Hello friends....welcome back.
I know lately I have been going outside the box when it comes to painting my refurbished furniture pieces.
Different colors..mixing colors and graphic designs.
But you know....
sometimes less is more.
Let me show you an example of what I am talking about..
I bought this accent table at my local Salvation Macy's
and she sat in my basement for a few months.
I wasn't quite sure what to do with her.
Her two flip up sides gave her a great wide open canvas
to maybe paint a cool graphic.
Union Jack..or stripes..or maybe a nice stencil design.
The more I looked at my dark and chunky
1970's colonial table
The more I thought...
just keep her clean...light, pretty and
Clean
I decided a new face of Old White
a little distressing along her curved edges
to make them pop
and
a beautiful blue in the drawer
was what she needed.
Instant diet plan
she just lost 10 pounds of her old chunkiness
Clean...clean...clean
I carefully distressed along the curved lines
Now you notice her curves and not her
'chunk'
I am really loving the 'let the brush strokes show' cottage look.
I purposely put the strokes in
I love the texture
I painted the inside/outside of the drawer a soft mix of
Louis Blue/Old White and a tad bit of Duck Egg.
She is lined with a pretty French inspired wallpaper that I decoupaged
into the bottom of the drawer.
Pretty
POP
of color when you open the drawer
unexpected and very welcomed.
So when you are refurbishing your thrifted dressers
and furniture pieces
keep in mind that often times
~less is more~
I'll leave you with this..
I just finished my very first tin of
Annie Sloan Clear Wax!!
Yup...every project I have posted about plus a few more I haven't
has been waxed from this can.
Talk about getting your money's worth.
Tomorrow I will announcing the two winners of the
Fashionable Fabrics
Giveaway
so do come back!
Until next time...be kind and stay creative.
Sharing my little table here this week:
Savvy Southern Style
Power of Paint
Shades of Amber
Miss Mustard Seed
Sharing my little table here this week:
Savvy Southern Style
Power of Paint
Shades of Amber
Miss Mustard Seed
23 comments:
so gotta ask please…did you only use clear wax on this piece? ;-)) I love it!
Janet, I love what you did with this table. Looks gorgeous! I bet you she will sell fast. Love all your stuff at the place down the street.
You are right, clean and white was just right for this pretty table! I never cease to be amazed at how a coat of paint transforms and old, outdated piece. It's just adorable!
Janet, I absolutely love the finish on this table. I think you made a beautiful choice painting it as you did. Gorgeous! You have such a good eye!!
Another beauty, you took something that almost all of us would walk right past, and turned it into something that will stop us in our tracks...I love this little table!!!
Beautiful...it turned out fabulous! I love the little drawer detail too!
~Des
PS. I am now following you on Google...hope you will follow me back :o)
Janet, three words W O W! I would not have given this table a second glance. Now it is fabulous! You worked your magic - again.
The white is perfect and love the pop of color on the drawer!
Janet, I love it! The inside is a sweet surprise of color, love the wall paper too!
Debbie
Oh yes, she does look like she's 10lbs lighter......wish you had some tips for me in that area Janet, hehe....
Your table looks great, love the makeover, great choice.
Claire x
You were so right - the table just needed a simple white with some secret decoration in the drawer. beautiful.
That is very pretty just like that.
Oh Janet you are amazing and your work is so impressive! Just gorgeous!! Love hoe you finished the inside of the drawers! Wow.
Thank you for sharing
Holly
Looks absolutely beautiful! Elegant and lovely.
Love the drawer !! The whole piece is beautiful! Well done Janet!
That's an incredible transformation! Come and re-do me with Annie Sloane!
What more can I say than...DITTO...to all of the above posts. You can't even tell it is the same table. You are an inspiration!
wow, who would have thunk it! haha!
Did you sand it first? Looks like it had a hard coat of shiny eurathane. My step-brother is going into assisted living and I want to paint a desk for him. You are such an inspiration!
It looks beautiful! I love looking at all your re-dos. :) Also love the colors you come up with.
It really does bring out the beauty in this table and the blue drawer is a sweet surprise. Great job...as usual!
Beeeeutiful. Your work is amazing. I can't wait to try Annie's paint.
LOVE this so very much! Your work is beautiful. Have you considered doing an online tutorial to explain how to layer/sand and wax? A downloadable purchased video? I would be interested if you do!!
Thanks
Janet, I love this table!
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