So Ready

Getting down to the last few pieces of furniture to refinish and then I can take a break.

So ready not to have an unfinished piece of furniture sitting in the middle of

my living room.  So ready to get my car back in the garage. So ready to work on

furniture for my house or do absolutely nothing if I choose to.  So ready to hibernate. 

Here are two things I transformed with Caromal Color paints.  As usual, I don't

have before pictures, but this desk was a dark wood that I painted sage green.

After distressing, I applied a coat of their toner, then a mixture of clear

and dark wax, and reapplied the original hardware.

My other transformation is this pair of Christmas trees.  I found them at Goodwill

after Christmas last year and promptly painted them a light green. I can't remember

what their original color was anymore.

  I nearly threw them away several times because I didn't like them green and didn't know what else to do with them.  I found my inspiration for them in these pine cone plates I picked up at a yard sale this summer.

So ~ over the green, I painted them off-white, distressed them and aged them

with a mixture of clear and dark wax.  They were originally headed off to the

store along with the plates and desk, but I think I'm going to keep them.  They

are really starting to grow on me.

I love the mixture of textures in this vignette and the quite colors of off-white and brown.

I don't usually keep the things I buy and refinish no matter how much I like them.

But ~ when I get time this winter to refinish my hutch for the dining room, I

thought they would make a nice Christmas decoration to go with my

brown transfer ware collection.  If only I had time to get my own hutch done

before Christmas, but that is not likely.

Linking with

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Dittle Dattle for Amaze Me Monday

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Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday

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Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

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The House in the Roses for Show Off Your Cottage Monday
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A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday
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Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday