Project Weekend - Table #057

Consider all the possibilities if you keep an open mind.

Consider the transforming possibilities of paint. Nearly no commitment - you can always paint again!

Consider always reusing, re purposing, doing more with less.

Consider a quick weekend makeover for one of your less than loved pieces of furniture. It could become a fav.

Consider being open to moving furniture. Who knows for sure if it's in the best place, serving the best purposes unless you experiment?

Consider stenciling or free-hand painting a beautiful design on an old table. Consider a more elaborate paint finish.

Consider using just one of of the drop leaves so the table can function as a vanity, desk, breakfast nook, foyer demilune.

Consider retro-fitting shelves below and using a tablecloth. Extra STORAGE!!

Consider covering in chalkboard paint for a child's playroom.

Consider covering with magnetic chalkboard paint for the ultimate play surface for small children. They might just stop raiding your Tupperware while you prepare dinner.

Consider a library table stacked high with books. Or a memory table stacked high with albums and frames.

Consider a potting station covered with pots and terrariums and cloches and greenery.

Consider adding casters for ultimate flexibility. The table can go anywhere. Anytime.

One simple little nearly forgotten table can be so functional and lovely. All it takes is a few hours and a little know how. You are limited only by your imagination.

Project Weekend - Table #055

I moved both of our little lemon velvet chairs to either side of the table.

Normally I wouldn't necessarily love the matchy matchy upholstery or style of chair in this spot but I think their sameness offers importance to the area.

C and I can lounge here over a nice dinner. My Mom and I can have tea here. I can open up part of the table and sit comfortably working at my computer, or read, or write. We can open both leaves and add two chairs for an intimate dinner with friends. We can offer a small drink/snack/dessert station during a party.

Project Weekend - Table #003

We headed to Sherwin Williams for some good quality latex paint. Glossy. Pure white. (C had a choice between black or white and he very wisely chose the white. I'm glad he picked white because I was leaning towards black. That would have been a mistake.)

I also purchased a couple of quality "foam" roller covers. Since I was painting furniture, I didn't want any nap on the roller so things could be as sleek as possible.

People discuss proper preparation for painting and I agree it is a key component. So I placed some newspaper under the legs. I lightly sanded some of the rougher places on the crackle finish. I wiped everything down really well. And I patiently painted in thin layers making sure the paint was definitely dry before adding another coat.

Things worked out pretty well. . .by Monday evening, the table was ready to take it's new and important spot.

Project Weekend - Table #001

For months now I've been yack-a-dackin' about how I don't have a proper dining table and our kitchen islands aren't built for comfortable eating. I wanted a drop leaf table to slide along my banister in the small area that transitions between the living room and kitchen (if you can call it that in such a small house).

I've been desiring said table for months ever since C told me it was highly improbable he was going to pay for an addition to the back of the house. Kill joy.

Anyway. . .

Once I learned that the basement needed emptied before we could do our little make-over down there, I started to look at the items I had, and I knew consolidation was in order.

That's when the light bulb went off! I had a perfectly good drop leaf table in the basement. It came from my paternal grandmother's home and it was sturdy andof appropriate scale. It could seat two beautifully and 4 as needed. It was PERFECT!!

Why didn't I think of this years ago? And a better question should be why did I think it was advisable to try out "crackle painting" techniques on it?