A Special Changing Table for a Special Baby

 

I've been getting a little flack for not posting enough .

That's OK with me .

That means people like to read what I write.

And maybe miss me a little bit :)

 

It's not that I haven't done projects.

I've been doing tons of them.

I just haven't taken the time to blog about them .

 

Well,

I have one I just have to share .

 

Over the weekend ,

Sarah , Emily and I hosted a baby shower for my Darling Niece, Spencer.

Early on in her pregnancy ,

she had asked me to be on the look out for a changing table.

This was before her mother ( my Sis ) became obsessed with buying every baby item

at every garage sale we went to.

 

But would let MY niece have a plain old ordinary changing table ?

That would be a big

 NO , I DON'T THINK SO !

Nope...

 

So I waited till I found the perfect table.

The right size.

The right shape.

Character.

 

 

And I found all that in this old sewing machine table.

It even had drawers for baby necessities.

 

I cleaned her up.

Scraped the loose varnish off the top.

Hubs cut a board to fit  where the sewing machine used to live,

( didn't want baby falling through the hole )

which I then upholstered.

 

TaDa !

 

I had a little issue with the drawer pulls.

As in , it didn't have any ...

and

new ones didn't fit the old holes .

What to do ?

hmmm...

IMPROVISE !

 

 

I found these little white porcelain knobs.

 

 

I thought they were perfect.

Very 'babyish".

Yes ?

 

Here is Spencer's perfectly imperfect changing table.

In her perfect nursery.

 

 

The nursery is full of repurposed and DIY .

Which makes me one very proud Auntie :)

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite quotes from a blogger was ,

"white spray paint is the botox of design "

And I completely agree.

However , I would change that to just spray paint .

Any spray paint , any color.

 

Nothing can take something out of date and dingy and turn it into something beautiful and useful again like a can of spray paint !

 

For instance,

this old iron plant stand.

Popular in the late 70's early 80's.

Who's Mom or grandma doesn't have one of these hanging around.

 

 

 

 

With a face lift of Rustoleum 2X in Aqua

 

Much more fun huh ?

 

 

 

If you have been read my blog before ,

you know I will spray paint anything .

Some things multiple times.

 

Like Addie's steps,

the first time I painted them in Key Lime,

 

they were just a little too lime...

So, they became Fire Orange

 

My new favorite Rustoleum color !

 

Or this Goodwill lamp ,

 

 

I don't remember what color it was originally ,

but I sprayed it red for my bedroom'

then decided it needed a new home in the living room.

 I was trying to inject a little color in my too neutral room.

This color is called Eden and it's my new favorite shade of green.

I covered the lampshade with burlap and

WAALAA !

A brand new lamp !

 

I used it on this baker's rack also .

 I picked it up for FREE on the curbside :)

 

Isn't it great?

AND it was FREE !

 

 

It was missing the top ,

so Hub cut a piece of left over counter top to fit .

Perfect !

 

And my last makeover to share ,

 

 

These maple end tables with a faux marble top.

 ( I think Formica of some sort )

 

 

Don't they look much happier Fire Orange?

I even used the same hardware,

just touched it up with a Flat Black.

 

Side note :

These tables and some of my other Funky Furniture pieces are for sale and can be found at

Market 124.

 

I must say , I have found a few things that couldn't even be saved with spray paint,

but not too many  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Couple Painted Projects.... Aqua

Yah warmer weather !

I can paint again !

Although my arm is not happy about it !

It's aching like crazy tonight....

Anyway , I've finished quite a few of the projects I've had stock piled all winter.

I'm a spray painter.

Hand me a brush and I will make a mess of anything.

Seriously...

I pick up wooden chairs whenever I find them cheap.

The project I am showing you today is the chair in the middle.

Although the little bench on the right turned out super cute too .

I'll have to see if I can find those pictures to show you..

Anyway...

I painted ( with a brush ,yikes ) the edges in an aqua color,

then covered the whole chair with RustOleum Ultra Cover 2X in Ivory Silk

This is my favorite spray paint.

It covers so well !

Then I sanded the edges to let the aqua come through.

Then it was time to cover the seat.

I had found a couple pillow shams at the thrift store that had aqua and lime green.

I love that combo .

I couldn't just let the little chair be lonely.

She needed a companion.

Enter , ugly little table needing love...

I had already taken the hardware of the little drawer before I took this picture.

I don't usually don't sand much unless it has a super shiny finish or a rough spot that needs to be smoothed.

This time I used RustOleum Ultra Cover in Aqua.

SWEET!

I gave it the love it needed !

I had another pillow sham so I used it cover a little foot stool.

Please excuse the hanging tags,

This is my projects on display at my store .

The only thing I would change is the legs on the little foot stool.

I should have painted them Ivory Silk. 

But I have already sold this set :)

It didn't live in the store long.

It found a new home:)

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