Ok, so I am not sure why this one took me so long- I LOVE the outcome. I picked up this piece at my fave
place to find things to refinish- Tickled Pink. If you live and Louisville you MUST go. Mot of the furniture is kept in the garage out back. If it is not open just go in the front door and ask for the key. They post some great sneak peeks to their FB page too- so you can plan your trip.
So here was my find- just $29.99
As you can see someone had stapled some crazy vinyl over the top, I have NO IDEA why, but it was terrible. Of course, I expected that the top would be in bad shape considering, but to my surprise, after a fun day of pulling out staples with a screwdriver- it was just fine!
I knew that I wanted to use it as a blanket chest in our TV room in the basement and it has been my "fun room" I bought this clock as the feature piece down there and I have pulled colors from it for everything I add down there. The basement is an eclectic work in progress! Its a place to kind of let lose and have fun with color. So, here is the clock to give you an idea of the colors.
I set up the paint station outside. Painted a pallet that I used for another project this day as well. I don't like to waste any time in between coats. :)
Here she is after the first coat of paint.
After two coats:
Kids jumped in on the painting project too...
After two coats...
This piece had most of the original handles and I LOVED them. But they needed some love. So I bought 4 matching knobs for the middle ($2 at ReStore) and spray painted all the knobs and handles to match with a matte silver spray paint.
And finally the big reveal!! I LOVE HER!!! I love the smell of cedar every time the kids get out a blanket
Sorry about the lighting- there is NONE in our basement. Alas, another project for another day! :)
Hope you have a spectacular day!
