Thursday, August 4, 2011

Twin tables

My mom and I went thrifting yesterday. We went to a place that supports the local prison ministry. I am so happy when my money can go to a good cause. Mom and I had a great time. And, I landed these two adorable tables for $2.50 a piece. They are light but sturdy. I had them home for about 2 hrs. before I started working on them.
I'm starting to develop an inventory for when I sell all of these little goodies. I have my French painted chest of drawers for sale at the local scrapbook retreat house. I'm going to give a few signs to my friend who sells her hot sauce at a local farmer's market. And, these little gems are going to go to the local coop store when they accept my application and have an opening. The problem is that I want to keep everything. Ugh.
So, here they are after a light sanding:










I decided to use one of my original key designs, cut out with vinyl. I base coated the top with Paris Grey chalk paint, applied the vinyl key, and painted over it with Old White chalk paint. I removed the key, and voila! Then, I waxed the top with oak Briwax, sanded it, painted the legs with Old White, and here they are:






You can see that some of the grey came off and revealed the white sanded part underneath, but it gave it a more rustic look. I loved it!















I'm quite smitten with them. Let me know what you think! I love to get comments!
And...I'm hopefully going to finish the coffee table this weekend. I SO can't wait to post about it!
Fondly, Tami

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9 comments:

  1. I love them! The key graphics are amazing. Perfect.

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  2. I guess this is the "key" to a great redo!

    Smiles!

    Visiting from Miss Mustard Seed's Linky Party tonight

    ~Suzanne in Illinois

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  3. Your tables turned out super cute!

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  4. Adorable! I love how they match =) I hope you will come show this off at my VIP Party today. http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/08/vip-party-22.html

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  5. Hi Tami, The tables turned out really cute! Good luck with the application at the co-op store and thanks for joining the Open House party this week.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  6. This are super chic! I have a new found obsession with keys and LOVE these!

    I would love for you to link up your post at my Savvy HomeMade blog party at http://www.homesavvyatoz.com/2011/08/07/bog-party-2

    I am a new follower!

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  7. Thank you so much for linking up and partying at Home Savvy A to Z this week, Tami!

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  8. What a cute idea- they came out adorable. Thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday! :)

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  9. Great job. Very creative; love the key accent. Found your blog by way of "Shades of Amber". I'm a beginner with ASCP. Actually, I haven't put brush to paint yet, but I did manage to find a store here in the "deep south" that has Annie Sloan's paint. Yey!

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