Thursday, April 12, 2012

I painted my coffee table AGAIN


I am in love with turquoise these days.  I decided to add some turquoise to my living room by giving my dumpster found coffee table a swirly paint treatment.

Before:

After:
That's Eloise hanging out under the table.
As you can see, under the table is a popular hangout for my pets.  

This was a ridiculously simple paint treatment, I poured small amounts of creamy white, light aqua and turquoise paint into a plastic container and didn't mix them together at all.  Then I dipped a 2" brush into the center of the paint and brushed it the whole length of the table, working my way from one side to the other.  After that first coat dried, I added a few more streaks of colour here and there and that's it!

I gave my tray a facelift, too.  It's beginning to look very "cottage'y" around here!!

Have a fabulous and creative week!

Linking to these awesome Parties:
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Clean & Scentsible     My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Not Just a Housewife     a bowl full of Lemons
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Between Naps on the Porch
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Homemaker on a Dime     House in the Roses     
Mod Vintage Life
Delectable Home    You are Talking Too Much
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the Shabby Nest
5 days 5 ways     Chic on a Shoestring
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47 comments:

  1. Love this Anne! I have been wanting to repaint my family room coffee table but can't decide on a color. The turquoise is really pretty!

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  2. Anne,
    That looks great.Love that pop of color.And that paint treatment looks fab.
    Anne

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  3. I'm in love with all the colors in teal/turquoises family.

    Love the new look for your table and tray

    Hugs,
    Penny

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  4. I love it! Turquoise is one of my favorites too and this looks great :-)

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  5. LOVE your turquoise table! Great Job! - Kali

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  6. Anne, I look the new color. It looks perfect!


    Jody

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  7. Great job! I love the color and surprisingly it blend really well with brown and beige.

    Visiting from withapinkie.blogspot
    Feel free to visit my blot :D

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  10. What a nice pop of color! It looks fantastic, and I love the colors you chose! Very pretty.
    xo-Lisa

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  11. Wow, I love love love the new tray-table color combo <3 ...and the effortless look of the non-mixed paint!

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  12. Hi Anne, nice to meet you.

    I am in love with turquoise also...just rocking that color. Your table looks great, amazing how easy it is to change it up isn't it?

    Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

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  13. I love the paint treatment on the coffee table and of course I adore the colors! Beautiful, I love the cotage-y touches.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  14. I love the color of the top! I never thought about not mixing the colors before. It looks awesome!

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  15. hi Anne
    Wonderful paint treatment for a simple table . it looks so crisp and bright like a summer sky. and the white tray goes perfect
    - KAT -
    thank you for your nice comment on my pears painting !

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  16. Anne ~ this is a wonderful redux ~ love the swirling colors and your doggie ~ lovely creation and so good you are surround yourself with beauty ~ you deserve it ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  18. Anne, I love the new look!...a great color!!!

    Have a wonderful weekend!!

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  19. It looks awesome Ann! I too seem smitten with turquoise, a color I once balked at since my mother had it for years in our family home! Now I embrace it and a few other blues I once despised! Great job, very nice makeover! So rewarding to revamp thing that feel tired!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  20. I LOVE it - Very ocean-ie (as you know by now, I'm ocean-ie too! lol )!!
    I did something like this once and added some sponge marks and some veining and it looked like marble. Amazing what you can do!

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  21. Wow!! Anne, I love it! Turquoise is one of my favaorite colors. I'm going to look for a "thrift shop" table and try this!!
    Hugs, Cindy

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  22. Hello Eloise! If it meets with Eloise's seal of approval.....I give it a thumbs up :)

    Just sayin'

    :) me

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  23. Oooh it looks like the ocean! I've been searching for a new coffee table for ages. Love this - you did a beautiful job :)

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  24. Anne,
    I am in love with turqoise right now too! I am decorating a room in that color. Your table turned out so pretty. You always amaze me with all of your projects. It's hard sometimes to start a new project, but coming over here really inspires me. Thank you.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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  25. You are a master furniture painter. This table looks AMAZING! LOVE IT!!

    XOXO

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  27. I love your table and how you did it! How brilliant is that!

    ♥charlotte

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  28. Dear Anne,
    your coffee table turned out just perfect. love the color and the overall effect.
    it looks like i had missed your post on your bathroom reno work in progress. I'm in love with your faucet and you got it for a very good price, too.
    can't wait to see what your bathroom will look like once the complete reno is done. i know i'll be green witn envy he he he.
    have a nice week start.
    rita

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  29. How fun Anne! :) I love a good redo of a redo!
    gail

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  30. It looks wonderful and I love how brings out the accessories! I love your blog!

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  31. Anne I really love your table it is like a sea painting!! Gorgeous!!

    I have a $100 Gift Card Giveaway from Soft Surroundings if you would like to enter!!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  32. I love the new color of your table! I like how it contrasts with the white base. If you have some time I'd love it if you'd stop by my blog to check out the giveaway I'm having for a Ramsign Home Sign!

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  33. I love it! I'm a turquoise kick too... it's just such a great color to add to any room. :)

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  34. Your table looks awesome with the 'stripes', Anne! What a great idea! And such a lovely color too :)

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  35. The swirly paint treatment is so pretty!

    Linking from Mod Mix Monday.

    xo,
    Ricki Jill

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  36. I've been loving turquoise too lately!

    That's my kind of paint treatment too. What fun!
    Kelly

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  37. Love it! And I'm sure I'm not biased at all, being a turquoise lover too ;-) Isn't it amazing how you can create such a cool effect just by loading up a few different paint colours on your brush :-)

    Kelly

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  38. Good work. I know what you mean -my kids love to hang out under the tables too. It's prime real estate under there. (Come to think of it, I used as a child too.)

    Visiting from The Shabby Creek Cottage #148, hope you'll stop by my blog too. :)

    Thanks for sharing,
    Laura

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  39. So pretty! What a great technique. Thanks for linking up @ Delectable Home.

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  40. Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

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  41. Looks great....sort of beachy looking.

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  42. Beautiful Anne! I just love the look - so beachy! Thanks for sharing at The Creative Spark. I'll be featuring this on my Facebook page tomorrow. Hope you have a great weekend!
    Jenn :0

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  43. Featuring your table on this weeks Show Off Saturday!

    http://www.nutmegplace.com/2012/04/show-off-saturday-11.html

    XOXO

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  44. It looks beachy...I like it! Makes me dream of a surf side vacation! Thanks for sharing at the Rock N Share!

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  45. Love that it matches the newly painted door!

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  47. i love that! it reminds me of driftwood- so beachy and pretty!

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