Time's a-wastin'!

I promise you, I have not been slacking in the project department. It just seems like I'm too busy working on things to stop and take pictures of them.

This week, I've got 5 new pieces to work on. A desk, vanity, dresser, entry table, and a table/chairs set. I'm not sure what I'm most excited about but now the reality of how much time will be necessary is kicking in... where is it gonna come from? Certainly not nap-times. Those are getting shorter and shorter by the day. Anywhoo... I'm so excited to have come across so many interesting pieces to work on.

Entry table. I cannot WAIT to slap a fresh coat of paint on this . The details are going to look uh-mazing.

Update: the kitchen table has SOLD. Yay! The lovely lady who bought it is going to use it as a sewing/craft table and I'm so happy to have found it a good home. I hope it gets a LOT of use.

The little turquoise magazine table is going to a new home today. I'm a little (ok, a lot) sad to see it go but that's the whole point of things here so I'm just going to hope to find some more like it and maybe get to hang on to one. 

Newly finished

This poor table couldn't decide what color to be. After priming with white, a coat of a vintage looking white was applied. That made the whole thing look TOO white so I did a coat of Pins and Needles  blue on the surface. Still not right. I think there wasn't enough contrast. So I did a layer of Sequoia. It looked... more contrasted. Still didn't look finished. So after splattering the legs with the Sequoia, I slathered on a rough coat of the vintage white and then just sanded the areas where the paint went on kind of scantily. I think it looks much better now. Definitely better than the blase blond wood it started as. 

$80

Showing some distress here. :) 

Yup. Until this sweet table finds a home, it's going to be our new school table.  I foresee it lending a hand at being a fort, too.

 Chester the magazine table... he's finally done! I love the bright turquoise color and after adding the little embellishment on the front, this fella is dressed up and needs somewhere to go.

$45 makes this handsome chap all yours!

My garage is looking a little emptier now but thankfully, I found a desk to work on. So that brings my un-finished total to...6 pieces. Better get to work!

Chester

This is Chester. I think he has great potential. He has a crack on the top surface and I'm not exactly sure how to fix that but it doesn't seem to actually affect the integrity of the piece so I might not worry about it. Anyway, I think he will look lovely by the time I'm done.