On one of my many recent trips to the antique store, I came across this little table.
I was drawn to the size of it and the price…$24! So I began asking myself….do I have a place for this? Do I need this? And the answer to both of those questions was of course, yes.
The small size of the table got me thinking about where I could put this little number. There were so many possibilities. Then it hit me….the landing at the base of the staircase. You can see in the picture above that the stain on the table matches the wood on the stairs, so I knew that would need to be changed. I started thinking about what type of finish to give the table and this is what I came up with.
I am really happy with how it turned out. I was going for a driftwood finish and think I got pretty close to it. I started by mixing white paint that I had on hand with some water then I simply brushed it on…..
and then wiped it off with a cloth.
When the paint dried, the table looked too gray, so I decided to lightly sand it. This made all of the difference and gave it the driftwood effect.
A perfect fit.
I don’t know what it is about this chair that I have always liked.
Martha’s Vineyard Chair from here.
Maybe it is the coastal New England feel of it.
image from here
scanned from Cottage Living
image from here
So I was pretty excited when I stumbled upon this little number in an antique store a couple of weeks ago while I was out Christmas shopping.
I was a bad blogger and forgot to take a ‘before’ picture of the chair prior to spray painting it, but it was a dull gray, taupy-brown color. But 10 minutes and a can of espresso spray paint took care of that. The chair has one little defect as you can see here. But the chair only cost me $47 so I can live with it and I can add making a chair pad to my project to-do list and no one will ever know it is there.
The chair is the perfect size to fit pretty much anywhere which is a good thing, however, it can be a problem for someone like me who likes to move things around. It has already made it’s way around the house but I think I’ve decided to keep the chair in the family room…..for now.
Should have kept on driving. Should have stayed in the car. But since I am rarely in that part of town, I couldn’t resist stopping in my favorite antique store to see what’s new. There was plenty of good stuff to look at. I behaved. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give myself a 6.
Beautiful collection of antique wooden boxes.
The green tole lamps are so pretty. Wouldn’t those look great in a study?
This dresser is such a pretty color. Love the caster feet.
Oh, how did this guy get in here? Did anyone see Toy Story 3? This was the monkey in the sky…that’s always on the lookout for toys trying to escape. That was my husband’s favorite scene in the movie. I texted this picture to him. He was laughing when he called me. Then he asked “where are you?” I replied…”um, just at an antique store”. I gave myself away.
An old french bistro table.
This little guy came home with me. It is a watercolor print of a local fishing spot. The frame and mat are really dated, but I will just add it to my list of projects. I have a hard time finding artwork. Usually if I love it, it is completely out of my price range. But in this case the price was right, it just needs a little TLC.
This guy came home with me, too….now do you see why I gave myself a 6? It is a pencil drawing of some old boats at a marina (sorry, bad picture). Fortunately, this one was ready to be hung. I love the dark wood frame and the linen mat. And this one was really inexpensive.
Here it is in it’s new home. Please ignore the messy kitchen in the background. There are probably breakfast dishes still on the counter.
The small landscape oil painting is from One Fish Two Fish in Savannah.
It is kind of hard to tell by the picture, but this is a rattan sectional. I wish I had a covered back porch or sunroom for this.
I would stain it a dark walnut and recover the cushions in something like this.
and add some throw pillows in this
That was my recent shopping excursion…have you done any shopping lately?
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