Stripes

OK, I know I’ve done this same look before.  But my first drop leaf table, painted with multi-color stripes was received so well,  my thinking was “why reinvent the wheel?”. So I found myself with another small, drop leaf table, and also a corner desk.  Their lines were both screaming “stripes” to me.  So I gave in to my lack of creativity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red has also been a kick I’ve been on lately, so I spray painted the metal base and metal chairs of the table with a gloss red.  And while I was at it, I painted another metal chair from my stash glossy red to go with the desk. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And to top it off, why not cover all the seats with burlap?  One of my favorite default fabrics to reach for.

So here’s how the sets turned out…

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m pleased with the final result, but I am going to try to move on… leave the stripes alone for a while. 

Oh, and while I’m at it, here’s what these guys looked like in their previous lives: (Crap…no before shots of the desk)

Fixer Upper

This little guy has been long gone, but I just wanted to share…

 

Man, this was a sad little table.  I grabbed it off of Craig’s List just because it was so cheap.  I thought whatever I get out of it, I’ll probably make a decent return.  I used all materials I already had at home.

 

 

  Green paint that was 10 years old.

And drawer pulls that were recently attached to a tree in my backyard.

The close ups shows how rough the surface was.  So I decided to embrace that condition and rough it up even more.  I also used my orbital sander to take all the hard edges off, rounding the edges, corners on the drawer, trims, etc.

Then with a quick “glaze” of diluted brown paint to fill in all of the imperfections, I was satisfied!

Here’s what I started with:

“I Need a Home!”

This is another piece that I recently completed.  As of right now, it is still posted on Craig’s List.  It was solid, sturdy dressing table and in good condition, so the improvements were strictly aesthetic. 

I’ve really been having fun with painter’s tape lately, so I decided to give a Greek Key design a whirl.

  And of course, I HAD to dip the legs…

and I got so lucky finding these ceramic pulls at World Market that were the perfect shade of coral…

and finally, I painted the chair white and added this GREAT Ralph Lauren paisley fabric to the seat (actually a table cloth I found on clearance at TJ Maxx).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here’s what I started with…