Painted Furniture!

Well, here it is!!!  Remember the table I rescued from the curb?  Yep, this is it. 

I just love the applique which is on all four sides of the table and I love the contrast of color and detail of the  applique after it is antiqued.   This piece took a little work but was well worth it! 

The next piece of furniture was a rather boring bench which was in real need of some character so I transfered an image to it which I found on http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ and painted it in with a black permentant sharpie pen.  Very frenchie!!!  It now has a new home in my daughter's room.

This is the fabric used in the bedroom. Love the French Country design!!  The bench fits the theme perfectly!

Both of the above pieces were painted using "Annie Sloan Chalk Paint".  The main color for both was "Country Gray".  The applique on the coffee table was done in "Pure White", and antiqued with "Annie Sloan Dark Soft Wax".  No sanding was required and it is so easy to distress.

I just love the look of painted furniture!!  It is so fun to see each piece take on a new character and the end result always excites me!  There are some great tutorials out there on painted furniture and I have thought about teaching a class but My advice to you is, "Roll up your sleeves and give it a try"!!

Blessings!
Bev