Turquoise and White Table

I love how this table turned out!

It started out brown with a parquet top that was in pretty rough shape.

 

 I knew I wanted it to be turquoise, so I painted the legs 

 and apron of the table.

 

 I used a very dark wax and distressed it quite a bit.

 Then I painted the top white and used a natural wax.

 Really, really love this one!

In fact, I like it so much that I think I will keep it
for a coffee table in my living room,
because I am planning a small redo here soon!


Link Parties:

http://missmustardseed.com/2014/05/furniture-feature-friday-15/

http://www.impartinggrace.com/2014/05/grace-at-home-no-104.html

http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2014/05/best-linky-party-153-redouxinteriors/ 

Roses and Rust: My 1st Big Show!

I am getting ready to do my first big show in just over a month, so as I finish some pieces of furniture, I will show you all the wonderful  things I am working on.

A pretty little turquoise table

Delicate turned legs

A really beautiful color!

A soft yellow table with very nice lines

Love the second shelf, too!

I have a garage full of furniture!
So much to do!

Lace-Painted Table

 

My daughter painted this coffee table.

It started as a pine table that had seen better days. We found it at a yard sale.

She started by painting it a soft aqua blue.

Then she laid a piece of lace over the top and painted over that with white spray paint. Her tip: use the cheap stuff; the more expensive paint splatters.

It turned out really beautiful!
 

And it goes looks great in my family room, don't ya think?

Almost like it was meant to be!

Maybe I should keep it!
 

 http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2013/04/centerpiece-wednesday-and-wrap-up.html

 

 http://www.commonground-do.com/

 

Furniture Project: Enormous Coffee Table

Many of my friends call me when they have furniture they want to get rid of. They know I rarely turn anything down!

This coffee table was one of those calls.

 It's huge! And heavy! It was an ordeal just getting it into the house!

 But it had some nice features.

I especially liked the legs.

So I started with a couple coats of white paint (my favorite!).

Then I sanded the edges and painted the insets with a soft grey.

Continued with the sanding and grey paint in strategic places.

Finished it off with three coats of wax.

Looks good enough to head up to Oregon Street Antique Mall!

Furniture Projects: Numbered Coffee Table

 Husband brought home this sad little coffee table one day

 and I thought, "maybe I can use it for parts".

 It sat in the garage for a year, then one day I literally woke up with the picture in my mind of a table I had seen on Pinterest quite a while ago.
I tried to find that picture but couldn't, so I just went with the picture in my head.

First, I put a couple coats of country white paint on the sad little table.

White paint helps everything look clean and fresh.

Then I got out some numbers I had just bought at a yard sale and randomly traced
 them on the top of the table.

I painted the numbers black and let it all dry over night. The next day I brushed a mix of stains over the top. One was a medium oak and the other was natural, I just sort of dipped and mixed on the table as I went.

The finished product:

It was so cute, I almost kept it!

But, alas, it is destined for the Oregon Street Antique Mall!