Scandinavian Inspired Side Table

Hello there!
I said in the last post,  that this time,

my side table was going to be Swedish inspired.

Well, I finished it :)

It started out like this.

( the larger one)

The moment I saw it at a store, I knew I wanted it.

It was love at first sight.

Look at it, the hardwares?

Aren't they gorgeous?

Although it was priced a bit more than I wanted to pay,

when a girl's gotta have it,

a girl's gotta have it, right?

So I bought it with a big smile and came home.

First I filled scratches with a wood filler and sanded where it had rough spots.

This is the first coat of paint.

Maybe it's hard to see but with white and blue homemade chalk paints.

Mmmmm, I like it already....

 I wanted it to look like a Scandinavian piece,

for me that means colors would be

pale blue, white and a touch of gold.

I added grey to the drawers too.

Feelin' Northern Europeanish yet? lol

OK, now I'll show you the whole table...

TA-DA!!

This time, I used more gel stain and dark antique wax than usual,

because I wanted to make it look a little aged.

                              Drawers were in good shape (dovetail as well),

 I added sheet music inside using Mod Podge.

I'd love to know what you think....

I noticed there are some people who pin my photos to their

Pinterest and of course you are more than welcome to do so and

I thank you for sharing them.

You know, when you finish a project,
you'll be all ears too right?

Thank you and have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!

Yay!! This table was featured at :

 

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2013/02/feathered-nest-friday_21.html

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Paris Chic Side Table

Hello everyone!

Today, I finished this charming side table.

I think it turned out pretty good and am excited to share it with you :)

But before that, I'd just like to say big THANK YOU!!!

to all the people who have bought my furniture.

Especially this year, it seems like my stuff is flying off the shelf

( well, I don't keep them on the shelf though..)

and they are finding a new home quickly, so

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

OK, today's 2-tier side table started out like this.

I liked the shape and it had a nice wood grain pattern.

But as usual, I wanted to paint.

( Will I ever just sand and stain a piece?)

The surface was pretty rough,

so I sanded it good.
First, I lined the groove on top white.

Then I thought I'd like it grey with black showing through underneath.

But after the first coat of black paint,

it started to look really classy and I liked it, so I kept it black.

I wanted to make it "French", even though it is made in Canada:)

The other day, I found this gorgeous image of Eiffel Tower from 1919 at

FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTaL STaMPS .

( Thank you Pamela!! )

I glued the image on top with Mod Podge,

 I added "Paris" with stencil on the bottom.

I make my own stencil often because it's fast and easy.

It's hard to find the exact image of what I want at the size I want....

It's much faster if you just make them.

If you'd like to see my easy no fuss stencil, please visit

here.
( you'll be surprised how simple it is!)
One note: It's made of paper,so when it gets moist with paint,
it'll get like this on the picture,
just press down with your fingers as you go,
 be ready to get some paint on your fingers:)
After use,lay it flat and let it dry, then place your paper stencil under a heavy book and it'll be nice and flat, ready to be used again:)

I always get so anxious the moment I take off the paper
to reveal the image underneath....
This time, I thought it looked beautiful and I almost got out of breath..really!! lol

It really looks good in person and my husband said that as well,
 when he saw the finished product for the first time.

Then I sealed the Eiffel Tower image with Mod Podge,

waxed the entire table, applied Polyurethane on both shelves,

waxed again.
I spray painted the hardware metallic silver then added a blue sparkle on it with Gorilla Glue.
My daughter suggested it might be better with clear one.
But it's blue for me.
Black, silver, blue... that's me :)

Here is my new ***French Love***

I tried to keep it chic and simple.

The top

The front & bottom

The side



Well, next project is going to be this cute cute cute side table.( the large one )
I found it last Saturday and can't wait to start working on it!!
( Actually I already sanded the top and filled some scratches)
I'll try to make it look like my another favourite style,
Swedish!!

Take care everyone:)

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Golden Sun & Clouds Round Table

Remember this Vintage Stamps Side Table I did a while ago?

Well he's got a twin sister!!

 

As her twin brother, she started out like this.

Sometimes I know what to do right away, other times I just go with what inspires me during the project. This time was the latter.

I didn't really have a vision other than I wanted it to be

pale blue and white....

So I started painting using my usual homemade chalk paint.

Then I thought I wanted to have a golden rim:)

I did a dry-brushing with white over the gold but I thought I like more gold

so I repainted gold again.

Then I felt like stenciling.

A small but helpful advice:

* Be sure to tape your stencil down when you do a bigger surface*

Because the stencil won't stay in place and more likely to move if you are not careful enough....

Then it looked so pretty ( or so I felt )

I finished it with polyurethane and wax.

Oh I hand painted the handle white.

And here she is!

To me, it looks like a golden sun with blue sky and floating clouds :)

It's a happy looking table.

Here're the photos of the twins ;) 

I'm happy that these tables are done!

Next project is going to be a square side table.

Take care, everyone:)

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