a darker stain colour was added to give them a warm chocolate dark and moody tone vs the orange creamsicle vibe that they had going on.
I absolutely love my client’s colour choice for these beauties, and I rarely come across teak pieces. Thank you for this great project!
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*custom work, NFS*
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My friend, neighbour and esthetician extraordinaire Rachel rescued this pair of MCM end tables from the curb awhile back which were very well loved…and spray painted purple from top to bottom. 😬 She brought them to me for a quick makeover to be presentable for her upcoming open house - the paint colour was suggested by her realtor and I had an almost identical match in stock. 🙌🏻
They look so good now with a little glow up in this dark and moody space and the listing photos are amazing!
Thank you .esthetics for letting me do my thing with your stuff once again!
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Hi! I’m Laura-Lee, the artist behind this page.
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Furniture art and refinishing never crossed my mind until very recently. After teaching myself to make jewellery over a decade ago, building a successful jewellery business from the ground up and finally, completing an intensive 3-year jewellery and goldsmith program and earning an honours degree at my local college in 2021, I was suffering from extreme burnout. I still needed a creative outlet however, so when I stumbled across some furniture flipping videos, I was hooked! Creative expression on a grand scale is the exact opposite of what I’d been doing under magnifying goggles and loupes for a long time, and it was just the diversion that I needed.
Ironically, I furnished my entire home many years ago with nothing but painted furniture that I found online through various local artists, never imagining that this would become part of my path in the future!
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Having a “jeweller’s eye” brings a higher standard of quality and attention to detail in my work. For me, it’s not about slapping some paint on a piece and pushing it out the door, and it’s definitely not about producing shoddy or careless work under the badly misused term “rustic”. The process and the finished product are equally important to me. I have love for both painted furniture and restoration and I gladly do both, letting each piece speak to me as to which look best suits it.
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to” is true enough - but I have found over the years more often than not that almost any piece can be saved or made more desirable with some imagination and hard work.
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I always share new pieces in my instagram stories before I begin work on them so you have the opportunity to claim for customization. I also post finished work for sale here before listing them publicly for sale, giving you first dibs to purchase. My pieces tend to sell quickly though, so if it’s something you’re in the market for and it’s within your budget, act fast as most of the pieces I work on are one of a kind.
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I welcome custom work! Also, feel free to message me if you see a piece of free furniture out on the curb! They’re my favourite things to work on! 🪑