Kid table and chairs...

Hi Everyone!  I've been busy getting ready for the Clarinda Craft Carnival which is this Saturday.  I have a couple of projects yet to finish and only two more nights to get them done.  It doesn't matter how early I start, I always have a couple of projects that aren't finished until the night before...someday I will be finished the weekend before!  But in my defense, I have also been getting ready for my Holiday Open House which is happening November 9th and 10th.

A couple of weeks ago I showed you a peek of the kid's table I was working on...it's finally painted and ready to go and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 As I was building it, it screamed little girl because of the turned legs....so I decided to paint it white.

 In fact, I painted it gloss white so it would be easy to clean up.

 You can't see it in the picture, but the top looks like a farm table top since I pieced the boards together with pocket screws from the underside.

 I like the chairs.  They are sturdy...I've tried them out....

....and I like how the front legs of the chairs match the table.  If I were to make this for a little boy, then I would make it with straight legs on the table and chairs.  I will be taking this to the fair this weekend and hopefully it will find a new home.  What color would you have painted it?  Thanks for stopping by.

Linking to:
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/10/199th-power-paint-party.html
http://www.redouxinteriors.com/2013/10/link-party-126-and-les-features
http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2013/10/inspire-me-please-33/
http://missmustardseed.com/2013/10/furniture-feature-friday-breidas-favorites-link-party/
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2013/10/diy-salvaged-junk-projects.html
http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2013/10/catch-as-catch-can-137.html

Getting ready for the next fair...

Hi Everyone!  I know I've been absent lately, but I've been busy getting ready for my big fair in three weeks and my Holiday Open House next month.  I was so busy this weekend that I forgot to take any pictures of things in process.  But I did take some pictures today after I had started priming things last night.

 I finally turned this full size headboard and foot board into a bench and primed it in black.  My plan right now is to paint the top coat in ASCP Graphite or Paris Grey.  Any thoughts?

 This is the base of a backless bench that I primed in black.  I think I'm going to paint it in one of my favorite colors Lagoon and the top stained? maybe?

 I built this twin bench and the boards sitting on it belong to the backless bench base in the previous picture.  I think I'm going to paint it in ASCP Paris Grey.

 I made a decorative ladder out of 1x2's and spindles from a Jenny Lind Crib.  I have primed it brown and I'm paining it in ASCP Old White.

 I made two of these headboard shelves.  I still need to add the pegs to them.  I have primed it in brown and top coat in Heirloom White.  I still need to distress them.

 And my favorite thing I built this weekend, a kid's table.  I see this going to a little girl (because of the turned legs).  I'm going to paint it white.  I primed the legs but had to stop for the night because it was getting dark.

And I made two matching chairs to go with it.  I can't wait to get back out there and finish up all of these pieces.  And in case you think I worked all weekend on these things....I also went to my parents and helped my mom with things for the guest room she's redoing.  I gave her the Paris Grey bench that didn't sell at the last fair for her guest room.  So it was a very productive weekend.  And hopefully this weekend will be equally productive.  Hope you are having a great week.  Thanks for stopping by.