Lamp Light

A little family history here...bear with me.  My Dad died from cancer in 1992; four days later my mother had a massive stroke which she barely survived.  After weeks in the hospital, I (being an only child) had to put her in a nursing home in my hometown in Missouri.  Then began the task of clearing out their home.  Everything I wanted to keep - furniture, dishes, household items, etc., were moved to a locked room in the basement for security when I rented the house.  When Mother died in 1995 from stroke related health issues, hubby and I loaded up a U-Haul truck and brought the contents of that storage room back to Colorado.

Almost all of the items here on my blog came from that move.

When I first discovered Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, I remember an old brass lamp complete with dings and scrapes hidden away in our basement.  I figured even if the paint didn't stick or looked bad, nothing was lost since this old lamp hadn't been used in 20 or more years.  Aubusson Blue was applied in two coats, then clear and dark wax to highlight the features.

The paint job looked great, but there was no lampshade to go with it.  On the next trip to a local craft store, I found a lampshade that could be covered with fabric.  Since I often buy fabric without any purpose in mind, I have a fabric cabinet full of goodies waiting for the perfect project.  This great blue toile was just waiting...

Well...wadda ya think?

See ya later!

Sondra

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Grandma's gate leg table

One of my most prized possessions is the gate leg table that came to me from my Grandma.  Called Bobo by everyone who knew her, she had this table in her living room for as far back as I can remember...where it originated, whether from a family member or not, I don't know.  This table was painted brown until it came to me about 20 years when I  painted it two tone green with a crackle finish.  Over the years it got scuffed and stained so this year, chalk paint came to the rescue.

Hubby and I sanded the top and used a cherry stain with many coats of varnish to get the look I wanted.  Not sure what the wood is, but it had a green tone which according to the internet could be sassafras.

Duck Egg Blue was painted on the legs with accents of Aubusson followed by light wax.  Here's how the final result.

 

Quite a difference from that old brown table.  Bobo would be proud.



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