I have so many things to tell you about. I can hardly choose. Meanwhile, Bridget has an important post about a jar picnic…but she's not ready at the moment, so shhh…
I thought I'd show you this project that I did as we finished the kitchen.
Last year Sukie found this bedside table at a yard sale. It is the sort of thing I really, really don't like. I was not thrilled. It's so…colonial.
Plus, she left it…around. It's the sort of thing I sell at a yard sale, and try hard not to buy. Once again, I will say that this “before” picture makes this look a bit nicer than it really was. This color was atrocious. For one thing, it was flat. For another, not evenly applied. For another, ugly.
But since we had the black paint out to paint the island, I thought I'd get a few things off my list. I'll show you the mirror that's been hanging out in the garage for even longer than a year. Soon.
First I thought I'd paint the table blue (even though the black paint was out). But the blue I have is not satisfactory (I'm very committed to using paint I have to do these projects, and I want you to know that I already had the black paint before we even decided about the island.
But I think I had it because I bought it long ago to paint the island. Never mind about that) . Say, do you like the pulls we chose for the island?
I think I used the blue for the porch ceiling. It's not aqua enough for me for a table. I tried mixing it with some white and stuff lying around in the garage (by stuff I mean other colors, not any old stuff in the garage). But it didn't do anything for me.
So I went for black after all, leaving the blue inside the drawer, which I think is just right!
And Sukie did pick out the drawer pull. I'm not casting aspersions on her. She painted the kitchen walls, after all. She is a good child.
I know that we carefully put the original pull and screws in a ziploc bag, and I further know I gave her a pretty hard time about leaving that bag…around. I made her take it to her room (which is on the third floor, and our ceilings, and hence stairs, are high/long). I think I was overwhelmed at the time (not now though! ahem). But we couldn't find it and honestly, it was the sort of thing I really don't like anyway. I like this one.
Now that I look at these pictures, I think the blue would not have gone with the blue of her trim! Good call!
I sort of like it now!
Kimba says
I can't believe how well it turned out! I like to think that I have an eye for the potential in something, but I probably would have bypassed that piece too.It's amazing what a coat of paint and some new hardware can do.And I just read through your post on painting your kitchen cabinets. You are SO BRAVE! And I love the results. I love yellow cabinets.
Amanda says
Hi there! I found your blog from a comment you left Kimba today. Please tell me what are the odds??!! I have almost the exact little night stand! When I opened your blog I thought I was seeing things. Ours is missing the drawer. It was my grandmothers and it was off white when I got it 6 years ago. I painted it to match my daughters room. We just moved and she no longer has purple in her room. I'm planning to repaint it again. Yours came out wonderful…it makes me wish mine had the drawer.Blessings,Amanda
Nefertitichild says
Looks cute. I like it, esp. with the jug.Mom, I have to say you seem to be getting a little bit parenthesis-happy. Also, I think it's pretty much always delightful to have the inside of something be a contrasting color to the outside.
Leila says
At least all my parenthetical remarks close. You know how I hate when someone begins a parenthetical remark and then forgets that closing parenthesis? I hate that.Maybe I'll just use the word parenthesis a lot instead of using the marks so much. (But maybe not.)