A Table Makeover: Ms. Black Velvet

It's another Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest!  This month it's all 'bout that "Bling-Bling"! Which is super exciting because the sponsor is none other but the amazing Country Chic Paint! Not quite what you would expect, right? Did we announce that right? Bling and Country Chic Paint? Well the participants are making that theme work with "metallic creams"! Oh, yes we are! The fine company supplied each of us with one pint of gorgeous metallic cream AND one pint of All-in One Paint to create from! And they were so kind as to include stirrers AND a brush! (Get outta here!!! Talk about "top-notch!) Wow-zers!!! We are so luuuuucky!!!!

So, I chose "Liquorice" (sleek velvety black) as my "All-In-One" paint coverage; and to go with it, "Pocket Watch" (gold)! It's for that black velvet look with a touch of bold-gold-bling. The combo is simply "classic".
Like "Bond" classic.
(Bond; James Bond.)

Let's check out what I had to work with.
Yee-up. A broken table.

Oh, it's one of those repair jobs again. ( meh!) It wouldn't be my life if it wasn't.
The free insects were temporarily exciting.
But those curves, and legs...
cat legs..."Mee-ow!"
Which Bond movie was that one from?

I had to glue and clamp before filling in the missing chipped off wood on both sides of the framework where the loose leg was. So it took endless wood filler applications followed by buzzings of sanding after each one. Ten in all.
I think.
I may have lost track after eight.
Separated pieces on the top were filled from underneath and on top to fill gaps. Extra sanding was needed to smooth out the cigarette and... "chemical" burns? Maybe that's what the yucky stuff was. It was gross.

That was fun. Or not.
I even used a blow dryer at one point to hurry the wood filling process. (No, it does not work. It cracks and you just need to fill again. Don't bother trying it. Really.
Really, really!)

But I couldn't wait to get started with that gold. Of course while "Goldfinger" lyrics went through my mind... "Mr. Goooold-Fing-gaaah"... all I wanted to do was get to painting!

Gah!!!! I blew away the dust and started wiping up so fast that I was shaking!
Finally! Paint and sparkles!!!

Now, I kind of wish I did the whole thing gold. With velvet touches.
Eh, next time.

I painted with the Liquorice first. Then, the top router off trim and all of the carvings were carefully painted with Pocket Watch. Finally, the entire table got one coat of Country Chic Paint's "Tough Coat".

Whiiiiiit-wheeeew! Pretty legs!

Dainty feet, with raised heels, dressed in gold.

Now I'm going to be brutally honest.
I added big diamond shaped rhinestones into those three upper carvings on the legs. I thought "earrings"= "more bling"... and I always stay true to the contest theme! This one is "Bling".
Guess what.
It looked cheesy.
Fake. Way too... not good. Well, I certainly don't have any real diamonds laying around!
So I removed those stones and fixed up the little spots with the gold again.
Much better.

I also ordered diamond cut "crystal knobs" for the front to make a fake drawer front.
Again.
Not good.
Less is more.

Soooo.... while I named this table as she is...  "Ms. Black Velvet"...

let's just get back to the Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest deets!

Our May Sponsor is 

Country Chic Paint is a beautiful furniture and home decor paint specifically designed for DIYers with a love for refinishing. This fabulous paint is eco-friendly and contains no harmful solvents. You can use it with your bare hands and no mask needed.

This month, the theme is "Bling Bling".

The contest hosts are 

Evey at Evey's Creations and Stacy at Anastasia Vintage 

Disclosure:
Sponsored by Country Chic Paint with painting supplies to create this project, all opinions and statements are entirely my own.

Wish me luck! 

Boho Inspired Piano Bench

I bought a piano bench at a yard sale. 

It was quite plain and boring. 

Generic quality.

It was made with laminate wood and it had a vinyl covered bench seat.

I couldn't believe this brown tape stuff was originally part of the manufactured seat. The purpose of it was to hide the staples.

That's just ugly.

After cleaning it up and removing the old upholstery, I painted the entire seat with

Country Chic "All-in-One Decor Paint" in "Aurora"  and Pearl Wax.

Then I reupholstered the bench seat in a colorful Boho style printed fabric with coordinating bright piping. I made the piping from bias tape and pvc clothesline.

The seat isn't so boring now. 

The "plain Jane" grew into a whole new style.

Painting the storage area of the bench gave the seat interior a much neater look.

I don't have a piano, but the bench seat looks great against the wall. 

Or it could go with a vanity. 

It can be a seat for playing other instruments.

It's certainly  more colorful than it was before.

Aurora Paint and Pearl Wax are products supplied by Country Chic Paint

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A Vintage Borden's Milk Can

This Borden's Milk Can is a nice flea market find.
A little banged up and rusty, but still a great subject for a makeover. It gives off some country charm.

I sanded it to smooth out some of the rusty dimples and bubbles.

Then painted the entire can using "Eggnog" All-In-One Decor Paint.

Then painted the embossed lettering of the can with "Fireside" All-In-One Decor Paint.

After choosing a Jersey Cow print in reverse (mirror image) I applied it with "Image Transfer Medium".

When it dried, gently rubbed off the paper with a damp cloth, leaving the image in a distressed state.

Using "Graphite" Furniture Glaze, I used the dry brush technique over many areas of the can. Then some smudging with a cloth into the dents and crevices.

When finished, I topped the can with "Natural" wax by rubbing it into the paint with a cloth.

It sports a new look on both sides.

It was fitting to apply the Jersey cow. After all, "Elsie" the Borden cow was a Jersey. I had to look her up. She was a local gal. Many residents who grew up in Schodack, New York may have fond memories of visiting Elsie in the 1940's and 1950's when she wasn't on nationwide tours. She belonged to the Payne Farm in East Schodack. I enjoyed reading the Town Historian's article about her.

The Borden's milk cans are labeled from what milk station (farm) it came from.

I don't know which station produces the most for that yummy Condensed Milk, but it's a favorite pantry staple of mine.

Those Borden's ice cream sandwiches I loved so much as a kid, were the creamiest!

I love farm decor.

And, the milk can is perfect for fall farm decor.

The above named paints and products were supplied by Country Chic Paint.

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