A Painted Side Table - "Money Counting Table"

Hello - I'm just popping in quickly today with a little painted furniture makeover. This is a sweet little table that was sold to me as a Money Counting Table! I can just imagine some mob boss counting his illegal income over this! especially now it's all shabby chic and white! ha ha.

It is pretty beat up and rustic but I love the patina of the top so I left it as is. The colour is actually quite lovely and warm in tone and there's a funny little lip one end of the table top - to stop all your gold coins rolling off!

Sometimes furniture can look worse if you try and make it all brand new - if I'd tried to fill all the dings and imperfections in this old table it would just look bland and cheap. You just have to embrace it's previous life, wrinkles and all - just like accepting my ageing mid-40's self!

It is solidly made with a dovetailed drawer that I've lined with pretty paper. It slides very easily. This would make a great side table in your lounge room to store the remote controls and other knick-knacks.

The little dog silhouette was a project my daughter did at school, painted in rust paint. I think it's so beautiful in it's simplicity. Our school has a big art show every second year (and a musical every alternate year) and the kids do some wonderful stuff.  I love seeing their creativity and think our teachers are amazing for all the work they put into guiding and encouraging our kids.

I have a few other painting projects on the go: I am in the middle of painting my dresser in our bedroom - it's all painted and waxed but I've left the handles till last and now I'm over a bit over working on it! I have actually put all my clothes back into the dresser so it might be a while till I can motivate myself to finish it fully. I am also recovering our dining rooms chairs - nothing exciting as I'm using the same fabric as before but they really needed to be changed over after 2 years with a grubby little boy at the table. 

I'm also painting a lovely sideboard. I've added a few timber mouldings to it and it's looking stately and beautiful already even in primer. I know several of you are looking for sideboards so I'll be finished this one next week if you are interested.  I am also painting some furniture for clients -a planter, a beautiful old iron bed and a bedside table. Lots of stuff to keep me busy.

I'm back tomorrow with a big list of problems you might encounter when painting furniture and my  suggested solutions.

Have a good day

Fiona xx