Coffee Table from Florida

We picked up this coffee table on our picking trip to Florida.

Its solid wood and very sturdy, both mechanisms for the drop leaves worked just fine.   The top was rather worn but it was in very good shape.

I painted it Annie Sloans Chalk Paint in Coco.  I then distressed it and used clear wax all over it and a bit of dark wax in the grooves.
 

I think Coco is one of my favorite colors from Annie Sloan.

Have a great week!

Ballards Bulletin Board

I got to redo my office and I had a BIG wall behind my desk I wanted a bulletin board on. 
I loved the Ballards one.  Found HERE.  I wanted the BIG one which was a whooping  219.00 dollars…I don’t think so!!

I happened to go into our local thrift store and found a large board that had been used for a little kids wooden train board.
Well it was just the size I wanted BIG.
The first thing I did was get some foam core at Hobby Lobby and glued it to the board.  Then I used some real light weight batting (used to make quilts) and glued that down on top of the foam core.

I cut it a bit larger than the board so I could wrap it around to the back side.
Went outside and used some of this heavy duty stuff… to stick the batting down.
I sprayed one half laid the batting down on it and smoothed and pressed a bit to get it to stick,then turned it around and sprayed the other half repeating the smoothing and pressing.

I brought it back inside and cut a piece of burlap larger than the board and laid that down on my table then laid the board down on top of that. Batting side down.

Then I wrapped the burlap and the batting that was hanging over the edge to the backside of the board and stapled my little heart out.  All the way around and made nice smooth corners as well.
We then turned it over and added the nail head tacks I found at Hobby Lobby.

Measured around the outside and put a tack every 2”.  Nailed those in and hung it on the wall.

There she is all 32x48 inches of her.

Total cost was
               10.00 for the board
                4.00 for the foam core (I had my phone which always has a coupon on it for Hobby Lobby                 8.00 for the burlap and the batting I had on hand.
               22.00 instead of 219.00 (well theirs  is 34x55 just a tad bigger) not to shabby !!

I am very happy although I must admit if I had to do it again I would skip the batting regular pushpins won’t stay in.  But I do like the thickness of the look, so I use T pins and they work just fine.

 Have a great week.

 

Little Bench for Little People

We purchased this headboard and foot board from our trip to Florida. No before pictures at least I can’t find them….
We have done this technique before you can find them HERE.

It was a twin bed and I believe it was from a bunk bed because both pieces were the exact same.  We cut one in half and used it for the sides.  The other one we left alone and used as the back.  Mr. Sensible used wood we had on hand and made the bench part.  Filled holes, then sanded it down.


Then it was on to my area to get painted.


We took it to Treasures Resale Consignment Store, Roswell GA.  Grandparents always seem to like these for the little ones when they come to visit.

Have a great week.