Summer is in full swing and I finally have more time to work on the MANY projects that have been piling up over time. First up is the vintage door and farm table bench for my front porch. Both were found in an old building/barn that hadn't been used for about 40 years. The farm table wasn't very large or I would have used it for my own kitchen table, so it is now used as a desk in my vinyl cutting room and the bench looks lovely on my porch!
The bench was originally a cream color, but someone had given it a very poor paint job with an avacado-ish green. They didn't exactly finish it, but that worked well in my favor. I added a bit of cranberry from my kitchen, along with a blue I had mixed up for my new office, sanded, scuffed, and VIOLA.....L.O.V.E the finished project! I'm thinking yellow for the chalkboard???
I wanted to door to match, but not exactly, so all I did to it was cover the original yellowing white with the same blue, sand, scuff, and once again....L.O.V.E the finished piece. I am currently working on a twine covered wreath to hand on the window. I can't seem to find the before picture, but the after is all that's really matter anyway, right?!
Don't you just LOVE the chairs? I sure do! Funny story about them. When we first moved here a few years ago, I saw them sitting in the middle of someone yard on my way home. They were white and rusty with weeds growing through them. I felt bad for them and wanted to give them a new home-MINE. Finally, last summer, after driving past them 10 million times, I decided to stop at the house, knock on the door and offer to buy them. They lady was so nice, she just GAVE them to me! HAPPINESS!!! I took them home, washed them up, sanded off the rust and painted them the happiest yellow I could find. I am currently searching for the perfect material to make seat cushions as they are not very comfortable to sit in. But hey, at least they are happy and look fantastic!!!
