Monday, July 20, 2009

The lamp table

I decided to participate in Metamophis Monday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch
You do a before and after of a project so I decided to do this one today. I think its fun to see other peoples projects.

We got this ugly little table in a storage unit. It was so ugly but I needed something for our lamp so I just used it in its ugliness. I decided to paint it and put a damask print on it and I like it now. But so do the little ones so if it gets ruined it should be ok because it started out so ugly. Nothing lost really.


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Now



If you can't tell I am really liking the Damask styles. I want it in the living room. We used to just do earth tones in the living room because that was what we bought and received but now I want sharper colors.

I plan on doing a project pertaining to this with my two book shelves. I have an idea in my head but I am going to google around and see if anyone else has done it and what it looked like.

materials used:
220 grit Sandpaper (just to get it rough enough for the paint to stick)
black paint
white paint
foam craft brush
card stock and internet stencil
Stanley knife

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Very nice. I like the crisp black and white. I just bought a bunch of damask ribbon I found on clearance and am thinking I need to find a way to fit some black and white into my life.

Jane said...

That is a lovely update!

Sandy said...

Very pretty. I might try something similar on my table that is boring white.

Kammy said...

Great job , love the damask !
Hugs ~ Kammy

Slice of Pie said...

Fantastic job ... job well done ... beautiful!

Sharlotte said...

WOW! What a transformation! I love the black and white! Great job!

Kendra@My Insanity said...

Great job! I'm a big fan of damask, too!

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