A love affair with Paris Grey---a side table up-cycle

Well guys, I am feeling the need for change----can you tell based on my blog header and background?!  I can't promise it will be the same tomorrow.... Arrrggg I am SO not great at digital design but I am trying to come up with SOMETHING that is "me". 

Feedback is ALWAYS helpful! 

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Anyways, just like my blog, my furniture seems to keep changing also---

I am having SO much fun with my chalk paint.

But I am getting a little worried---are you guys getting sick of my furniture up-cycles yet?  

Because if you aren't already than I can almost promise you will be soon....

My up-cycle for today started as a modern dark wood piece. 

I was SUPER hesitant to try to up-cycle something with such a modern flair since I tend to go for the more vintage look...

But I found this beauty for $3.00 at a garage sale and thought it was worth playing with.

This looks like something I would have wanted in my house just a few years ago...

Before my love of vintage was realized.  

Now the sight of dark wood makes me cringe.  

I guess a lesson I need to learn is that I should buy furniture that is of good quality, 

so that I am able to "refinish" it as my tastes change.

I have to say a bit of Chalk Paint----color Paris Grey saved the day.

Ahhh the ease of distressing with this paint is AMAZING!

I just painted (you can skip the sanding and priming with chalk paint) and distressed.

When I distressed I paid extra attention to each "line" and "detail" of the piece.

Finally I "sealed" and "finished" the piece with clear wax---to make it more durable.

I picked corners and details and distressed more in those areas.

And when I say distress I mean I used rough grit sandpaper and just worked at removing just the right amount of paint-no rules for that just do what you like.

Then I added a pull instead of putting the knob back on....

I thought it gave the once modern piece more of a vintage feel.

And of course I couldn't help but make a tag for it with my typewriter---

"Happy" about sums it up!

Because that is just how I feel about how this guy turned out.

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