{Before & After} Side Table

A table I picked up this week that was begging for a makeover:

I didn't notice until after I had snapped most of the pictures that the middle pull is crooked... it's driving me insane! But not enough to go back and take more pic's after straightening it out :)

I'm not really sure what this table is supposed to be for - I put it beside my bed because it's about the height of a nightstand and I just thought it'd look pretty there!

Although there appear to be three doors, only one is operable - the other two are faux doors. But, there is storage all the way across.

Details:

14.5" deep

36" long

28" tall

Painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in "Old White"

Heavily distressed

Finished with a clear wax for protection

SOLD 

Contact me if you are interested in this piece!

**I just noticed it appears to have a yellow tint to it in some of the pic's - it is actually a creamy off white, not yellow at all! I'm just not a good photographer :)**

{Before & After} Side Table

For this table, I experimented with using Milk Paint for the first time.

I was pleased with the results, even though I thought I was getting a totally different color of blue - I somehow failed to notice the actual color on the can. Oops! But, I'm really glad I ended up with this color because I recently painted the legs of my end tables with it (leaving the tops stained) and really liked the results.

Details:

Painted with "Federal Blue" pre-mixed Milk Paint

After painting, I sanded the entire piece down (I was distressing it and realized that as I sanded I liked the finish it produced, so I did the entire piece)

Sealed with Verathane brand water-based sealer

SOLD 

{Before & After} Upholstered Bench

This bench started out pretty grungy....

Before:

And by "pretty grungy" I mean downright nasty! It had about 3 layers of nasty, ugly, laminated fabric.


But she's looking pretty spiffy now:

After:

LOVE the fabric!

Since this piece is in The Depot I don't have the exact measurements, but I will be going to the depot tomorrow and will update the post with the dimensions.

Details:
Legs are painted solid black
Fabric is from fabric.com and is Michael Miller "Script"

SOLD

{Before & After} Wooden Stool

A stool I had some fun experimenting with:

Isn't it cute?

Details:

Painted with Benjamin Moore's "Robin Nest"

Highly distressed

Missing one rung (see 1st picture) but is still a very sturdy stool

I don't have the exact dimensions for this stool since it is at The Depot but I believe it's roughly 30" high and 13" diamenter.

SOLD 

Have a great weekend!!

{Before & After} Chalkboard | Coffee Table

I have done several Chalkboard / Coffee Tables and they are apparently very popular because they sell extremely fast - which makes me very happy :)

It wipes clean fairly well, especially if you use a water/vinegar ratio. However, it will not be totally and completely free of chalk - there are some slight natural indentions in the wood where chalk has found a permanent home. Here is a closer view of the top to show what I'm talking about:

See what I'm talking about? It doesn't bother me a bit, I honestly like the look of it, I just wanted to make sure you are aware that it is not a glossy black top for a coffee table :)

See, I think it looks awesome:

I have to admit, I kind of want to keep this one - it matches perfectly with our living room! Plus it is leggy while our original coffee table is very boxy (it has a pretty large storage compartment). I see a new coffee table in my future - preferably a leggy one with an upholstered top :)

Dimensions:

Width 27.5"

Length 49"

Height 18"

Details:

Solid Wood

Legs and sides (turquoise) painted with "Oops" paint (no name or code) mixed w/ Plaster of Paris to create a chalk paint (not to be confused with chalkboard paint like the top)

Top painted with authentic Chalkboard Paint from Lowes

Lightly distressed

$75.00 SOLD

*When this piece is moved to The Depot the price will increase to $95.00 (for hauling it up there plus The Depot get's a commission)*

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Before & After : Dresser

This dresser is probably one of my favorite pieces I've done yet - there is just something about it that I love!

That is shadows beside each knob - sorry, I'm not a good photographer!!

Sold

This dresser is available for $130

Dimensions:

Width 37.5"

Height 48"

Depth 18.5"

It'll go to The Depot later this week and the price will increase to $150 at that time (due to hauling it up there and the fact that The Depot get's a commission).

Additional Details:

Solid wood

5 drawers

Painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White

Finished with Minwax clear wax

Lightly distressed (doesn't show well in pictures)

Thanks for looking, please let me know if you are interested!!

Blog? What Blog?

Okay, so I've been missing for awhile... blogging is a lot of work and I started feeling like it was consuming all of my time (or maybe I was putting to much focus on it and not on things I needed to be focusing on) so I took a little break. Or a long break! But one thing I realized while taking that break is that when I blog it motivates me to get stuff done.

 When we found out we were pregnant in May 2011 I almost totally quit painting - I just didn't want to mess with it and I felt like I had more important things to do, like decorating a nursery! And now that our baby girl has arrived (5 months ago) I'm slowly getting back into the painting mode. And I'm loving it!! My husband and I went to several yard sales this past weekend and we got a lot of great deals. I've got two of the pieces finished and ready for The Depot - just have to get some "after" pictures of the pieces first.

In the meantime, I'll leave you with a couple of pieces I did "made over" awhile back:

Upholstered Bench

Before:

After:

                                                                                                                   

Side Table

 Before:

After:

*Both of these pieces went to The Depot and have been sold.*

I get a lot of emails about paint colors I used on particular pieces of furniture, so I'll be sure to include that info in the future. I did these two pieces last year and have no idea what I used, sorry!

It seems that Blogger has changed a bit in the time I've been gone, so if stuff looks a little wacky please just ignore it!