This table was brought to me by a customer who owned a beach house rental. It wasn’t in the worst shape ever, but it needed a little sprucing up. The problem was, it had to be renter friendly since it was going to take a beating. She chose this warm, pale gray, which is PERFECT for a beach house rental, and then I distressed the edges just a bit. That way, if the renters started beating it up, no one would know!
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Beach House Chic Dining Table
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Pine End Table
July 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This little beauty didn’t need much. It’s solid wood, and very sturdy. But the orange stain really needed to go. I updated it with a bright white (Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace), highlighted the details with gray glaze, and then lightly distressed the edges. Now you don’t have to worry so much when your 4 year runs his toys into it over and over again. He’ll be adding to the patina!
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Pottery Barn Dining Set
February 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I just found this (soon-to-be) amazing Pottery Barn table and chairs set. Yes, it’s seen better days, but by the time I’m done you won’t even recognize it anymore. The rush seat bases aren’t fixable, sadly, so the current plan is to make new seat bases and stain them, and paint the remainder of the chairs as well as the skirt and legs of the table. The tabletop will be stained to match the seat bases.
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Pine Country Table w/Drawer
February 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
This country pine kitchen table, from Southern Furniture, was updated with some canvas colored paint, a tiny bit of distressing, and a really cute, vintage looking knob on the drawer. I painted these chairs the same color, and they make the perfect set for your kitchen or breakfast nook!
This table has a handy little drawer in one end. It’s the perfect place to stash your napkins so that they’re within reach, but out of sight.
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Pine Farmhouse Coffee Table
February 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Simple farmhouse style coffee table. Solid pine. This one just screamed to be painted and distressed! I gave it a few coats of a creamy antique white, called Casa Blanca, from Sherwin Williams, and then distressed the edges just a little. It also got a thin pinstripe of glaze right in the groove on the top edge. So cute!
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Pine 3-piece table set
December 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
What a change with these 3, pine pieces! With some paint, stain, and a little strategic distressing, these boring pieces went from blah to cottage chic! My customer’s pieces were tired and a little beat up. Not a good match for her new custom built home. The original plan was to make them pop with one of my favorite colors, Quaint Village Green. But with a house full of 4 small kids we knew they’d take a lot of abuse and decided on stain for the top. The weathered gray stain will take all the abuse they’ll be able to throw at them and probably look even better in the long run! The baskets got a new lease on life as well, with some glossy white paint.
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Pair of simple, pine nightstands
December 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
This cute little set of matching nightstands were brought to me by a customer who’s redoing her guest bedroom. They’re simple and understated and all they required was a little extra pop! I did that by painting the bases a bright white, staining the tops a custom mixed stain, to match the beige color in her new bedding (see below), and then adding some new bling, by way of some oil rubbed bronze & glass knobs. From blah, to beautiful!
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World Market pine coffee table
November 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
Once I started sanding this table down all my plans went right out the window. I was originally thinking that I’d paint the base white, and give the top a dark, rich brown stain. But once I started sanding I started thinking about how great this would look with a really weathered base…..sort of like how old pallets look when they’ve been left out in the elements for years.
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