Beautiful Dark Top Farm Table

Last week, we needed a large table for our last outdoor show of the year! We headed to our jam packed storage unit to see if we had one.  This baby was stuck all the way in the back.  We forgot all about it and it has sat in our storage for over two years.  Yes, we are embarrassed to say that but it is true. Sorry about the picture, Grandma snapped a quick picture on her iPad before she started sanding.  The table was a honey color stain and the chairs were AWFUL.  Look closely, you will see the awesome vinyl pad, that someone literally screwed down into the chair. Poor grandma had to use dowels to fill the holes.  

For this project we made our own chalk paint!  We used flat Behr paint in antique white, plaster of paris and water.  It adhered really well and the coverage was wonderful, we were very impressed!  While I love Annie Sloan, I hate the cost.  Grandma on the other hand had a bad experience with it and isn't a big fan but she loved the paint we made.   The top of it was sanded and stained in Minwax Jacobean.  We had 6 of the same chairs for the table but decided to add a couple more since it could seat 8.  Everyone was a huge fan of this table, it could of sold 10 times.  Now we have a couple custom orders for tables, so that is awesome!

Farm tables are all the craze right now.  Maybe having something long rather than wide is best for homes these days?   This one was 75" long with the two leaves, it was a great size.  Look at those beautiful legs!

Do you find a lot of tables like these?  

They are getting harder to find but we love the hunt! 

Gorgeous Provence Painted Bed

A few months ago a sweet mom came to us looking for a big girl bed for her little girl.  She was growing out of her toddler bed and not getting the sleep she needed.  She wanted something that would last and also be a fun pop of color.  They loved the look of the Land of Nod Jenny Lind bed but we found this beauty and loved that it had a lower footboard which was more suitable design for her room.

We sanded it down which was very messy and then gave it a good cleaning.  We painted it in Annie Sloan Provence.  We lightly distressed the piece and gave it a good wax.  This bed came out adorable.  It was one of the most fun pieces to paint for this family!  The bed is now a great pop of color for a toddlers room but will also will be wonderful as she grows up!  Meet Zoey..........

Isn't she fabulous?

The customer was so sweet to send us a picture of the bed all made up.  Our job is so amazing!

What do you think?  We think this bed is fit for a princess!

I love when we find beds that are complete, which isn't very often.  

Oval Scalloped Dining Set

I really think my grandma has a problem with tables and chairs.  I should probably start looking into  classes for her.  :)  She can spot a table and or chair from a mile away!  I love her for this!  We were at the thrift store and we walked by it didn't even notice it and then on the way out she was like oh my gosh, a table with 2 leaves.  We have to get it.  I shrugged, I really hate painting tables and despise chairs but she loves them.  So we loaded the table up and headed home.

Sorry for the garage shot! We were getting ready to load this up in the trailer to take it to its new home! Look at those legs!  

We always have at least one table but most the time two at all our summer markets.  People area always looking for a nice dining set! They are a lot of work but they sell.  So I guess she can keep buying them. ;)

What have you been working on?  

I haven't been able to work on much in our garage.  We have had rain for the last 4 days.  This is a picture from the news today.  I took a picture on my phone of a kid floating in water behind our little boys school.  We haven't seen this much rain in a very long time!

Recent Market Booth Furniture

All summer long we have had at least two markets a month. However, I rarely share pictures of our booth displays if I even get pictures of the displays or of the pieces I don't have time (or make time) to take pictures of. :/ Maybe one of these days I will get organized and have pictures of pieces before we take them to shows. I always get so sad when they sell and we don't have any pictures of them.

So here are a few pictures of our last booth at Paris St. Market in Littleton, CO.  If any of our readers live in the Denver Metro area and haven't been to Paris St., you are missing out.  It is such an amazing market.  This table sold quick.  We always sell our tables with chairs, it is easier for the customer!  It was a really fun table with a couple duck egg chairs and bench.

This shelf has been sitting in our garage for a good year.  We finally painted and stenciled a piece of board for the back and sold it!  :) What is a piece you have had forever?

Corner shelf was snatched up very quickly.  I wish I had corners in my bathroom, so I could have a cute little shelf like this! 

Small washstand cabinet went to a new home and the shelf we had in our garage forever went to the ladies daughter!  

What are you up to this weekend?

Us, we have a show so we will be doing what we love to do, PAINTING!!!

Antique 3-Toned Distressed Sideboard Buffet

Whew, this last month has been a whirlwind. Now that our little guy is in 1st grade and is going all day, I have more time to work on furniture and also blog about it. I still miss him but I miss doing the thing I love too! I found this buffet/sideboard for a smoking deal. When the guy I bought from said the price, I said SOLD!!! It had great bones and I knew it was going to be gorgeous when I got finished. I also loved the fact that it had all the hardware.

I started out with a coat of ASCP French Linen.  I brushed it on pretty sloppy and so I could get texture.  I let that dry and gave it a coat of ASCP Old Ochre and followed that with a coat of Old White.  I also gave the hardware a coat of Old White.  

I took the sander to it and gave it a good distressing to let the 2 undertones really show through! I loved working on this piece.  It was one of those pieces that I couldn't wait to get finished. 

I watched the Annie Sloan YouTube channel on how to get the texture that I had been seeing all over Pinterest.  If you haven't watched any of these videos, they are really helpful.

I loved this piece so much, I kept it!  It now has a home in our kitchen.  

Grain Sack Picnic Table

I am really embarrassed to say this ugly picnic table has been sitting in our backyard for a few years.  It didn't look quite this bad until this year.  Ok, it was brown and U-G-L-Y!  The only good thing about this baby, is I picked it up for free.  Last week I had enough of the ugliness.  I wanted us, ok me, to be happy with our patio furniture! Ah, look at that cute lil Beagle with a cone.  :)

The table and chairs were pealing and chipping and so I took the sander to it.  I had huge flakes all over our patio.  I washed the table down several times until it was nice and smooth and clean!   

I wanted to paint it something neutral and decided on french linen, just in case I wanted to change dishes, umbrella or whatever!  However, I wanted to give it a fun summer look.  Something easy to change that wouldn't require me redoing the whole thing next year.  :)  I knew adding the Provence and Old White stripe would give it the look I wanted. Final step was giving it a coat of Helsman Spar Urethane by Minwax to protect it from sunlight and water.

I must say it has been used more these last couple weeks then it has all summer! 

What projects are you working on, to make yourself happier?

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