Thrird Time's a Charm...

Sometimes things don't go right.  Here is proof that if you stick with it, great things can happen.

I had purchased this table for my bestie.  She had called and asked if I would keep my eye out for a round table.  When I found this, I snatched it up.

She had decided that she wanted painted light grey with black glaze.  Easy enough, right?  Well, here was my first mistake.  I hadn't finished it yet, so I put a blanket over it. The next morning, I went to take the blanket off, and this is what I found.

One of my kids had spilled a whole container of bubbles on the blanket. Which sat there all night.  The paint just peeled right off.

I then decided that I was going to be a mean friend and let her fix it herself.  She did not want to, so I put it aside for a couple of months.

While working on another project I accidentally spilled a whole bunch of aqua paint right on the table.  Looked like it was going to be painted aqua.  How bad could it be?  Aqua is such a pretty color.  Here is what it looked like.  I'll let you be the judge.

I was not a fan.  Don't get me wrong, I love aqua, but it was just all sorts of wrong on this table.So out came my electric sander and I got to work.

First I gave it two coats of dark grey.  I didn't want the aqua showing through, so I used latex.  I then gave it a whitewash.  This is my absolute favorite finish of furniture.  I have done a couple of pieces in this finish, and they are always my favorite.  I then did a layer of wax to make sure that it was protected.

Yes, this is my living room, and this is where it is staying.  I just happened to need a coffee table.  I love it.  It fits perfectly in my home.  I am pretty good about not keeping my pieces.  Have you ever heard the phrase "The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes"?  That is me.  While I make pretty furniture, my house needs some serious love.  It is getting better now that my children are getting older.  I wasn't a fan of my things being broken by little hands, so after I had my kids, I quit putting decorations out.  Now that they are 2 and 4, they understand to not ruin mommy's things.

                                                      Here are some more pictures

XOXO
Wendy