One Table, Two Ways and The End of Summer

THANK YOU for all of your comments on the twin beds I posted last week! They are truly one of my favorite makeovers to date!!

Today's makeover isn't quite as exciting, but alas, school (finally!) starts on Tuesday and we've been cramming in swimming, boating and more swimming. I am so jazzed that I'll have a little more time to work on furniture.

This summer, most of my time has been filled with these three hooligans:

Mr. J, almost 7 and starting 1st Grade:



Mr. C, 5 1/3, Starting Kindergarten:



Mr. D, age 3, preschool



Ok, on to what you really stopped by for. Today I'm showing you this little table I recently picked up:



The first go around, I didn't love, so I redid it....but you have to guess which is the finished table! I'll tell you in my next post which one I ended up with, but tell me which you prefer!

Finish #1










Finish #2









Which do you prefer?

~Allison

Matching Antique Twin Beds

It was truly love at first sight when I Shayne brought me these matching twin beds. I mean, if you don't love the design of these, get your head checked. Just kidding...but really, don't you love the style?

Headboard



Footboards



Dying yet? Sit tight...they are about to get even better.

Shayne sent me this picture as inspiration for the finish and said she wanted the beds "Crusty" looking.



Before I started painting, I took a paint pen by Krylon in gold leaf to go over the pretty details, so that when I distressed the finish, the gold would peak through.



Then I mixed up some DIY chalk paint in a color similar to the inspiration but a bit more blue. I painted 2 coats and then had a lot of fun distressing! I used Jacobean stain to glaze, here is how they ended up. I love my king bed, but if I had room in my guest room for these babies, I'd buy them from Shayne!! Forgive my lack of staging...the hubs was not going to help me haul these inside ;)





















These have been a labor of love, but worth every minute. Hope you love them too!

~Allison