Aside from settling in, vacationing, having fun at our pool, I have been
PAINTING, PAINTING, PAINTING!
I have been inspired by various blogs to find things at Goodwill, garage sales, and things even in my own home to refurbish, repaint, or rework, whatever the case may be. I have taken small stock in spray paint as of late and every time I turn around I am outside spraying the stinky stuff over anything I get my hands on.
This particular piece of furniture was handpainted by me. I didn't use a lick of spray on it, but I'm sure I have projects to post about that have everything to do with Rustoleum, Krylon, or a K-Mart special.
My hubby and I purchased this drop leaf table years ago because I liked the antique look of it. Every time my friend, Barb, would see it, she would say, "You should refinish that table. It would be so pretty." I would defend it to the enth degree because I just liked having an antique piece of furniture.
Fast forward a few years, and I finally got the nerve.
I have been seeing robin's egg blue pieces everywhere, and accents of the same color in stores, on design blogs, etc. I LOVE THE COLOR! My dear husband thinks I'm crazy. He just lets me have fun with it. :)
So here is what I came up with. My blog friend, Jennifer, at "The Magic Brush" has helped me with different painting techniques. She is a professional faux finisher. Check out her blog here.
What do you think?
This table was actually inspired by a desk I painted for my girls. I'll post that one later today or in the next few days.
I'm linking up at "Just a Girl."
7 comments:
Carol,
It looks so great. I love it. You have inspired me.
That looks great! Love the color and the disressed look of it. nice accent to your room for sure.
It looks great, I love the blue color :-) I just re-did my table this week too, did it in a cream color, hoping to move it back downstairs over the weekend and put the new table in the game room!
Very crafty! I can't paint - at all. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
I love it! We have such similar tastes. I would have bought it, too. My hubby would have thought I was nuts, too. He would have indulged me, too. And he would have loved the final result. Doesn't get much better than that!
I love it! I, too, have been into robin's egg blue. It's such a great color, especially when used a piece with great bones like your table.
That looks awesome!! Great job!!
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