Have you ever needed something for your home that you could see perfectly in your head but never find anywhere in the real world? I had an experience like that a couple of years ago. I probably could have located a similar item but I needed to watch my pennies.
I wanted a coffee table, with storage, and the option of use as extra seating. Okay. My husband, being the handy and creative man he is, said, "We can make that." So that's exactly what we did.
We made this.
In it's final stage, after painting and adding cushions covered in fabric, we ended up with a set of three tables that could fit together to form a large square or be used separately. I never really liked the color we painted them. The picture doesn't quite do it justice. It was very yellow. I was going for more of a beige but, we figured we might remake them in real wood, not MDF, and choose a better color later.
Well, later never really materialized. I think I am in good company there. I moved and then moved again, taking my yellowy tables with me. They served us well. And then, this past weekend, the time burst upon me when a new coat of paint was in need.
We picked Rice Paper. It looked nice and neutral on the card, which can be very deceiving. But, we threw ourselves to chance and bought a gallon.
A nice and creamy color. It looks pretty when the sun shines on it.
Here you can really see the difference in the two colors. An din the course of repainting, we got rid of two bags of blankets we haven't touched in two years.
This time, I also coated them in polyurethane in the hopes of keeping them a little cleaner. I had some fabric I purchased a while ago with no project in mind. I just liked the colors. I tend to gravitate toward stripes and I love the blue/green color palette.
And I decided not to recover the two small cushions. I left the cushions off completely. I liked the cleaner white tops. We have so much red in our living area right now, these colors help to mute the fire energy a little bit. Here they are, complete and in place. It feels cleaner and fresher. Just like spring. And we did it in one afternoon.
I would love to hear about projects you've worked on, inspirations you've had, successes as well as failures. Every failure is just a learning experience for the next adventure.
Yours in Creativity!
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