Turquoise Antique Table

Hello!  I am actually kind of backed up...I have some projects that I am working on, some that are finished and haven't made it into the blog yet, and others that are waiting in the wings to get made over.  I had already done this little Victorian lamp table a few weeks ago...you might recall it had a funky multi-colored, heavily distressed finish.  Well, I started thinking about it and decided that I didn't really like it the way it was.  And I just had this feeling that it would look really good in a bright teal color.  I distressed it just a little, and topped it with a clear coat.  It looks so good that I want to keep it, but alas, I do not have room for it.  I'll be selling it for $25.  I should note that I also sawed the legs down shorter, closer to coffee table height, and took off the cross beams.  It looks a lot better and I think is more versatile now.

Here's how it looked before the distressing.  It was pretty bright (actually it still is.)

And here it is before I changed it, so you can compare.

A couple of small shabby makeovers

Here are two little pieces that I just finished.  One is a vintage night stand, selling for $25.  The other is a vintage 1940's end table, possibly being sold but actually it is being used by me at the moment.  Here are the photos:

This night stand was white when I got it, so I decided to make it a little more funky.  It is pretty old and had three layers of paint under the white, including blue and yellow.  Distressed lightly, topped with clear poly.

This end table was from my grandparents wedding furniture from the 40's.  It was painted this antiqued red by my mom in the 70's.   I mixed my own grey color using sage green, brown, and white and then distressed so the red showed through, and added a clear poly coat.

I loved this grey color so much that I decided our captains chair needed to be grey.  ;)

My Latest Batch of Vintage Finds!

Hello, everyone!  I wanted to make a post to show you some more of my vintage thrift store finds which I have collected over the past month or two.  I have been frequenting Goodwill, Salvation Army, and my favorite consignment shop filled with ALL vintage, BH&B (Better Homes and Bargains.)  I have had some really good luck lately finding the exact (or as close to exact as it can get) vintage items that I've been looking for.  Some of them are truly old, and others are reproductions or copies that had a cool, funky look.  I have said it before and I'll say it again, I was born in the wrong century!  I feel so much more at home in rooms full of repurposed items from bygone eras, I miss the charm and sophistication of having pride in a room full of antiques...I mean, did I seriously used to shop at Ikea?!  I did, and it wasn't "me."  So now I am feeling more and more at home in my own home.  (Even though we live in a student housing apartment that is technically not our home.)  I think since I know we are moving out of here, I have this weird reverse nesting thing happening...like I am nesting for the place we will settle into after we leave school.  Also, like most treasure seekers, I am addicted to the hunt. ;)

I found this old rocking chair already painted yellow!  I helped its distressed areas look more "artful" and added the red details, then a clear coat.  This is our new porch rocker.  Pretty funky cute!

I found these candle sconces for $2 a piece at Goodwill, and they are some from the 60's which happen to be almost identical to the ones my grandparents have in their living room.  Grandma chic, yeah!

This little mirror came from BH&B.

This is my little collection of mercury glass.  The candle holders are recently made, and have been frosted on the outside to be matte instead of shiny.  The other looks a little older.

Finally, I had been eyeing this chair in BH&B for weeks before giving in and buying it.  I am guessing it's from the 20's or 30's but I'm not sure.  We loved the vintage gold upholstery and the carved wood accents.  Pretty cool!

I will also add that I got the rug on the floor at Goodwill for $25.  It had the EXACT colors i a rug for which I had been on the hunt for months!  I had looked several places and nothing, and then...gotta love Goodwill!  Stay tuned for my next furniture project, a small 2 level table which I hope to finish when the weather warms up a little.