I love it when I finally finish a piece that’s been taunting me every time I go into the workshop.
I bought this piece for $3.00 at a yard sale. It was originally part of a vanity that was split in two and then separated from it’s twin. The piece was dirty, the side was damaged and that paint job did not do it justice. My husband fixed it up and made a new side for it. I cleaned it up, painted it cream and rubbed an antique stain on it.
After all of that work, it looked terrible and I was ready to throw it away. I wish I had a picture of how bad it was. It looked like I had taken a beginning faux finishing class and tested out my newly acquired skills on this piece. So, after months of eyeing it when I went down to fetch my laundry, I finally gave it a fresh coat of a soft bluish gray color.
I kept the original hardware and sprayed it in an oil rubbed bronze finish. When I first started my decorative painting business, I felt like I needed to add hand painted detail to every piece. I’ve since learned that some pieces are fine on their own and this is one of those pieces.
The color is “krypton” by Sherwin Williams. Dumb name, but a great color.
I can’t tell you how great it is to put on my respirator mask and paint splattered clogs and get back in the spray booth again. I am totally in my element.
PS – Make sure you head over to SYTYCD to vote for your favorite entry this week. I submitted my guest room makeover, which was just featured on Someday Crafts! Yay!
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I love, love, love it! Sweet color!
really great blue! Clean, crisp, nice.
Oh I love this color! So clean and such a serene color! It looks beautiful!
Sandra
I LOVE the color…plus, it's petite size is perfect for the space it's in! Superb job!!!
I love the color! It's so perfect for that space too–just the right size!
Could.Not.Love.Color.More. Brilliant solution ! So glad you kept it, thought about it, came back to it, and perfected it. You should now hold onto that piece forever ! Seriously, I'm in love.
I love seeing a great deal like that. It looks great. Love the color.
I love how it turned out. Such a pretty color. Lovely.
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Sissie
another great job, that is a very pretty color
That color is GORGEOUS! One of my possible picks for our master bedroom. Looks perfect with your eggs.
Hello from Cape Cod! Thank you so much for coming and visiting my blog. You have no idea how much your comments meant to me! Thanks again! Karen
Just discovered your wonderful blog and have really enjoyed reading it! Great projects~ I look forward to reading more!
That is so pretty!! Its so petite but such an eye catching piece now. Great job!!!
I love this little stand in blue! You sure can't beat the price.
Hi! It's me again! I love this piece and bless you for making it come alive again. Everything looks beautiful, including the choice of color (I agree, the name is strange). I actually love that look of furniture from that era! It loans itself to stand alone or create something wonderful with artwork. I am trying to get together a spraying booth…next I will have a bunch of questions (so sorry if they are annoying) about that! Thank you for being so inspiring over something I love so much!!!!
All My Best, Karen
Lovely color – and amazing price!
I LOVE this so much! The color is just lovely!!
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So very beautiful. You do some pristine work!
What a pretty color. I love wee end tables made from vanity twins.
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Julie M.
Beautiful color…perfect! And it really makes this piece sing. I love it's simplicity.
Well done!
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SueAnn
Gorgeous! I can't even imagine this piece once looked as bad as you say. To think it was once part of something larger is amazing. The color is perfect, too.
I love getting back to painting too. There's just somethin' about the transformation of a neglected piece that;s like therapy for me!
it turned out beautiful!!
Swoon! Simply Beautiful!!!
Adorable and great color, too! I know what you mean about the spraying…I took a week off to get ready for vacation, and I'm itching to paint something, anything actually. -shaunna 🙂
I really love the blue-ish gray you choose. And I agree, some pieces are def. fine with their own hardware!
Love the color! This makes for a great little side table, especially where you have those spots that you need a table but there is not much room. I have one of those spots myself. The hardware looks great, too.
I love the color and the chair next to it is gorgeous! I voted earlier this week and have my fingers crossed for you! 🙂
T
That is a fantastic piece!! Love the size and shape. So glad you didn't throw it away. The colour is beautiful. That bluish-grey is one of my favorites. Everything seems to look better in that colour. Great job. It's just perfect there.
Lisa
I Love this color, thansk for sharing the name of it. I have a piece jsut like this that was meant to be light a nightstand. Ive just been waiting for the perfect idea to transform it.
Sarah
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gorgeous color! great job again!!
This is absolutely beautiful! I adore the soft blue color and the glass jar display is perfection. ~Gorgeous! *Smiles*
i grabbed 2 of those out of the trash (from a broken vanity, too). yours looks beautiful!
My goodness… that colour is perfect with those eggs! I'm in love and I don't even DO colour! 🙂
Donna
So very pretty. The piece has great lines to begin with and the color is perfect. Thanks for letting us in on the exact color.
Pamela
How could you ever doubt yourself Marian? It looks perfect. You've given me something to think about too. I was gonna do the cream/glaze treatment to an old piece, now I'm having second thoughts.
xoxo,
Kim
Warm, cozy and elegant !
LOVE IT! The color is PERFECT! Fresh & clean! Love the story too! I know some times I feel like I have NO idea what I am doing! haha So its nice to hear that even the best painters have times when its just not quite right!
~Bridgette
That looks great! I love the color.
☺ Celeste
Love the color, so soft and relaxing…
Marian
You always do such a great job. I like the color you chose! It is a soft beautiful color, and I love how it looks up against your creamy walls!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Take Care,
Maria
p.s. Thank you for leaving me such sweet comments.
You always are so kind to me!
Oh my, I thought I was the only one with paint-splattered clogs!!! Guess I'm not alone… 🙂
Looks fab! As alawys!
Maybe that green dresser I showed you could benefit from a coat of krypton? 🙂
I'm working on a very simple low bookshelf right now: maybe 30" high, 24" wide. Yes, I keep thinking I need to add something else i.e. stencil, hand paint something on top, tape off squares etc. But maybe it IS just best left alone! Finally settled on a soft gray green, having tried chrome yellow and then some red! It is a long process sometimes….
This is gorgeous. I love the color. You make me want to buy a spray gun and respirator mask. . .
Doesn't it feel refreshing when you get one of those project pieces done? I've got a shop full of them!
It looks beautiful…I love that color!
Awesome job! I have several pieces that I'm trying to work on, just can't seem to get in the groove, but looking at this, gives me a little hope.
Just found your blog — that piece is beautiful!!
I am sooooo happy that you kept at this piece and didn't give up on it. I just picked up the same pieces (that were origianly from a vanity and split in two) They are currently ugly and I could visualize the color I wanted (Your paint color) but I couldn't find exactly what I wanted in the paint chips. THANK YOU. I'm off to get some Sherwin Williams "Krypton" to paint my new pieces. Yours look beautiful…I hope I can make mine look as great.
Toni
It's 11:00PM and all I want to do now is paint. You did an amazing job! I'm totally jealous 😉