For once, I DID NOT PAINT IT!!!!!! Serendipity Strikes Again!

SO,

after my last post, 

about this chair I scored at Curtain Call,

the verdict was...

DO NOT PAINT IT!!!!!!

And I have to agree.

This chair is just way too incredible 

to cover up with paint….

Besides,

Serendipity struck again!

Last week, 

I purchased this tabletop 

from a dealer at Greenwood Antiques.

 And yesterday, 

when I walked into one of my favorite thrift stores, 

Class and Trash in Ashland,

I saw this!!!!!

 The perfect pedestal 

to turn my tabletop…

into a table…

And just look at this!

It's like,

 these two were meant to be together….

The finish matches perfectly!

And they came from three different places.

I LOVE when this happens.

(This gorgeous set is for sale for $300.)

And now, 

on to the first transformation 

of items I purchased this week at Curtain Call:

 Since I didn't paint the chair,  

and you know I HAVE to paint,

I went for……..

the candlestick(s) in the Conservatory...

First, I simply did a little spray painting…

I didn't want total coverage 

because I wanted some of the old finish

to peek through here and there…

for a layered effect.

 Next, I brushed on stain, 

and then wiped off.

(Left is after the stain application.  Right is before.)

 Remarkable difference…

See how the old finish peeps through?

 Outside photo…...

 Inside, 

you can see more of the depth of the finish...

 Yummy yummy yummy, 

I've got love in my tummy.

For sale: $25 each/$40 set.

I loved the color of this paint so much 

that I next took this Goodwill lamp…

 …with this fun base that had a few issues...

  …oval lampshade is in great condition...

 and painted the base.

Wonderful retro style….

This one I do believe is SOLD.

Thanks for looking, folks.

Stay tuned for more!!!!