Drum Table with a Twist

My mom picked up this petite drum table for me at a garage sale down the road from her. I kinda love that I have other people "picking" for me.

It started as this...a lovely little table with a water stain on the top:



I was going to paint it all one color...like Newburg Green, but I thought the wood had potential. So I sanded off the old varnish, stained it with Minwax in Provincial and look at the wood now!









I even left the feet in the original finish. Usually drum tables have brass feet, but not this one.




This is the month of small, unique tables...so stay tuned!

~Allison

Fabulous Aged Bookshelf

I have never seen a piece like this. Shayne found this on Craigs List and dropped it off at my house. It is heavy as a beast.

Before:


I primed this with Kilz gray primer and then did 7 layers of white wash...I think it was 7...I lost count. But white washing is fun, so I didn't mind. I then used Fiddes wax in stripped pine over the whole thing...working in small sections at a time. Several bloggers have told me that dark wax is more difficult to use and they don't like how it looks splotchy. I used to have that problem too, until Shayne told me a secret. After waxing the entire piece, use extra fine steel wool to blend the wax. It is seriously like magic!!

After:







See how nicely the wax blends and makes the piece look aged?






And one more...without accessories



Enjoy your long weekend!!

~Allison

Campaign Coffee Table

I cannot get the before picture to upload tonight. Grrrr!

Due to a huge stash of furniture and need to move things more quickly, I finally took the plunge and decided to try chalk paint! Only I made my own using Plaster of Paris. It was really easy and I didn't have to sand OR prime! Giddy!

Anyway, I found this gem at Goodwill a few weeks ago. Solid wood, dovetail drawers and a leather inlay top. I quickly painted the table in three coats...less than an hour between coats because the chalk paint dries so quickly. I sanded it lightly just to make it feel more smooth...and then I waxed it with Fiddes Wax in Jacobean to age it out.







There were only 5 of the 6 original pulls, so I improvised by using these 2 antique knobs on the bottom drawer.







~Allison