The weather has not helped with my kitchen makeover.
I hate being cold so my visits to the garage to continue painting my cabinets have slowed down dramatically this week.
However yesterday I worked on some of the accessories for our kitchen,
until this point I have showed you all the neutrals but today I am sharing with you my accent color:
GREEN.
The inspiration behind it came from this awesome 7-up crate that I found at my favorite local store.
Almost every Thursday my sweet friend Wanda Ann and I go visit there and look for little treasures.
{ I love you girl! }
As soon as I saw these 1950 bottles and crate my heart stopped.
I knew this was it!
My kitchen is connected to an open family room, so it is like one BIG space.
This is the accent piece that brings both areas together:
my new old greenlicious end-table.
I am in love!
I had this table forever.
I bought it years ago for $5.00…
SHUT the FRONT DOOR!
The poor thing has been abused since that day.
This is how it used to look.
So SAD!
TUTORIAL
The materials you should use for painting furniture will depend on the type of finish and style that you want your furniture to have.
I knew I was going to distress this piece so a good brush and a regular dollar store roller was good enough.
1
Clean It UP!
Don’t skip the prep work… it is as important as the painting part.
2
Start Painting!
I like to use the roller for the larger areas and the brush for the legs and the hard to reach places.
I used Olympic One paint for this project.
I LOVE that this paint has the primer included.
I came up with my own color but I found for you an almost identical one made by Valspar.
The name is: Cliveden Pasture 6001-6C
Check out also Woodlawn Promised Land 5007-6C by Valspar.
This last one is a little deeper but still gorgeous.
3
Sand and antique.
How much you sand is up to you and your taste.
After the sanding was done I used Valspar Antiquing Glaze and with a rag I cover the table with it.
To finish with a damp cloth I removed part of the glaze until it looked pefect to me.
That was it!
Then I dressed our little table up and even Mimi changed her mind…
She doesn’t think that it looks like “poopie green” anymore 
What do you think?
I think it is Friday my friends!
Love it!
Besos!
Desirée.
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I’ll be sharing my table HERE.
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GORGEOUS!!! I <3 green!!! is glaze different than stain, can you tell me?
You can use stain as well. I like to work with a water base stain instead of an oil one.
I hope this helps!
This is so beautiful – what a color!!! I’m sharing this on my facebook page NOW! ~Lori
So sweet of you!
Thank you so much!
Turned out fabulous! Can’t wait for yardsale season so I can pick up some fab furniture finds for $5! Way to go.
Desiree – you’ve got the magic touch! I LOVE the table…and I wasn’t totally sold on the green until I saw that beautiful end result…I’m in love!!
I featured this on my blog today:
http://christinasadventures.com/2012/02/sunday-features-61.html
And I pinned it too!
http://pinterest.com/christinasadven/20-below-features/
Your table looks beautiful. I’m a new follower and am looking through your projects on your sidebar and I just love all of them. Stop by and visit if you get a chance.
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LOVE the table and LOVE that green!!! I have the hardest time making my distressing look good…try to be sporadic, etc and it just is weird. Can’t wait to see more of your kitchen!
IT’S PERFECT!!!!
love love love love it Desiree. WHEN do you sleep?
Thanks for linking this up & it will be featured tomorrow. xoxo
Such great info! I just pinned this – hope you don’t mind! Gorgeous end product, too.
Love the green. I’d love for you to link it up to my party. You can win a chance of free home decor just for linking up: http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2012/02/will-craft-for-laughter-and-grace.html
Hope to see you there.
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I love it! I have really been digging the green lately. I just bought some green AS paint. I love the table style of the table too. I am also working on my kitchen cabinets,so much work!
Laura,
It feels like my kitchen will never be done
Thank you for visiting!
I love it! Gorgeous! Would you please come link up at my first kinky party? I would love to have you!
Stacey of Embracing Change
It is greenlicious! I haven’t used glaze yet but really interested in trying when I see cool projects like yours!
