~When less is more~

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