Cabinet Makeover

I bought this little table a few years back at Home Goods. The lines are sweet, but I was over the baby blue.  Not to mention the top was ruined.

 

before

 

 

  

after


Using paint I had on hand, I painted the whole piece in Annie Sloan Country Grey, and then used Old White on the details.

 

I distressed a little and applied clear wax.

 

 

 

I love how it looks with the cymbidium orchid and the marble tile on the fireplace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I have a small cabinet for the family room and a place to put cards and games!

 

 

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Using Beet Juice to Paint: Easy Tutorial

 

Two bunches of Roasted Beets for just my husband and I is, as it turns out, one bunch too many!  The beets sat it my refrigerator for a week.....when I had an idea...why not 'paint' book pages? 

 

So I took the beets out of the refrigerator and MASHED them. I added about a tablespoon of water to move the process along....

 

I ripped pages out of old books and placed them on a cookie sheet.  I used white and 'aged' to see what the result would be. 

 

I thought the 'Dedication' would be sweet since it is a Valentine's project, after all.  I brushed on the beet juice with a Purdy paint brush.  Some bits of beet got in there, but I just took them off when it dried. 

 

 

The book pages took the beet juice differently, the white creating a brighter fuchsia and the more yellow, 'aged' pages were more of deep raspberry red.

 

I let them dry in the kitchen window.  You can see how those little bits of beets add nice spots of color.

I then cut out hearts and sewed them together with a straight stitch on the machine.

 

 

I hung one over the fireplace and one over my glitter LOVE banner on

my mirror.

 

 

I love the color of the natural paint/dye.

 

 

 

 

 

It was a fun, easy project.  A great way to add some Valentine's Day color!  I  may have to roast two bunches of beets from now on.....

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

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