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Monday, May 30, 2011

"Special Deal" on a French Find

I found this beauty at Savers last week. I have only been there twice and had never bought furniture there...but when I saw this piece, I had to have it. I have resized and cropped this pic 4x and this is what I'm getting. Sorry!
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It was priced at $24.99, which is more than I would've normally paid...but I loved it, so I was ready to buy. Since I'd never bought there before, I asked the guy in furniture if they would load it up for me. He said "Yep..if you'll pay cash, I'll give it to you for $20". Who was I to argue? He told me to meet him in the back and he'd load it up.

When I opened up the back of my SUV, he quietly said "You can just put the money in the back". And that's when I realized that I was ripping off Savers...unknowingly. This guy was pocketing the cash. I felt immediate guilt, but didn't feel safe saying anything at that point. So, I got a deal at the expense of Savers. Onto the reveal...

I sanded the top...the wood was in great condition! I painted the base a robin's egg blue..it's so pretty. A mistint gallon that I got at a garage sale (full...never opened!) for $2. I stained the top with Provencial from Minwax...which is a shade lighter than Dark Walnut. I liked it, but didn't love it, so I ended up doing the dark walnut over the provencial...and it worked great. I sprayed the hardware with ORB, put Minwax Wipe-On Poly on the top, and here you have it. She's my new favorite!

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~Allison

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37 comments:

  1. Cassie BustamanteMay 31, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    beautiful! love the style and the colors!

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  2. Sue@Uniquely ChicMay 31, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    I love it! The color and distressing are perfect! I can't believe that guy. He's got his own little side business going on....rude!

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  3. Fiona, Lilyfield LifeMay 31, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    found you at Primitive and Proper. this is gorgeous. well done on a lovely makeover.
    cheers Fiona
    www.lilyfieldlife.blogspot.com

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  4. AndiMay 31, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Gaah!!! LOVE!! You have a good eye for potential!

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  5. BrandiMay 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Great transformation Allison and i really like the color.

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  6. Just JaimeMay 31, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Very pretty! Great color choice!

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  7. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.May 31, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    She's adorable and I love that color!

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  8. Allison @ Vintage CharmMay 31, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Looks good. Love the two tone!

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  9. Serendipity Chic DesignMay 31, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    Perfection Allison! I especially love the color!

    Take care,
    Lisa

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  10. Kim @ A Brush of WhimsyMay 31, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    What a sneaky guy! :} I love how it turned out, beautiful color and style!

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  11. SkinnyMegJune 1, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    love love love! The color is fabulous!!

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  12. idesignJune 1, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    such a pretty piece :)

    Jackie
    http://jaclyndesigns.blogspot.com/

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  13. Kara @ June & BearJune 1, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Really lovely. I love the color and your distressing.

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  14. AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    I love the style,and the color is fabulous.

    Kathy

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  15. Fishtail CottageJune 1, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    This is gorgeous & i love the makeover! oxox, tracie

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  16. JulieJune 1, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Gorgeous! I love it. In fact I'm downright jealous :)

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  17. MimiJune 2, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Beautiful transformation here! I'm so loving the color you used. Glad you shared this at Shabby Chic Cottage

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  18. June 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    SO fabulous!! Would love to find one in my Savers!

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  19. JessicaJune 2, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    LOVE this! The color and distressing are so pretty!

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  20. lvroftiquesJune 2, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    What a cutey!! I've never heard of Savers. Vanna

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  21. A Few PenniesJune 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    That is beautiful! Great job.

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  22. ChristinaJune 2, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    I love it!! The stained top...the color...distressing...great work!!

    Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"!! :)

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  23. PamelaJune 2, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Oh, sweet to start with but so awesome in the after-ness. Love the style and the blue. I'll show my ignorance by asking what ORB is. I know I wouldn't have seen the potential in this but maybe now I'll see things with a different "eye."

    Joyfully,
    Pamela

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  24. Deborah MarchJune 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    SOOO very beautiful!!

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  25. Sweet Young JourneyJune 2, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    I found your your blog link at MMS.
    It's so pretty! I love French furniture!
    Cheryl

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  26. KarenJune 2, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Its so pretty Allison. Love the lines of the table and the color is beautiful.

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  27. Courtney ~ French Country CottageJune 3, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Ohhh it is darling! Loving the color you chose and I love that you left the top natural wood. Your distressing is perfect too~ sharing this on FB~ thanks for sharing at FNF!
    Also, I added the html for a few of my buttons on my sidebar as well - Usually if you just copy and paste the buttons the code will copy along with it- but the html code is there also now- thanks for asking :)

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  28. KatieJune 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Beautiful!! Just love the color.

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  29. CailanJune 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Oh I would love to find a piece like this! You did a such a lovely job!

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  30. Handy Man, Crafty WomanJune 3, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    This came out great! I just love that color blue!

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  31. AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    I have been looking and looking for a piece like this! Love it!!

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  32. Jon'elJune 3, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Pretty table!

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  33. UnknownJune 4, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Darling. I love the shade of blue. :)

    ~Liz

    P.S. I love your blog. I'm following you now.

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  34. AnnieJune 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Gorgeous! Makes me want to go searching for good finds like that! (here from TDC)

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  35. JulieJune 11, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Very pretty, I love the shade of blue!

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  36. gail@My Repurposed LifeJune 16, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    I love the color and the mesh doors! very pretty, nice makeover!
    gail

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  37. UnknownJune 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    She's very sweet. You are reminding me to not look at pieces the same way-I might have passed her by.

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