Vintage Table with Hand Painted Details

Hi friends, happy Monday to you!  Did you have a good weekend?  I’ve got a busy week ahead so I spent some time taking care of various household things.  I also got to meet with the builder about the house I’m helping design and do some shopping for that.  I’m getting excited and can’t wait to show you guys more about it.  It’s going to be GREAT!

But for today’s post I wanted to share a table with you that I painted for a client last summer.

I think I got more hate mail and negative comments on my Facebook page about this project than any other project I’ve done.  People were furious that I was going to “mess it up with paint”.  What I couldn’t understand is what people thought would’ve been the alternative?  As you’ll see in the following photos it was in desperate need of restoration.  Anyway I’ve grown a pretty tough skin over the last few years so I didn’t let it get me down.  Not only that, but just between me and you, I’m fairly certian we’re not taking “it” with us if you know what I mean, so I’ll continue to PAINT ON!  Shhhhh, maybe they don’t know yet.  Bless their hearts!  That’s what we say here in the south you know.

Ok this is what I started out with.

An adorable little table with lots of use and character.

My client had purchased it at her church yard sale, if I remember correctly.  She loved it and it was the perfect size for her breakfast nook.

She even knew the elderly couple that had owned it and the piece had a great story behind it.

It looked to me like someone had put one of those vinyl tablecloths on it and it had gotten wet and stuck to it and when they removed it they removed some of the paint too.  I just made that up but it sounds accurate, right?  Maybe I should quit blogging and become a detective.   What, you not feelin it?  Whatever, that’s what we’re gonna go with friends!

Ok back to the task at hand.  I was totally up for this challenge….I mean who doesn’t like to get their paintbrush out and do detail work?!  Plus my daughter is a detail painting extraordinaire and I knew she could help.

I sanded the piece down to knock off all the loose paint and smooth everything out.  Then I grabbed a can of Annie Sloan Country Grey and painted the entire table.  I was so thrilled that it was almost an exact color match!  Whoot!  Whoot!

I then took Annie Sloan Emperor’s Silk……is it just me or when someone mentions that color do you think of the book The Emperors New Clothes too, no?  Really I’m the only one?  Ok anyway I took said brilliant red color and painted it on the legs.

After that I sat the camera down and began the tedious but fun job of painting all the little flowers and leaves on.

My daughter was an INCREDIBLE help and I’m so grateful to have her talent and help when I’m in over my head tired and just need an extra pair of hands and eyes.

and here it is fitting perfectly in its new home with 2 Duck Egg and 2 Emperors Silk chairs.

So that’s how it turned out.  I think it’s even better than the original personally!  What about you?  Would you have restored it or left it like it was?

Do you have furniture you’d like to have painted?  Are you shopping for furniture and need help finding the perfect piece?  Email me at farmfreshvintagefinds@gmail.com for pricing and details about custom work and my current inventory.

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Thanks for reading and feel free to comment below.

~Beth