Sanibel

"Sanibel"

Distressing furniture is NOT for the faint of heart. What's the big deal? --Take some sandpaper, rough it up, and in the end it will be beautiful! Easy peasy, right? Uh, no. At least it's not that way for us OCD types. Ya know, the types of people who like things to be "just so". The types who sort out loads of laundry into specific color groups, rearrange the dishwasher after someone else has already loaded it, or organize their closet by shirt sleeve length and color. Uh, not that "I" would know anything about "those types" of people... 

But really, WHY would you want to take sandpaper to a perfectly lovely piece of furniture that you just spent hours painting?!?! That puts my OCD into overdrive. I suppose for the sake of "art" I'll do it, but not very often, which is why I have very few distressed pieces. It seriously causes me to panic! PANIC---How much is too much sanding?!? What if I sand it and it looks like crap?!? What if I have to repaint it cause I don't like it?!? What if I do all this work for nothing and have to start all over again?!?  You get the point. Panic, with a capital P. I digress. 

So this will probably be my one distressed piece for the year. This old sewing machine table came sans sewing machine from Goodwill.  She sat in my basement for quite a long time before I secured her top from opening, painted her black with copper knobs, and put her in my front entryway.  This table is sturdy solid wood construction with a single plastic side drawer that's great for storing keys, cell phones, etc. --all the little junk you need (and can never find) as you're running out the door. Now it has a spot to live! I really like this table but the black seemed sorta drab. When I stumbled across these starfish knobs I thought a coastal inspired makeover was in order. It is summertime after all... 

Here she is in her original condition, not too shabby.

This table got a lovely coat of pale blue chalk paint, was lightly distressed, and then finished in a clear wax. I really think she turned out lovely, don't you? 

The little drawer makes this table perfect in an entryway, mud room, or just about anywhere that needs a little reminder of the beach (which is everywhere in my book)! Please visit my Etsy Shop for pricing and details.

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