Hey Everyone,
I’m Natalie and I blog over at NorthShore Days where I share crafts, tutorials, DIY, photos and funny stories about my 3 loud, cheeky but very sweet kids…
I love white decor and anything beachy and I’m lucky enough to live very near to the beach on the beautiful North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.
I’m so excited to be here at Chase the Star, thank you Barbara for having me….
We are headed into Summer here (YAY), so I want to share my beach inspired table makeover with you all today…
I had this awful bedside table for ages. What to do with it? Well I painted it blue because I thought I would use it in my bedroom and have a blue, white and brown colour scheme. What was I thinking?
Anyone who knows me would wonder why I didn’t paint it white? Because lets face it – I’m pretty predictable with my love of everything white…
And I decided I didn’t need it in my room after all, but we do need it in the living room.
So of course it would be white!!!! And beachy…
I got hubby to sand all the blue off and we got right back down to the wood. Once that was done I painted a quick coat of charcoal coloured paint over the whole table. When it was dry – I ran a candle along the edges and corners.
I totally forgot to take a picture of just the white table – who does that??
But I did take a photo of how the white paint just flakes off with the candle wax. I love it – so easy. I took a piece of scrap cloth and gently rubbed along the edges.
To do a shell theme to match my barstools , I used the shell from My Wonderful Walls. I enlarged it and printed on to cardstock , then cut it out and used it as a stencil.
It looked a little plain, so after much deliberation as to what words I would add – I settled on Sun, Sand and Seashells.
I used 3 different fonts from Picmonkey, printed onto card, and cut them out to make a stencil.
Using the same charcoal as the base coat of the table – I carefully sponged the paint over the stencil.
It worked – sigh of relief…
Once the stencil was dry, I sanded the whole table lightly and distressed the top again. I wanted the stencil to blend in with the white. Then I polished and polished the whole table to protect the surface.
Hubby also added a new drawer pull , and I popped in a wicker basket for added storage.
I’m really loving it in the sitting room. The drawer and basket are full of kids things and that’s cool too.
It’s cute and functional!!
I hope you all enjoyed my post. Thanks again Barbara,
Take care
xxx
Donata @ DK's Craft Cafe says
It’s cool indeed. Love it! I like the fact that you always stick to your style, Nat.
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Mel@Mellywood's Mansion says
Lovely make over. I prefer the white over the blue :)
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says
Love it Nat! You know I’m jealous of your stenciling abilities!! The wax tip was new to me, thanks! Also love the new pull and the basket! You are awesome!
Mary ~ says
Great makeover, Nat! I will be trying out the distressing wax tip! I have a few pieces of furniture that need major updating. I’m so glad I stopped over – I’m now following Barbara on Chase a Star :O)
Sherry says
I painted an end table blue also! I keep staring at it and thinking how much I’d love it in white or maybe grey. Haha. Yours turned out so beach cottage perfect! I like that you weren’t afraid to start over again. :) Nice to visit Chase a Star ~ I’m following!
Natalie @ NorthShore Days says
Thank you for having me Barbara and thank you to everyone for your great comments xxx Nat