[beaglette]

I have SOOO much to do before we move!! So, I started with refinishing some furniture. Here's my list:

oldest daughter's metal bed; color: buttermilk
coffee table; color: same as end tables
end tables; color: see below
kitchen pantry; color: barn red
antique dresser; color: buttermilk

Then, I am going to sort the entire basement and freecycle stuff that is good but unused. And then I move to the main floor and do the same. And then the second floor and do the same. UGH! I have 17 days and I'm freaking out. Ha!

Here's the end tables I started yesterday and finished today. You must understand about my decor-- it's rustic, primitive Americana. So, I have a lot of things that are distressed. The tops of my shaker end tables were messed up soo, I painted and distressed them. First, second and third pictures are part of my living room and you can see one of the end tables fairly well and the other end table somewhat. Third picture is after I refinished it.






First, I lightly sanded the sheen off of the tables. I then put a coat of the yellow on. After it dried, I sanded with 320 sandpaper and followed up rubbing the entire piece with tack cloth. I then repeated this process. Next, I took 220 sandpaper and roughed up the top, the edges, legs, etc. just to take off enough paint to make it seem old and used. I then mixed two different brown acrylic craft pants with water to make a really thing mixture and applied it in sections with a foam paint brush. I then took an old towel and hand rubbed each section-- rubbing the brown in and off. I would use a spray bottle filled with water if the brown started to dry. Voila. The above is what I ended up with!

Warmly,

Brandi