The Tables With The Winding Legs

I am SO excited about my new-to-me end tables/nightstands. 

I did a drive by at a yard sale… you know where you go really slow searching for something you may like? Well, I found 2 end tables and I loved their winding legs  : )  

 When I asked how much they wanted for the pair she told me they were only for displaying things…. Not for sale : ( 

As I was leaving her mom came out and asked what I would give for them. 

I asked what she would want for them... 

She hesitated and said $5.00?   

YES PLEASE!! 

As I was going to my car to get the money I had this feeling she was getting gypped…I put her on the spot... you just have to know me. So I gave her $7.00.  LOL

I took them home and put them on the carport… My husband loves it when I bring home more stuff…hehe

I didn’t know what I wanted to do with them so they sat around for about a month until one day I saw a post about homemade chalk paint over at Liz Marie.

 What made me excited about this paint is you don’t have to use primer. I hate primer! Cleaning the brush after use is no fun!!

I mixed it up… eyeballing the measurements for a cup of paint and then stirred in the grout. It covered pretty good. I painted 2 coats. A couple of spots bled through the top so I painted 1 more thin coat. I love the chalky texture of this paint… I will be using it on everything.

 After they were dry I liked them, but something was missing….

I tried distressing...  but it still didn't feel complete.

So, I tried a little antiquing….  I wasn't liking that!!

I love green and in our bedroom I use green, so, I painted some green on the legs, let that dry, and distressed… I love the distressed look!

Time for the big reveal…..

It’s perfect! At least they are to me : )

I L-O-V-E these tables!

And those lamps... at one time they looked like this…     

  Gasp! Yuck! 

I painted the shades green

and I spray painted the base silver.

  This will look great in our bedroom, if I do say so myself : )  

Thanks for taking time to check this out : )

  

Washstand Makeover

There it was... boring, outdated, longing to feel youthful again. I noticed it, but I told myself “I have enough stuff.” It only took about 30 minutes before I had to go back to that yard sale. I was hoping they still had it!  I’m sure the excitement on my face was obvious as I was showing it off to some friends, but they didn’t seem as excited… WHAT!! 

Before

 I have to admit I hated the heart shaped drawer. I thought about the ways I could cover up that eyesore. And the drawer pulls… I liked their vintage country feel, but thought about updating them….

I took the wire off and spray painted them white…. I hate using spray paint… in my eyes it’s just so wasteful, but at times... so useful.

Originally I painted it yellow…. but that wasn’t working!! Yuck!!

The hardware stayed original. I liked the way it looked after I found the RIGHT paint color. And that heart shaped drawer…. I ended up liking it too.

After some distressing and putting it back together I took a step back to take a look….

I LOVE IT!!!

After

What do you think?

The color in the picture is a little more bright than in person. I thought about painting the inside or putting some fabric behind the wire, but decided I like the natural look shining through.

 The horn part also comes off, so I can use it without that if needed :)

 This green/blue color was a mess up paint, so it was discounted :) I had to retire the color because it has been used way too much in our house… It’s just perfect for everything, hehe. 

This project was around $15.00 and that makes me SMILE :)     

I'm linking this post up to:

My sister and her husband had their wedding reception this past weekend. They chose a beautiful restored Victorian house to host the party in. My Aunt, who is very talented, was in charge of pretty much everything… food, putting the decor together… I’ve gone blank on what all she did, but she did it and it was great! 


 Remember my last post where I was painting the tree limbs… well I got them all done and my Aunt put it together. I was enjoying the party so much that I just took a couple of snapshots with the thought of coming back to take more thought-out photos. Well, by the time I remembered to do that they were cleaning up and had taken them down. I could have kicked myself! Have I mentioned I procrastinate :)


            

Nature looks pretty in pink

               I wanted to give you a sneak peek of something I'm working on tonight :)

 My sister had a small beautiful wedding and now they are having the reception to celebrate with all of their friends and family. My Aunt and I are doing the centerpieces. There are so many cute ideas online! Why go out and spend lots of money when you can use what nature gives you, right?!?  So, I found most of these limbs off of a tree that had fallen in our yard… and some I chopped off of a tree. I know! I know! I am a tree lover too, but they were so unique… I needed them! I got the shade of paint she liked and painted away.

 Spray paint would have been so much easier, but you are limited on color and I try to stay away from it when I can... throwing those bottles away makes me feel so wasteful!  

 These need to be done by tomorrow morning and I'm just now painting them.

 PROCRASTINATOR  ALERT!! 

I know better than to wait till the last minute, but it seem to happen every time...