Procrastination

I "deep cleaned" the house Thursday night so I could relax during this weekend.

There is now no excuse for me to not be working on the coffee table that I am refinishing. When we were furniture shopping I could not find a single coffee table that I liked anywhere. I have a modern but comfortable style. I decided to try to salvage Ryan's "bachelor pad" coffee table because the shape is fine (and free) but it needs some revamping.

I sanded it down as best as I could and it's been sitting in the garage ever since. I've already bought all the paint and I'm just a little bit intimidated by trying out a crackle finish for the first time.

Time to get off this couch and work on it.

Will update with pics.

Eventually.

Before

After sanding and applying the base coat of a flat red

I'll be waiting for this to dry until tomorrow before I can continue. I've never used a crackle paint before. Actually, I've never painted anything besides walls before so this is brand new to me with no guarantees. I'm hoping for the shabby/chic look so even if something goes horribly wrong, it might just look like it was done on purpose.

To be continued...

Crackle = disaster. The only thing that ended up "crackled" after today would be my hands and I think that only happened because humans have fingerprints.

I'm sure it was more user-error than anything.

The good news is, the table looks shabby chic alright. It almost looks intentional.

I'm waiting for everything to completely dry and by tomorrow I'll put the clear coat(s) on and take a picture when it's all finished.

One of a kind for sure.

Just wanted to add that I actually DO like it. It's not what I was expecting but it almost looks planned. It must not be too awful because although I got a big DENIED when I asked (jokingly) if I could paint the piano next, Ryan did say we should start going to thrift stores so I can tackle some more projects.

I do enjoy these things. I have an artsy fartsy side that I can't deny. Early 20's and then motherhood put that on hold but I've always been into creativity.

11-3-2009

UPDATE!

The coffee table is "finished" and has been serving it's intended purpose since the weekend. I've finally gotten a chance to take some pictures (at night and indoors so excuse the terrible quality). I'm even waiting for Ryan's birthday pie to finish baking in the oven. Procrastination no more.

I started to get so angry when the paint wasn't working you can see my frustrated brush strokes but that's ok. Made it quite the original and originality = special.