Wish Me Luck

I'm so excited to be entering in my first ever Link Party over at Restore Interiors.  That's where you feature one of your creations on another person's blog and then they pick their favorite from all the entries.  I'm entering my red Farm Table.

Here is the before picture of it.  I picked this table up at Salvation Army, and it is one of the first pieces I did.

I started off by lightly sanding it and then painting it with one coat of Kilz.

After painting two coats of the red, you could see the Kilz bleeding through {I'm still learning} and it was turning it kind of pink so,

I stripped it all down, and started over, but this time Instead of the Kilz, I started off with one coat of black paint first and then two coats of red.

After distressing, I glazed it with a mixture of Ralph Lauren's Glaze and some black stain that the hubs had left over from somewhere.

{before}

And {after}

It adds just the right amount of extra color in my living room.

perfectly {accidental}

I don't even remember how I found it, but I came across this blog, A Brush of Whimsy, and was {instantly} entranced with her talents. She refinishes old {vintage} furniture, and on this particular post, she described in detail, the process of how to do it....it was so easy....I {thought}....I can do this!

I've had this old sewing machine cabinet that was my grandmothers,

sitting in a corner of my back room for years, but I've never really known what to do with it. At one point I asked my mother if she wanted it, and she said no, and then I even considered giving it to Salvation Army, but I really couldn't part with it for {sentimental} reasons. Structurally, it was in great shape, but the finish was less than desirable....so, it just sat in my back room, {collecting} dust....until now! I pulled it out, ran to Home Depot....and then.....

{ta da}

I actually did it!  I actually saw something that appeared {impossibly} too...impossible for me to achieve, and rather than convince myself that I was incapable of such creative abilities, I looked the {possibility} of failure square in the eye and.... I won!!  Grandmother would be so proud that I have {resurrected} her once forgotten little {jewel}, and that it is now, {proudly} I might add, displayed in my home:)

I'm like an {addict} now....checking Craigs List every day....and yes....even searching Salvation Army thrift stores....looking for the {perfect} little treasure....running through the house {searching} for things that I can transform.

My next find was this table.

{before}

{after}

I'm starting out {simple} while I get my feet wet, but who knows where this will lead.

I'd {love} to know what you think.....seriously!