Painting Furniture with Porch Paint

Every once in awhile I get crazy...okay, a lot of the while, and I paint stuff. This time, I used some leftover porch and floor paint to give our dining room table a makeover. 

We used Glidden's porch and floor paint to paint our floors. I've heard that oil-based paints aren't tint-able, but guess what? This paint is! It also has polyurethane in it, so you don't need to add a protective coat after you finish painting. So I thought to myself, "Self, use the porch/floor paint to paint the dining room table!" 

So I did. I didn't prime or sand the table. Here is what it ended up looking like:  

I loooove it! I have two tips for working with porch and floor paint. 

One, apply the paint in thin coats on vertical surfaces. Otherwise you end up with something like this:

Not awesome. 

Two. If you apply the paint thickly on a level surface, that's okay. It's great actually! But if you decide to apply a second coat you must be sure that the first coat is fully cured. Otherwise you end up with this:

Not awesome. I ended up scraping paint off the whole table top and a couple of the legs with a straight razor and re-doing them, but I love how it turned out! 

Post Christmas Project Time

I hope you all had a very lovely Christmas! 

I've been a slacker over the holidays. That's just how it goes! Just as a heads up, I may be combining this blog and a new blog I have started...but I haven't decided for sure though. 

Anyway, I've had this dining table since the fall, and haven't done anything with it yet. 

I started working on it today. You will see more next week! 

Once Upon a Time...

Remember how, once upon a time, I started this really awesome project for some real life clients then never showed you how it turned out? 

I totally forgot to take a picture after it was done! I know right? SO. The lovely Lacey's sent one to me and I am so grateful! 

Here she is:

I love how it turned out! Their inspiration for the table came from this table I did this past summer:

The process is really simple:

1. Sand the table top to the bare wood
2. Stain the table with your favorite stain
3. Stencil the table in your favorite color

That's it! Thank you, Lacey's, for letting me makeover your table! 

Thanks for reading!

Real Life Clients

Thanks to the Fall Festival I got a couple of real-life clients! One of them is a super sweet couple, Lora and Charles, and I get to refinish their dining room table.

Lora really liked the look of this table I finished that ended up in a local quilt shop:

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She requested something similar, but with a turquoise base *squeal*

Here are the before pics (it’s not set up, sorry about that-I didn’t think ahead-but you get the idea).

Thanks for the opportunity guys! I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

Vintage Side Table in Mint

 

 I have always wanted to paint one of these tables! My sister-in-law gave it to me when it looked like this:

It wasn't in bad shape, but it just needed some love!

This cute thing will be at the Cameron Fall Festival October 20th. So excited!

A Pretty in Pink Breakfast Table

A Pretty in Pink Breakfast Table...with a hint of minty freshness! About a month ago I got this table and chair set. 

Now, I didn't need a table and chairs because we already have one that we made from an old, wood road sign. But for some reason I really, really, really, wanted to paint this table, thus, I told My Honeypie I would sell it. (Yes, I am selling it. I didn't just tell him a joke.) 

I really don't like light colored wood, so I sanded, painted, and re-stained the top. 

I painted the base pink...I found it in the "oops" paint for 50% off. Naturally, I couldn't help myself! I love pink! This is a newly developed love. I used to hate it. Now, I can't seem to get enough of it. 

Kind of girly, but the colors remind me of a candy shoppe. Who doesn't love candy?!

*If you are interested in purchasing this piece or having one like it please contact me.

Roadside Table: A Tale of Rescue!

Once upon a time I went to a tiny town called Kidder...technically, I have a Kidder address, but I don't live in Kidder. There are approximately 299 people in this little town.

Anyway, I'm getting off the subject. I went to Kidder and saw this table:

And I thought to myself, "Self! That table needs some lovin'."

Especially since it got abandoned.

So I texted My Honeypie and hinted that I wanted him to pick it up for me (I was supposed to be in a meeting) and he went and saved it from it's fate as dumpster debris.

I had some extra paint from painting my door an impossible green, and some extra white from our walls and it became:

It looks a little yellow in these pictures because of the lighting, but it's really this color:

Don't mind the disarray. It's currently how we live.