lodge podge

Candace needed something to replace the empty spot of nothing in front of her sofa. So she found this old coffee table and decided to give it a full-blown makeover!  But then, when her arms could take no more sanding, she decided to give it a half-blown makeover! She simply painted the top and hand-traced the deer design to resemble a rustic old lodge sign instead.  Pretty cool.  See more plus a tutorial on her site Frugal Mom.

What's that?  You want more yummy table goodness?  Well, I aim to please.  Here is a beautiful nightstand redo from Helen who has the shabby chic technique down to a science.  She could write the book about it! In fact, she IS writing a book about it: The Science of Shabby Chic. Ok, I'm making all that up, but it is a catchy name. Someone should get on that.



Check it out on her blog Picked & Painted.

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Bit of Bubbly

Now before you go glancing quickly at this makeover and think to yourself (as if there was any other way to think), anyway, and think to yourself "Oh, another white dresser," know this!  There was hard alcohol involved.  Not really.  But there was champagne! 



Yep, Chelsi went above and beyond a basic paint job with a three-step process that produced this gentle champagne-colored metallic sheen.  If you can't quite see it, well then head on over to her blog TwentyNine Magnolias for a closer look!  Thanks Chelsi!

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