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Nothing can take something out of date and dingy and turn it into something beautiful and useful again like a can of spray paint !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