Meet Belle...

Incidentally, my spot in the house for refinishing furniture is just outside of my daughter Becca's bedroom.  As I was trying to figure out what to do with my dainty new accent table, it saw Becca dressing up in one of her princess gowns.  It told me it wanted to feel pretty too and liked the simple understated elegance of Becca's Belle gown.  I told the sweet little table that I had just the thing for it:

 a soft coat of Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint in Mustard Seed Yellow, 

some light distressing to allow her brown base to show through (like Belle's soft brown hair),

 and a buttery coat of Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Wax.

She said that she was down with everything, except she didn't want all of the busy white decoration in the picture of the dresser, so I told her that was cool; and we got started.

I couldn't get a good pic of her to start with, but here's the best idea

 of her before.

She had really dark roots so it took 3 coats of milk paint to get her consistently yellow.

After she dried, I began the distressing.  Milk paint is so glorious to distress.  All you have to do is gently run over the surface with the end of a small paint scraper, and the paint does the rest.  If it's going to distress, it distresses.  If it's not, it doesn't.  Its inescapably random and glorious at the same time and ends up giving you a unique finish every time.

And here she is in all her glory
Meet Belle....

Blue Drop Leaf Table

Today I want to share with yall a little beauty that I never got to name.  She was a gorgeous dark wood, but she had always wanted to be blue, so I obliged her.  I painted her with ASCP Aubusson Blue and did a combination of dark and clear wax on her.  I know, I know this piece has already sold and I didn't take any before shots.  I'm kicking myself.  But I still wanted to share this little gem with yall.

 This little beauty was whisked out of my life almost as quickly as she was whisked into it.  I'm proud to have gotten to paint her though :)

Sneak Peak of Today's Projects...

I recently came across this cute little step ladder and end table and they told me they both needed to feel a little prettier. I told them I was happy to oblige. Check back later to see how they turn out:)