Sewing table makeover

I am ever so happy to have this makeover finished!   It is my sewing table makeover!  If you follow my blog you know I have been working on this since the makeover of my craft/sewing room.

Right about the same time I decided to makeover one of the spare bedrooms upstairs into my craft/sewing room our son who lives out of town decided to bring home a piece of furniture he no longer wanted.

When he moved out he took this desk with him to use as a desk and dresser in one.  He decided he no longer wanted to use this as his desk and dresser and then bought his own furniture to use that was more suited to his own style.  So, this meant he called home to say, Mom, I'm bringing that old desk home!  This was great news to me as I had always used this desk for my sewing table.  It is narrow enough that I can bring the presser foot around and sew easily.  It also has enough drawers to store all my sewing items.  However, this is how it looked when he brought it home.  It has looked this way for quite some time actually!  I decided immediately it was time to give this desk a makeover too!

 

I gave it a very good sanding  then several coats of off white paint.

I decided to leave the top unpainted, so I could put a stain on the top.

I was really pleased at how well I sanded the top out.

Here it is after the first coat of stain.  The Mr. took over from here and gave the top 3 more coats of urethane after this.  He really wanted to make sure we had a good finish on top, since this was a hand me down piece from his family.

Rather then put the same old wooden knobs back on which I didn't have all of, I decided to use some other knobs that I already had.  They were the brass knobs that I had from the kitchen when we first moved in.  I kept all of them after replacing them with the crystal knobs.  So I pulled out 6 of them, rubbed them with Acetone and spray painted them with ORB!

They really turned out great and I was so thrilled to be able to use them.  I am now pondering all the other things I will also be able to use them for.

So, here is my sewing table!  Please don't pay attention to the picture frame I have sitting on top.  I will either be buying a nice print to go over my sewing machine or painting something special to go here myself.  The frame is here to help me visualize.

I am so happy to have this project finished because I have many sewing projects stacking up that I really want to get too.  Yes, those fabrics on the chairs are all sewing projects lined up to be completed.

I put a runner on this desk for now so as not to scratch the top.  I really want to put a glass or Plexiglass top on here so when I sew I can move things about without worry of marring the top.

Here's a close up of the knobs!  Yep, I need to touch up under the top, I'll get to that!

Here's a close up of the stained finish on top.  Beautiful isn't it?

I'm still loving how my sewing and craft room is coming together!  Thanks for joining me today!

I hope you enjoyed your visit and come again!

Mary

I am linking up to http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for Metamorphosis Monday.

Please be sure and join the link above for more wondrous transformations!

Mary

When it all comes together!

Don't you just love when it all finally comes together.  I do!  That's how it was for me yesterday!  I spent my time around the house straightening up and rearranging a few things that I've been meaning to get to but just hadn't gotten to yet.  You know how that goes.


Anyway, it started with one big, whew,  I'm so glad I finally found the right look moment.  Do you remember when I showed you this plate arrangement back in July in this post?

I had been working on this for some time and looking for just the right plates to add.

To refresh your memory I added the two blue Vera Bradley plates to complete this arrangement.  I was very excited to have found them at the beach this year at one of my favorite stores.  They had just the right colors for this dining room and were just the right size.   But after living with them for a few months they just weren't cutting it for me!  I hate when that happens!  Does that ever happen to you?  Well, it does me, and that's when you realize you aren't done yet.  You keep on looking for something else.

So when I saw these two plates at Marshalls I thought that's it!  They are perfect!  That will be it!

They are black with off white, and who doesn't love toile right?

So pretty and what a deal at only $2.99!  Well, I'm not even going to show you what they looked like on the wall.  Sadly enough I pulled the price stickers off before I got them on the wall and then realized I liked the Vera Bradley plates way better then these!  I resigned to keep the toile plates and use them for some of my tables capes.

Then as I was out and about this week I decided to stop in at Belks.  I haven't been by there in awhile and I was thinking I really need to stop by and check out their clearance china.  I don't know about your Belks, but ours puts china on clearance all the time.  I love to look through their clearance and find small pretty dishes and saucers to use for candle holders.  I once found a pretty white for Wedgeford china dish for only one or two dollars.  I know right!  I like to give these small dishes with a candle as gifts from time to time.

Okay back to my story, while looking through the clearance dishes I found two more salad plates that I knew would be perfect.  The colors were right, I liked the pattern and OMG!  They were on clearance for $1.89 each!  I brought them home put them up and that's when the WHEW moment arrived.

This looks sooo much better to me.  I like how they blend with the other dishes better then the Vera Bradley plates I had.

