Want to see my favorite aqua blue table makeover? Recently, a client of mine asked for a pair of nightstands to go with a dresser she had purchased from me, and so began the hunt. I love this part. I mean, what could be better than shopping for furniture? A new little flea market had opened downtown a few weeks ago and I wanted to stop in and see if they had anything suitable. They ended up being closed, but when I drove a couple stores down, I noticed another place that I had seen before, but never stopped in.
WHOA…when I walked in the door I turned and said to my kids with excitement in my voice, “I really shouldn’t have found this place.” Furniture everywhere, and not your department store stuff. This is old, vintage, and absolutely lovely gems.
Likewise, the guy had priced things accurately for their worth and no nightstands for my client, but that’s when I saw this beauty.
TOO GOOD
Likewise, there’s no way I could paint that gorgeous top, so I sanded it down and refreshed that old stain with a new coating, then finished with several coats of poly.
Can I just say that I LOVE how it turned out!
I ration this color out for special projects like my Art Deco waterfall dressing table…
BLUE LOVE
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That is Drop Dead Gorgeous!!! Love it!!!
STUNNING! I love how you left the wood top. I probably would have painted it all, but I also am not as creative as you figuring out that the blending of the finishes would work so well. I too, would love to know the color of that paint. Whoever returned it as a “mis-mix” had to be nuts LOL.
This table is amazing! I love the two colors of paint together. That choice really highlights the beautiful details. And I am always a fan of pairing a painted wood base with a stained top. Simply stunning! I would love for you to share this at my party that is going on now at http://www.andersonandgrant.com!
Thanks for linking this up, Larissa!
Hi Larissa,
I just wanted to let you know that I featured this beautiful table at our Your Turn to Shine party yesterday. I loved having you join us and hope you will link up with us again sometime! Have a wonderful Christmas!
Great piece! How did you sand the beveled edge?
The color and the details are great-so pretty now!
Your vision was spot on, way to be BRAVE!
Wow this is GORGEOUS, Larissa! I think leaving the top stained is the perfect combination with the beautiful paint color!
Wow! love that color, Larissa. Beautiful transformation. Cathy
GORGEOUS!! I love, love, love the colors!
After seeing this side table post a few times during the week and it still stole my heart each time, I have to share it myself. It’s featured as a Friday Favorite today! I hope you stop by to visit 🙂
Merry Christmas!
Robin
http://redoityourselfinspirations.blogspot.com/2014/12/friday-five-fabulous-furniture-features_20.html
LOVE LOVE LOVE your choice of aqua and TOTAL TRANSFORMATION of this table Larissa!!! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!
Tee hee. You made me blush…thank you!
Beautiful ❤!!! I have a similar table to yours,Larissa. I’m also a Christ loving, married to my best friend, three grown children and three Ángel babies. Love the table top. I’m going to paint a farmhouse red for bottom. Thank you for the tips. Be blessed
Woo hoo! Godd for you, Laurie. I’d love to see your makeover. You should go see if you like my Rustic & Red dresser. 😉
I often prefer the look of wood to paint, but I LOVE what you did. In this case I think the legs look better painted the way you did it because the carvings show more. And I like that you preserved the pretty top wood. Great job and beautiful color!
Thank you, Joyce! Yes, I am very glad I painted even though I reaaly struggled to decide. It was a keeper! 😉
I love the color. And would love to know how to get the same color, when you have it ready for marketing. You have an amazing gift of refurbishing furniture !
Yes, it’s so soft and subltely blue/green. Thank you!
So so beautiful!!
I was so glad at how it turned out. Thank you!
Did you get the paint color analyzed? I would love to have the formula they gave you!!!!
Not yet, but plan to as soon as it starts getting low. 😉
I love your website, love your pieces, and that VW dresser is completely adorable. But I’m wondering, Have you gotten that color analyzed yet ? I’m so curious.
Thank you
Thank you, Maria. 🙂 I haven’t analyzed yet…I’m working on a project.
I fell in love with a color yrs ago from Martha Stewart line. I loved it. Black/brown or brown/black. Did bath cabinets then some tables. Lovedddddd it. Later it was discontinued so had it matched but never quite the same. Still good but not the same. Hope you can match this beautiful color you used. It is beautiful on everything. Love it.
It is a timeless color. Thank you!
You turned a grand old lady into a beautiful swan. The paint is so gorgeous! The wood top gives you a hint of her former life. Just love it all. You do marvelous things.
You are the best, Gwen! Thank you so much for lovin’ on my work. 🙂
I love love love it. I would like to know what kind of paint you use because I have a few tables Im about to transform as well.
Thanks so much, Donna! This was a seconds paint so color I’m not sure, but I typically use a flat paint for the aged appeal. No need for chalk paint as it works just the same.
Gorgeous!! You have a magic touch!!
Thank you so much, Naomi!
With an inlay like that, I love that you didn’t paint it! I think the piece looks absolutely beautiful. And I’m drooling over the vanity. All of your work is just lovely!!
You are so sweet to say so. Thank you! 🙂
I love how you did this table! How did you sand the beveled edges? It looks amazing. Also, did you paint a top coat of poly or something like that after the latex? Can’t wait to hear back from you.
Thanks! I just hand sanded it down. I used a wax on the paint to help seal it.
Your labor of love is just beautiful Larissa! Wow! Love that you showcased that top and didn’t cover it with paint and had the intuition to paint the legs to showcase their beauty.; that is really “listening” to a piece. It is stunning! ( I just have one quick question, I love the color of the top after you finished it. Was that just poly on top of your sanded surface, no stain?) Thank you for sharing your gift!
You have made my day, Mary. Thank you for getting why I do what I do. Some think I just “slap on paint”. Nah…that’s too easy. 🙂 I stained the center, painted the edges and flower, and then topcoated it all with poly.