Bedside Table #2

OK, on to side table #2. 

 Thought I would go blue (KRYLON Bahama Sea) and some

DISTRESSING

This one needed some extra love and got wood filler, sanding, a good coat of KILZ Primer and then the colour.

I then took my sander and hit all the

edges and gave it that nice distressed look.

I love how easy it is to make it look worn and aged

and here is #2 all finished

 and a little staging

I thought about lining all the side tables up for a group AFTER picture,

but the green one sold within the hour.

Yeah!!

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Side Table Makeover

You know the saying that bad things happen in 3's,

well I'm here to tell you that good things do too. 

 I had the BEST weekend finding furniture at garage sales this week. 

 I found

2 coffee tables,

1 mid century dresser,

1 bookshelf and

 3 side tables.

(total cost of all 7 pieces $32.00)

*smiling*

Two were from the same bedroom set and the third was just a fluke. 

 I've decided to try and do three different technique's on them. 

The first technique is

STENCILLING

but before I could do that I sanded lightly,

 primed with KILZ, and painted it Ivy Green from Krylon.

Then I pulled out my trusty MS stencils

picked my pattern,

 found some Craft Smart paint called Lime Green,

added a little white and went to town on the edges.

(they kind of already had a border, but this pops it even more.)

Then I did a border around each drawer front

and spray painted the hardware a hammered bronze. 

Here is my first style of these side tables.

I love how the stencil is just a little lighter than

the Ivy Green and gives a subtle design element.

It always amazes me how a fresh coat of paint can really take something out of date and give it a whole new vibe.

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Distressing is not so distressing

That's right, in fact distressing a project is so rewarding for me. 

(I love how sanding and glazing bring the details out.) 

For example I got this plate from a garage sale for $2.00

I saw that it had "good" bones

...for a plate

;)

I really didn't love the darker brown colour of the middle pattern.

  So......

I primed, painted and lightly distressed it and made it something wonderful.

 Gotta love Krylon's Ocean Blue with

 sanded edges and details

ahhhhhh, see not distressing at all.

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Now I just need to fill it with something.....I guess it's time to go shopping.

maybe something white or tarnished metal or maybe some mercury glass.

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