A Fresh Perspective.

BEFORE

AFTER

The "desk" is done! It belonged to my aunt, and it was passed down thru 4 generations of women to her great-granddaughter, Ellie, who is one extra-special and well-deserving nine year old.

Ellie picked out such a great color and I was so excited to paint this piece for her. She and her mom allowed me to take this old heirloom, give it a fresh coat of paint and a trendy new knob, and turn it into something fun and new, while still treasuring it's roots and authenticity.

It seemed to be in pretty good condition but I was a little concerned about how loose the top seemed to be and I wanted my husband to take a look at it before we gave it back. After I was done with it, I picked it up to move it, and the whole top piece shifted!! I thought, "Oh great. Now that's it's all finished, I've broken it." To my surprise, though, the "desk" turned out to be more than just a desk. My husband and I discovered that it wasn't broken after all. The entire top piece swiveled, and the overlapping piece opened up into a table! What a cool discovery!

As always, I learned something new through one of my projects. I've been contemplating going back to work, but have had mixed emotions. I promised myself when I left my last job that I would be my own boss and work for myself when I decided to go back. I was torn at first, but after taking the advice of this little table, I swiveled my thought process. I am still my own boss and have not only one, but two of my own businesses. And now I have a great new opportunity as well - to get out of the house, make a little money, meet some new people and do something a little different. I have a fresh perspective on things now, and the best of both worlds! So, this week, when the kids go back to school, I will continue to paint and write and help out my clients, but there will be one more lunchbox in line on the counter and a few of my days will be spent at my new part-time job!