Tuesday, July 5, 2011

curvy french end table....

i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.  we did.  we stayed home but went cherry picking on sunday.  i had no idea that the orchard that we did our apple picking at every year also had cherry trees.  we picked 14 pounds of sour cherries and about 4 pounds of queen ann or ranier cherries. 
i've never made a cherry pie before but it is don's favorite so i tried my hand at it.  
unfortunately, we hacked into it before i got a picture of it.......
so worth it.....i have never made a pie that turned out so well.....
it was perfect.
i also made a 4th of july tart using refrigerated sugar cookie dough with cream cheese filling and fresh fruit.....
another winner.....
and just as tasty....
it literally took me about 15 minutes after i had the crust baked....
okay, enough about food (i'm getting hungry!!!)

i got this table at the local goodwill for $9.99.  i loved the lines and the fact that it was a tall end table.  a lot of the end tables that i have done in the past were short. i think this is the best size to be next to a sofa 
and the perfect height for a lamp.
it had a crack across the table top which was glued and clamped.  
i was dying to use the chalk paint in the paris grey on a piece of furniture and i thought that this table would be perfect.  i ended up using it as an accent color because when i opened it it looked way darker than i thought it was supposed to.  i am wondering if i got a mislabeled can and i emailed the stockist but have not heard back yet.  
i used old white for the body of the table because i thought the grey was too dark to be painted completely with it.
  i distressed it and waxed it with annie sloan dark wax.
 it gives the furniture the most beautiful shine and it is so smooth it feels just like butter.
now i just have to find out if i got the right color in the right can.......
but i love how it turned out.

16 comments:

  1. Lovin' the table and craving the desserts!! Yum!!!

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  2. You always find the best deals at Goodwill. I've yet to find anything within my price range...our Goodwill store is overpriced! I think tall end tables are so much more ideal for homes with kiddos too! :)

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  3. Love the two paint colors you choose. Very pretty!

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  4. You are making me feel sooo hungry...it all looks so good!

    Hope you had a great holiday weekend : )

    Gemma x

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  5. that table is so lovely, but i am drooling over teh couch behind it- is that a quilt on it? love it! oh, and of course i am drooling over those luscious berry treats... YUM!

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  6. Your treats look amazing! The little table looks really pretty!

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  7. Love the new table, Cindy - a beautiful addition. And your tart is perfection! In one of the photos it looks like it's floating above the table. :)

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  8. Over from French Friday. Love the finish on your table. Your pics are great..got to run I am hungry now.

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  9. Over from French Friday. Love the finish on your table. Your pics are great..got to run I am hungry now.

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  10. Very nice! And I have the Domino book on my French Coffee table as well! :)

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  11. Love the grey and white on that table. Beautiful work :)

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  12. that is the color of paris gray...I find it very dark, more so than I thought when I ordered it.

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  13. Hi Cindy, wow a baker & a decorator I can't decide which I like the most.
    The cherry pie looks amazing but your end table calls out my name!
    Great job.

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  14. I really want a piece of that pie.

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