Cawffee {table} tawk

ok girls, can we tawk? about my cawfee table(S)? i love this one, it has a glass top {which can be a plus and a minus!}, it also has caning on the bottom shelf {which i love}, it's curvy {like me!} and kinda frenchy too! and then there's this one, it's creamy and longer so we can put our tootsies up from anywhere on the couch {big plus}, and it has cute doors w/ shabby chic rose appliques, and hidden storage {which is great to stuff things in when you get a call that someone is stopping by and you need to put on the"fake house", not that I ever do that!} so as you can see they both have some great qualities. so now i have to choose one, cuz hubby said i'm supposed to SELL this stuff, not MOVE IN with it! so what do you think? which one should stay and which one should i sell??? thanks for weighing in and listening to me tawk!
{EDITED TO ADD: My friend Victoria had a great point, the one w/ the glass top would sell faster because it's the more popular one! also, Hubby was not too happy when he got home and i had moved the curvy one back into it's spot and put the long one aside to take to the store on Wed....I have to figure this out by Wednesday!!! Uggghhhh! Still confused in Clovis:)}

{EDITED TO ADD {AGAIN!} : The longer table now sits in my booth at the store! I made the tough decision, now let's hope it sells! THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR INPUT AND TIME, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!}

soon to be transformed...

LOOK at all the work i have ahead of me! i have recently been acquiring furniture and such to paint and sell. up till now i have just let work come to me little by little. but now I'm ready to get serious about what i love-decorative painting and furniture makeovers! i'll be advertising on Craig's list for now (cuz it's free) and I'll be looking into creating a website for my finished pieces and maybe some unfinished ones, so clients can choose their own finish. i will also offer services to make over YOUR existing pieces. i am very excited and nervous about this new venture in my life and i hope i can build a successful business that will bring joy to people with something as simple as a perfectly painted table or dresser. i also want to do this for my family and our financial NEED to get out of debt!!! so any prayers are appreciated! and this is just the tip of the iceburg of what i have to paint. so excited to create! i hope this works! "i can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me." Phillipians 4:13
thanks for listening to me ramble on about this:) i'm linking to transformation thursday @ the shabby chic cottage:)
this is a night stand that goes w/ the matching dresser above

isn't she a beaut' you'll see what i have up my sleeve for this {ugly} lamp!

freebie off of craig's list-the carved knobs are de-lish!!! i can't wait to paint this!

end table gets new beginning

i wish i had a picture to show you the "delightful" 70's orange and white color scheme on this end table. it started out stained maple and went w/ a set that included a coffee table and another end table. it was my husband's grandparents set. when grandpa passed away in jan. we went to help clean out the house. so i got this piece. the story is that hubby's 2 aunt's got a wild hair one day while mom and dad were gone and painted it 70's style-ooot-ooot!!! they were in trouble!!!! but no one ever repainted it, so now it's mine and you know NOTHING is ever left alone to long before i come after it with a paint brush or can of spray paint! so today i tackled this end table. first painting it my favorite cream, tiramisu. then i painted the drawer sherwin williams "sea salt"- man i love that color! then i thought it needed something on top to tie it together. so i taped off the top and painted it "sea salt" also. then i just couldn't help myself, i painted the inside backing "sea salt" too. and i think it came out pretty cute!so pretty that i don't know whether to keep it or sell it! i was planning on selling it all along, but now...ohh, it's just so cute! it's not like i have room for it tho'! i also painted the handle w/ some spray paint i had. it's krylon's metallic canyon. it's kinda champagne-ish/light copper. so light and pretty w/ the other light colors i chose for this project. AND...bonus this was on my patio, so it qualifies as one of the things on my summer to-do list! yippee- 1 down, 1000 to go~! i am linking up to these lovely blog parties; my romantic home's "show and tell friday"and
tatertots and jello and
funky junk interiors sns
metamorphosis monday and

hopefully this week will be better than last week~ we had alot of illness and stuff going on w/ the kids, so i had to be nurse mommy not painter mommy! of course i delight in taking care of my babies, but i'm ready for some creative outlet time! God willing, i'll get alot done this week! catch ya later!

A Desk Inspired by a Plate...

happy sunday everyone! hope this weekend has been full of fun, family and projects! so, my mother-in-law has this desk and it was cute as is...but she re-decorated her spare room last year and wanted me to re-do(you could say it will be twice loved;^)! the desk to coordinate. so we finally got it over here and i couldn't wait to get crackin' on this project, it's such a cute desk and chair- i wish it was mine! even before i painted it! i just love the style and shape of it. anyway, we decided to use this plate as inspiration. and i was inspired!!! these are not colors i would normally use in my decor, but i can appreciate all colors and styles of decorating- and i have to toot my own horn and say, "i love how this turned out!" toot-toot! it was soooo hot here today, that i brought the desk in and pushed my dining room table and chairs aside and got to work. i had already spray painted the legs and apron and the chair with RUST-OLEUM'S ULTRA COVER 2X COVERAGE. can i just say I LOVE THIS PAINT! it's no lie it does what it says, covers as well as 2 coats w/ just one! i also painted the top w/ a custom mixed (meaning i mixed it myself w/ left over paint i had laying around!) yellow i call "chamois". so all i had to do was the red border, which i also custom mixed to match the plate- it came out a little darker, but that's okay. then i textured the red border by painting it and then smushing crumpled up wax paper on top of, then i painted it again and glazed the entire top and then i painted the flowers and the ferny looking things and the tiny hummingbird. after all the details were painted on, i glazed the whole thing again w/ a metallic glaze i made at home. it was so much fun! i know it's not on my list of things to do this summer, but it was one of those "just for fun" projects and it's for my mil! i hope she loves it! she's out of town on vacation right now, so i can't wait to see what she thinks when they get back. thanks for visiting me and i'll be linking up to these lovely blog parties; show and tell friday
and feature yourself friday and the csi project
metamorphosis monday and
and here too- AND the inspired room