Appliques: Give a Vintage Bed New Life!

We received a fantastic email from our customer, Ms. Veiga, showing us her incredible transformation of a gorgeous Vintage Bed. She did all the hardwork in refinishing and decorating it with Bella Cottage Appliques and the end result is flawless! We were all in awe of her bed!

The bed itself took ages for her to find and she finally found it on Criagslist! She saw great potential in this bed-frame and the curves in the foot board are simply too beautiful. She had repair work done to make the frame stable for her mattress and now it’s like new!

She writes to us: “Your products make everything so easy to do and the results are just fabulous. I plan on doing over my 4 poster this summer with the large rose swags and my dressers too.”

Ms. Veiga, you have an incredible eye and such a talent! We’re so happy you shared these beautiful pictures with us and let us share it with our fans! No doubt this amazing piece will be an inspiration to us all.

Before and After: Vintage Highboy Dresser

This lovely vintage highboy dresser was an exciting find. We knew with all its curves that it’d be a stunning piece once it was finished and boy were we right! The roses really gave this piece sweetness and charm and we’re happy to have it as a part of our One of a Kind, furniture collection. This piece is still available at our website!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: Large French Style Mirrored Armoire!

No job is too big for us! This armoire was over 100 inches tall and we turned it into a gorgeous shabby chic style piece! It was refinished from head to toe and painted white. This piece is sure to take your breath away every time you step into the room.

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: Vintage Cane Swivel Office Chair!

I absolutely LOVE this vintage swivel chair! In all honesty, we’re considering just keeping it for ourselves because it came out so cute! But first of all, what a RARE find! This chair is simply too cool. Not ONLY does it feature lovely and intact cane on the back, but it also swivels 360 degrees! Imagine, this piece adds a lovely traditional style to your office while still matching the shabby chic style! We reupholstered it in a cream linen and the overall look is so much more softer than it used to be. This one will be hard to let go of.

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

HEIRLOOM MAGIC: A Mosaic Creation by J. Rockwood

Have you ever wondered what you to do with fine china, antique heirloom treasures handed down to you from generations, and you want to keep within the family?

When I saw pictures of this table from one of our customers, I thought to myself, what a fantastic and creative way to keep the family treasures close and dear to your heart! Inspired by a Mosaic gallery in TriBeca, NY. J. Rockwood’s used her grandmother and Mother’s vanity tray, antique plates, and mirrored stained glasses, to create a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind dining table. One of her very talented friends designed the wooden surface and pedestal on which the mosaic is laid. The detailed work and delicate design blew me away in the final photo to the right. Isn’t it gorgeous?

Ms. Rockwood also added iridized stained glass with the heirloom mosaics to add a stunning shimmery reflection to the table. Thank you for sharing this wonderful personal family heirloom treasure with us!

Do YOU have a Bella Creation you’d like to share? Email Us!

Before and After: A Beautiful Dresser!

This lovely vintage dresser turned out so nicely!! We were so happy to see this transformation. The original dresser had lovely vintage designs on the top drawer which our craftsmen removed to make room for lovely rose appliques. This dresser has the cutest legs with a bulb shape on top! Much more feminine and sweet!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: From Old to Elegance

This desk was NOT hard to fall in love with when it came through our workshop. It had a gorgeous trim and beautiful details along the corners and legs. We knew in an instant that this would be a beautiful transformation! The top badly needed a new refinishing, but the piece itself was structurally sound. Once it was sanded down, the true beauty of this piece would shine through. We noticed that the center drawer had a single pull in the middle so we installed new knobs at the sides to accommodate for a beautiful rose applique where the original pull used to be. End result? Absolute beauty!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: Shabby Chic “Kidney” Desk

I love featuring the more unique pieces of furniture on our blog. This darling desk came through not too long ago and we were all charmed by its unique shape. It was rounded like that of a kidney bean and had columns of drawers with cute, rounded fronts. Functional, yet so stylish!

When I saw it for the first time, I felt that this piece had such a feminine feel, but the dark color and broad shaped knobs just brought out too much masculinity. Finally, when the piece was brought into our showroom, we were amazed at the transformation. It’s amazing what appliques and a fresh coat of paint will do! This desk came and went very quickly. We hope the new owner much happiness with their new treasure!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: Cute Settee!

Ah! This settee came through our shop a while back and BOY did it go through an amazing transformation! We worked with a wonderful customer of ours to choose the perfect fabric and we were thrilled when she decided on this beautiful, soft pink linen. This settee featured beautiful caning on the sides, a cream body with gold edging. We ended up not touching the original finish and the end result was absolutely stunning. A beautiful, beautiful, shabby pink settee for a beautiful home!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!

Before and After: Creating a Gorgeous Highboy

I love it when really unique pieces come through our workshop. When this highboy came in a few weeks ago, I just fell in love! The unique shape, the gorgeous detailing — I just knew this one would be stunning once it was all finished, white and like-new!

I could imagine using this one in my home! What charmed me was all the different sized drawers on this piece. The deep drawers are perfect for storage of clothes or linens and the small drawers and the small surface on the very top is perfect for little trinkets like jewelry. It’s just so unique! It’s so funny when I catch myself thinking, “Well, maybe I can bring this one home!”

This highboy has long since found a new home but I can’t wait for something just as beautiful to come around again!

Each week, we welcome generations of vintage furniture into our workshop and at the hands of our skillful craftsmen they are transformed and are taken to our showroom ready to take on the next hundred years! Our vintage One of a Kinds are carefully sanded, repainted with several coats of our signature white, and decorated with our delicate and charming rose appliques. The result is a stunning and beautiful piece! All the hinges, drawers, legs and surfaces are looked over and fixed or adjusted for stability so our customers have peace of mind that their purchase is like a brand-new item!

It takes a fierce passion and love to do what we do at The Bella Cottage. And we’ll continue to bring you the best we can! From our home to yours!

Click here to visit our One of a Kinds Section at our online store!