Once upon a time I bought a little wooden side table that had seen better days. The price tag of only $3 and its charm won me over in the end so the little table that could came home with me. Fast forward a month and the table no longer resembles the ugly stepsister but now looks like Cinderella at the ball. Okay, that’s a stretch but I think she’s pretty.
Before:
After some glue, wood putty, sanding, priming and painting the table now looks like this:
Yes, it is white. Big surprise there, right? Actually, white was not the first choice! I painstakingly applied primer and a first coat of a color called Polished Limestone (Glidden) only to decide that it was too green and pastel-like. Since I was too tired to try another sample, I decided to go with my trusty White on White (Glidden) that is used on all of the woodwork in my house. I applied all paint with a foam roller or foam brush to minimize brush strokes.
Here she is all dressed up.
The top shelf has a couple of books, my favorite plant and a candle holder that I bought when Mom and I went on our get-away trip to St. Ignance.
The next two shelves hold my Grandfather’s old cameras and some more books.
The right –side holds my favorite pink milk glass compote.
Not bad for three dollars! I do wish I had something taller in this corner but this will do for now. I originally wanted an etagere like these…
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…but I can’t find anything like them anywhere. If you come across a shelf like this PLEASE let me know where! I will forever be grateful!
I like it! I love the etageres too (can we just call them ets? etagere is awfully long ;) )
ReplyDeleteFor height you could always add a lamp, painted in the matching white...sort of shaped like the one in the well dressed home pic? That pic has been haunting me for a while now - something about the poof (need one!) and the lovely pillows.
Happy Friday!!
I love those pillows, too! I'm secretly looking for new pillow covers and can't find anything I like so I'm heading to Joann this weekend to see if I can find any pretty fabric to make my own.
ReplyDeleteI adore the white table it looks soooo fresh!
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