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.

Distressed Footstool with Handmade Pillow

Readers,

While putting together our guest bedroom, thought I would add this cute footstool, long forgotten in the storage room.  This footstool needed  a quick fix and a little paint.  I distressed the furniture using latex flat paint a combination of both white and off-white and distressed with fine sandpaper.  After drying I added Ann Sloan Wax.  The pillow is made of linen, my favorite fabric for  decor projects and  hot glued rosettes (tutorial here).  This cute footstool is at the end of the bed for now, but I might move it as time goes by.  Take a look at some pics of my low budget foot stool makeover...It probably cost about $5.00 to redo.  Hopefully this will inspire you all to take out an old piece of furniture and make it your own work of art.

Linen rosettes at the foot of the bed

Distressed footstool with ballet slipper ties

I linked up this project with Simply Inspired Blog and that do it yourself Party~link up with her today aswell.  Have a lovely weekend, hope it is great!

Thanks for reading friends

XOXO

SK

Sarah Richardson - Everything she touches turns to Gold

Readers,

I personally adore Sarah Richardson's work.  Her shows on television are equally appealing to me, her cute personality and her side kick Tommy make quite a pair and are fun to watch, but her eye for design is so impressive and unique.  Her use of mixing cherished pricey pieces and finding bargains that need a little TLC create a nice balance in a room and make her rooms appeal livable and doable to the average homeowner.  To me, she is one talented lady.    Here is some of her work.


Thanks for reading this blog and have a lovely weekend.

SK

Pinterest   Pretty red and white color scheme

Beachy look with red and white

Pop of yellow from HOUSE & HOME

Beautiful serene bathroom with old dresser painted white-HOUSE&HOME

Sarah's home at Christmas

Sarah's Lake home  via Pinterest. love the use of blues

Via Pinterest

painted yellow tub, perfect for a country home

great us of fabrics in this dining room HOUSE&HOME

Sarah's signature pillow

Creative us of color.  Turquoise in a dining, somehow it works.

Beautiful Great room. shades of red

Kithchen cabinetry love the extra storage via Pinterest