Leena - hand painted two tiered table

This sweet table was an experiment for me, and ended up being both fun and lovely!

I painted the entire table a pale blue, then mixed a nice bright white with some Flood Floetrol and got out my artists' brushes.

I didn't trace anything out, I didn't have a plan or a picture I was looking at, I just started painting and had fun with it.  It isn't symmetrical or perfect, it is free and fun and happy!

This is the top, and this photo shoot happened in about 30 seconds because I was dodging raindrops as you can see.

 

Here is a portion of the second tier. 

Lastly, the pretty legs.  After I was done I covered here in a dark wax and buffed her out for a nice patina and some age.  She doesn't seem like a girl who would mind a bit of age to make things interesting!

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Don't forget about the $20 Etsy gift card drawing that will happen on my facebook page when we have 250 'likes' over there.  If you haven't all ready liked the AHR page, be sure to head over there and join us and get entered into the drawing.  If you have, be sure to share the page with your friends - I will hold the drawing just as soon as we hit 250.  As I am writing this we are at 222!  Only 28 more friends to find!

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Leena is for sale.  For more information see me Portfolio and Available Page

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I will be sharing at:
Elizabeth and Co: Be Inspired
Miss Mustard Seed's: Furniture Feature Friday 

Not Sarah's Side Table

I can't wait to meet the person who ends up with this charmer, because it clearly is holding out for them.

This piece was intended to go to one of my best friends, Sarah.  Sarah is renovating her home and has me on the look out for a side table.  I picked this one up at a garage sale and chose some coloring and a stain that I thought might look good in Sarah's front room.  Well, now I'm on the look out for one similar to it, only 2 inches smaller.

It's 25 inches square.  She needs something that's about 23 inches.  Yep.  This table is not Sarah's table, but it is going to look GREAT is someone's front room or living room.

The trim is stained in Minwax's Provincial.

The paint color is Behr's Mountain Elk.  I didn't distress this piece at all, but did go over in the whole thing with a a dark wax.

I left the hardware alone.  It was perfect just the way it was.

So, Not Sarah's Table is for sale.

$80

If you are interested email me at applehouserevival@gmail.com

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I'm sharing at Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday.

Sleek and Shabby

This is the only piece of furniture that I refinished for the Vintage Faire that didn't sell. I think it was because we were displaying so many beautiful things on it that people didn't notice it.

She is a mid-century girl with those fun vintage (Jetson-esque) legs.  I sanded the topped, stained it in "ebony" a deep rich brown, and then rubbed it out to give it an uneven finish that shows off the wood grain more than a solid stain in such a dark color would.  I then finished it off with high gloss polyurethane for a bit of sophistication.

Her legs are painted a heirloom white, distressed, and then the same stain as I used on top was rubbed all over the legs to give her some age, interest and distinction.

A beautiful marriage of modern and rustic.  She is still for sale for $100.00.  I can deliver her to Seattle this weekend if someone needs me too.