SunflowerHugs: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Claw Foot Table

Some pieces just don't inspire me. Like this table...

I couldn't see what color it should be, it needed some repair work that I didn't feel like doing, and I just didn't like it.

My husband was doing some garage organization and I asked him if he could give me a few shelves in a cabinet that my dad gave us for my paints. He was able to give me the whole thing!

It makes me so happy! I was able to organize it with all my supplies. I used to have all this in my craft room in a much smaller shelf unit and would have to keep going back and forth between it and the garage to get stuff. I would also have to keep taking everything off the shelves to find what I needed, so this stuff was mostly on my work table in a big mess.

Now that all my supplies were at my fingertips, I got inspired. I wanted the table to be a light color so I could glaze it to bring out all the details on the trim, but I was worried about bleed through.

I went with an oops paint that has amazing coverage (that I happen to have a quart of) in a very light blue/grey color that I used on the first two tables from my assembly line of tables. I was confident it would work and not have to deal with bleed through.

It SO worked for this table! I painted it with two coats of the color in DIY chalk paint and then distressed the heck out of it. Not that much came off, but there was a lot of detail to the table just from being so old.

I glazed it Martha Stewart Metallic Glaze in Black Coffee. I globbed it on with cheese cloth one area at a time and then went back with a clean cloth to wipe off the excess.

Look at all the places the glaze was able to get into and highlight! The trim came out great like I thought it would, but I really love how the legs and their deep grain took the glaze. The table top and shelf also got so much since they were scratched and marked up.

Now I like this table...A LOT!

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Secondhand Scores #13

When I was a kid my parents went to garage sales all the time. I admit I was totally embarrassed by it. I never really bothered going regularly until after I had my son. I realized I could get clothes and toys and things for him for pennies on the dollar and that is when my love for secondhand was born.

Garage sales are my favorite but I also go to flea markets, thrift stores and auctions. I am always on the hunt for furniture to paint, stuff for myself, my house, my kids and unique items that I could put to future use. I love the thrill of finding something that was once very expensive for as little money as possible.

In this series, I will share my scores to show you how much you could get for your hard earned money. Some days I hit jackpots, some days I get nothing, but I always have fun.

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Saturday was a beautiful day to go garage sale-ing.

I didn't have to bargain down any prices, they were all priced so well to begin with.
*Mini cupcake pan $.50
*Brand new scarf loom AND two rolls of yarn $.50
*Set of three oil dispensers with the metal basket $1
*Two mini crocks $1
*Tall crock $1
*Mudd flip flops $1

Lastly I got a much needed shop vac for $5! Funny how it says quiet on it--it is anything BUT quiet.

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Little Accent Tables

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These little accent tables are so small! I always wonder how they get used in someone's home.

They are all about 23" tall, but very thin and petite.

I painted the first one with DIY chalk paint. The first layer was white and the second layer was a black, but once I distressed, the white came through and the black looked like a dark grey.

I painted the next one with DIY chalk paint as well. I used an oops paint that I also used for this desk & chair. I gave it two coats and distressed.

I also added a little PA Dutch stencil to the inside for a cute surprise.

For the last table, I sanded the top and since I liked the natural color of the wood, I just used AS dark wax on it to seal the wood. I painted the legs with Federal Blue SafePaint (milk paint).

No matter where/how they get used, they are a quick paint job and a quick sell.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Secondhand Scores #12

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I haven't had the best luck the past few weekends. I have been going to garage sales and flea markets, but only picking up a few toys for the kids.

I did find something on craigslist!

An overhead projector!!

I paid $30. Not sure if that was the best price, but I had to have it. They even threw in some blank transparencies and markers.

There is a Staples very close to my house and they charge $1.05 to print black ink on transparencies. I think that will be the best way to go since I don't want to take a chance of messing up my printer with them.

Now that I have it, I have no idea what I want to do. But give me some time and I will come up with something...

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Vote for Me Please!

I have entered Simply the Best contest at Mom 4 Real and Fox Hollow Cottage and would love it you would stop by and vote for my Beachy Desk + Broken Cane Chair Repair project.

Please look for this picture below on either blog listed above and please vote for me! You can vote once a day until June 30th.

Thank you so much!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Burlap Sack Table Tops

I had big plans for these two tables that I got free from my neighbor's garbage.

Even though they were press board, I knew I would be able to paint them with homemade chalk paint since that will stick to anything. The tops had that bubbling from getting wet and my plan was to decoupage fabric to cover it up.

But not just any fabric! Turns out the burlap sacks I got from this garage sale fit the tops perfectly.

I kept going back and forth about how to clean them and I wound up putting them outside in the rain that was in the forecast for the next few days. It did a great job of rinsing them out.

Meanwhile I painted the tables. I had the idea to layer the paint so when I distressed you would get to see multiple colors. Both got layer #1 in white, layer #2 in red and then one got layer #3 in black while the other got layer #3 in red again.

You can see in the photos above, that after I distressed, the white didn't really show up. I think it would have worked if I lightly sanded the tables before I started to paint to have given a better bond to the white.

Next part was to put the burlap sack material on the top. There are tons of different blog posts on how to Mod Podge (MP) material on furniture. I just followed a combination of a bunch of different ones.

I cut the sack into two pieces. There was printing on both sides, so I only needed to use one sack for the two tables.
I put a layer of MP on the table top and placed the sack on top and positioned it. I was able to move it around easily. Once I was satisfied with the placement, I put another layer of MP on top of the burlap.
There is a lip to the table top, so I was able to use my stapler to secure the burlap from underneath. It was a little tricky at the doors, I just stapled further back. Of course I ran out of staples at this point.
But it was okay because the MP needed to dry. The burlap was very delicate and was starting to rip.
The next day the burlap was very hard and fully adhered to the table top. Under the lip, where I stapled, the burlap was still soft, so after I stapled the heck out of it (with my brand new box of 1,250 staples), I added more MP to make the burlap stiff and strong to hold onto the staples.
The last step was to turn the table over so I could trim the excess burlap with a brand new razor blade.

And here's how they came out!