Painted, Distressed Table

Hi Readers,

Hope your weekend was great!  We did a fair amount including visiting Kidzexplore, fun entertainment for the girls, but more of that later.  Today I wanted to share my table makeover, from a honey stained table to a painted piece.  In a earlier post I showed the after, but wanted to share with you all the process.

Here is the Before Picture

I used  two paint colors from Benjamin Moore, Ballet white and a combination of brown  and ballet white for a little depth.  I also added minwax between the paint layers if an area looked too pale. For that added rustic look I chipped the table just a bit on the edges and filled them in with the dark stain minwax.  I used just a paint brush I had on hand, nothing fancy.  After I was satisfied with the overall look I added the Ann Sloan Wax to complete the project.  The wax really makes such a difference in giving a painted piece a great professional look and the application is so effortless.  I give this product excellent reviews!

Closeup of the painted table now in the family room

So there you have it.  This painted piece took me  a couple of hours to complete and I personally love the look.


Just as a quick aside...I recently painted this barstool.  Please check back later for tutorial

The girls at Kidzexplore after face painting and much fun!

Miss Mermaid and Miss Butterfly

Thanks so much for reading this post.  Have a lovely week.


XOXO
SK

I linked up with and Miss Mustard Seed.

My Lovely Valentines

Readers,

The girls were so excited this morning thinking about the Valentine's Parties at school, special pancake breakfasts and a small chocolate treat.  It is so adorable listening to them talk about their friends and who will be getting their left over chocolate treats from this morning.  I love their excitement!  Here is a preview of Valentines morning at home..

Simple Valentines for the girls classmates.  Made close to 60 of these..Phew

Quick and easy, inexpensive shirts

My Loves!

and my littlest decked in half Xmas and Half Valentines

Wishing you all a very Happy Valentines Day!  and thanks for reading this blog.

XOX
SK

DIY Slipcovered Chair-Easier than I thought!

Hi Readers,

I probably had no business trying this at home, but was pleasantly surprised just how easy it was to complete.  I used a very basic sewing machine with basic sewing skills.  All that is needed is persistence and a little effort.  I used drop cloth, washed and dried before sewing and brown trim I had from a previous project.  The total cost for this make over was $45.00!
 In a nutshell, I placed the drop cloth on the  front arm of the chair and traced the shape, sewed piping on the edge.  After the arm pieces were completed I placed the fabric over arms and draped from the floor over to the base of the chair.  I measured and cut, sewed the piping and attached to the front arm pieces.  I then proceeded to the back of the chair, this is where I added velco for easy removal and placement.  So there you had it...
I took me to complete about 2 hours each evening for about 2 weeks.  I think  the time commitment was  well worth it.  In this house with little ones, slipcovers are practical and have a more casual feel in a family room/play room.  So until the little ones are older and we can invested in upholstered pieces we will make do with DIY slipcovers. 
So hopefully this inspires you all to grab some fabric and slipcover a chair that has seen better days.

Below are some before and after pictures...

As a side note I also a repainted a table we had in the storage space, waiting to be used again.  So here is the before and after.

Old Honey Stained table~Before

As always thanks for reading this blog and  Happy Wednesday!
I linked up with   and Miss Mustard Seed

XOXO
SK