They have a white (not off white) background and a gold rim..but not too gold, like the frame below.  It 's going to get a before and after treatment of it's own soon.  Don't fret I know just what to do with that!

These are from the Biltmore for Your Home line of fine china, exclusively at Belks.  LOL!

The pattern is Crochet Flower.  Very pretty name huh?  I love it!

Now don't worry the Vera Bradley plates are staying in the dining room because I do still absolutely love them.  I just need to get some plate hangers for them.

They will look excellent stacked on top of each other here above this chair!  That way they are not competing with any other plates.

Then as if that wasn't enough I did more cleaning and organizing in the black sideboard in my dining room and came across two of these gold plate stands that I wasn't using.  I knew I had one, but had forgot I had two.  I put the black toile plates in my cabinet and then pulled them back out. 

I had another wait a minute moment, I know where these need to go!  Didn't they look kind of fallish to you with the wheat and everything?  I know I said I like to keep my mantle streamlined but these plates were begging to be displayed. 

I actually think this is still pretty streamlined though.

And I love this set up!

I think I have gone dish crazy lately since tablescaping.

But I sure do like this look a lot better too!  Who doesn't love toile right?

I am linking to Arties Vignette Fridays.

Hope you enjoyed the changes, thanks for stopping by!

Mary

Barnyard Tablescape

OH MY!  It looks like someone has left the barn door open again! Funny thing is, all the roosters and the ducks have come together to gather round the table.  So what's a gal to do when this happens?  Well, I'll tell you what she's to do, she's to throw a barnyard bash that's what.  Invite them on in and sit them all down and serve up a feast, like any good host would do!

Come on in now, don't be shy!

I've got the perfect little table cloth I picked up at an estate sale this summer.  It's just the right time of year to bring it out too, don't you think?

Then I set out my green terracotta dinnerware.

And look what happened, those cocky little roosters jumped right up on the table.

They think they are something because they were bred from Fitz and Floyd.  Hoo-hoo-hoo!

I wasn't about to be deterred I kept setting the table and put out my everyday flatware.

And my pretty iridescent blue goblets.  Well, we were having company for dinner you know!

Of course word got out about those roosters taking their places at the table like that.

So the ducks just couldn't have that!

Oh no!  They jumped right on up there too!

And claimed their spots as well.

I really was trying very hard to ignore all the commotion they were creating.

So I offered them a bountiful harvest to enjoy.

I thought they would also enjoy some pretty napkins since they were guests in our home.

When all of sudden one of the more gentrified ducks decided he would be in charge of the napkins.

As you can imagine this didn't go over well with the roosters, and one had to sit nearby to keep watch over the napkins as well.

Then another claimed the creamer right away.

Before I knew it, there was even one who said he would be in charge of lighting the candle, and so he did!

All the while, this great big rooster was walking around the table strutting his stuff.

He got right into my flowers after dragging in a bunch of leaves from outside!

I recognized it right away.

It was obviously the king of the coup from that Fitz and Floyd pen.

Aren't they something?

It was starting to get crowded and things were getting out of control fast.

So I quickly asked the blessing and served up everyone who was seated.

And we had one interesting evening at the table tonight.

Can you imagine?

I am joining http://happierthanapiginmud.blogspot.com/ for her first Barnyard Bash

and

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for Tablescape Thursday.

I hope you get a minute to stop by these two fun and beautiful parties for more  interesting posts!

Thanks for stopping by I really do appreciate it!

Mary

Lookout! More Creepy Crawlys are on the loose!

Last week before watering my plants I was looking at one of my deck planters and wondering why the potato vine plant was loosing its leaves.  My other planter looked just fine and those vines seemed to be thriving quite well despite the heat of this summer.

Strange that this one vine in the middle is also doing so well....

...when the vine on this side looks bare like this, and....

.. the vines on this side look like this!  What has happened to these leaves?  They certainly aren't laying on the deck, all dried up!  Then the Mr. came out and put it all into focus for me.

Look what he spotted on my plant.  YUCK!  Just what the heck is this?  I've only seen this type of thing once before on tomatoes plants one year.  We were also trying to grow those on this deck too.

No, that is not a potato vine leaf all twisted up!

 

It is a creepy crawly of the worst kind!

Just look at that weird no faced creature!

I am sure he is getting his wonderful color straight from the consumption of my potato vine leaves.

Disgusting!  I am not a fan of this thing!

So next time your leaves start to disappear take a closer look, you might just be surprised at what creepy crawly creatures are lurking right before your eyes.

Joining http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ for Outdoor Wednesday. 

Thanks for visiting me today, hope I haven't grossed you out too bad!  LOL!