It makes me wish my husband wasn’t such a wood purist! I love it! It’s so fun and colorful!
Ohhhh my gosh! Simply adorable!!! Hope you’ll link this up at our new linky party! We feature our favorites each week! We’re your newest followers and we’d love to have you link up and follow if you’d like!
http://www.classyclutter.blogspot.com/2012/02/saturday-spotlight-2.html
Mallory @ Classy Clutter
I really love the shade of green you chose for this lovely table… It looks just lovely! The distressed painting technique you used works a treat. Love it!
I love it!
Desiree, I absolutely LOVE our Thursday (or Tuesday or Wednesday night) shopping scavenger hunts, there one of the best parts of my week! You KNOW how much I love you and how much you mean to both of us! Besos, Wanda Ann
And I Love your green table, it’s scrumptious!
LOVE the color! It’s so unique and different {just like your blog!} that’s why I love your creativity!
-Kendall
Songbirds and Buttons
Dear Desiree, loving the green end table, I would love to see what’s on the other side of the table. Showing part of the sofa and chair is like a teaser. Thank you for sharing. Colleen
I love this little table! You did such a beautiful job.
Beautiful. I love that color. My dining room is green and I’ve been wanting to change it for a while but as of late I’ve been seeing lots of green that I love. Maybe I just need to change the shade instead.
Oh it’s just beautiful!!! I LOVE that color green! And I can’t wait to see your finished kitchen! Did you sand down the table first? I have a night stand I want to repaint but I’m not sure if it needs sanding or just cleaning. Thanks!
Jamie, just use a good primer and you’ll be find.
Gorgeous!! You’ve inspired me to do some antique finishing, I think! It looks so lovely that I want a yellow one in my livingroom!! Fab job, Desiree!!
Victoria,
I love yellow and I LOVE your name.
It’s beautiful! Great job!!
$5.00 what a bargain.Of couse you had to work/play with it .Great job.
Love that table!!! I have to give credit where credit is due…you have great pictures. All the pictures through your tutorials are really pretty. I always make sure my first and last are good, but the middle….well, it’s less than beautiful at times. Just letting you know your post is my inspiration to post beautiful pictures through the whole post! (even your paint brush pictures is pretty!)
Nice work!
–Katie
@ Creatively Living
Thank you Katie!
I think it looks fabulous! That picture looks like it’s out of a magazine–great job, I’m super jealous.
Love your green table!!! Awesome transformation…Happy Friday!
Lina @ Fancy Frugal LIfe
I love it! I have an old dresser in my living room that I’ve been waiting to paint because I just wasn’t sure what to do with it. I think your tutorial has giving me the inspiration I need! Thanks.
Anna
http://www.askannamoseley.com
Anna,
I can’t wait to see it!
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Gorgeous! I LOVE how it turned out!!
Thank you Jamielyn,
Have a great weekend!
Love, love this! Beautiful transformation.
Thank you Kari!
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
Love you tons!
Absolutely beautiful!! Gorgeous color, and an amazing finish!
oh, desiree…that table is wonderful! love the green!!!!
Maggie,
How are you?
Thank you for visiting my love!
I love your greenlicious table. I think it looks great next to the brown leather. Pretty pictures – pretty blog. Thanks for sharing your style!
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Than Y♥U!
Wow! I love it! The green is really beautiful and looks great with your sofa!
Really like this look! Love the antique finish – great job!
This table is gorgeous! Great job!!!
This is amazing! I fell in love with a pottery barn green side table years ago, but I like yours even better. Thanks for the inspiration!
So pretty! Love the distressing. Makes it absolutely perfect
Can’t wait to see the kitchen when it’s completed!
your table looks incredible, sincerely another lover of green!
Laura
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The table is remarkable LOVE IT!!
I would LOVE it if you stop by my blog too
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.com/
Poopy Green, too cute! My grandmother HATED all greenish brown colors and called them ‘hen doo-doo’, lol! That little table is perfect now! (and NO trace of poopy to be found
My favorite color… green!!! Beautiful – great job!