Thursday, October 7, 2010

Red End Table

I've been on such a white kick lately, I decided to take a ginormous leap out of my comfort zone. 

This leap led to red. (Ha.)

I found this tiny little end table at the thrift store I love to hate. It was even on sale, so I paid a whopping $7.36 for it.

I sanded the top because it was in horrible shape.


And then primed her and painted her red.



I was going stain the top, but had a brilliant idea. Actually, I didn't have any stain left, but I had a can of chalkboard paint! So I painted the top in chalkboard. And basically attacked it with a 60 grit sand paper.




It's all scratched up, knicked and bruised and ready for writing.

How fun would it be to draw tic-tac-toe or a checkerboard, or keep score in Farkle. 

Love. Love. Love.



Thanks Nester for the word inspiration.


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6 comments:

  1. Cassie BustamanteOctober 7, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    looks great! i love working with bright colors, especially when i have been using whites for awhile. it's a nice break!

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  2. cindyOctober 7, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    Perfection. I"m really digging all the red pieces I've seen in blogland. Love that curvy front :)

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  3. Katherine @ Grass StainsOctober 7, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    Absolutely perfect! I wouldn't have imagined the combo myself, but I just love it!

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  4. LeahOctober 7, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    I LOVE it. Do I say that about every post of yours? :) Perfect for a boys' room. Maybe mine?

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  5. Imperfectly HappyOctober 8, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Love it. There is something so festive and happy about RED!
    Tiff

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  6. saraOctober 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    I love this! Just curious, how much would you charge for something like this?

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