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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

shades of grey


 

  Stage one I painted them in ombre greys
 The darker one is the house trim and the bottom one is the house colour and the middle is a mixture of both.
I debated long and hard whether to go from lighter to darker or from darker to lighter.
In the end darker to lighter won- simply because I had more dark paint than light left  in the sample pots I was using.

Then I decided to distress them so you can see some of the original colour through
- if I had been a bit brighter I might have thought to paint them white first so two colours came through.
 Then I drew on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

 I debated about doing a big 1,2,3 right in the middle, but thought this was a little more subtle.

VCH wonders why I keep numbering stuff- MEN!!!

 Here is a side on view
What do you think?


 I really don't have any use for them so am thinking of selling them.
I really love them and I am now on the look out for some more to do up and sell at a little market stall sometime- well I can dream!


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17 comments:

  1. So beautiful! I love the last photo, Deanne - it's very stylish.
    God bless:-)

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  2. I love them!! I have never been that fond of nesting tables, but if I found some, I would do this and love them! Great idea!!

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  3. I lol when you said men don't get the numbers thing! so so true. Love what you did with the nesting tables. I just put some in my booth that were Frenchy and worn gold. Never thought about painting them....hmmmmm.

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  4. Love these nesting tables and the grey is quite chic!

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  5. Hi Deanne,
    Your tables look great! You should definitely do some painting and selling, it's good fun :)
    Cas x

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  6. The ombre is fabulous! I have the same dream - having a booth somewhere to sell all the stuff I have no room for but can't seem to stop buying!
    Kelly

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  7. Very retro cute! I would think then industiral numbered text would appeal to the man! They remind me of vintage school slates...darling!

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  8. Very cute! I like the numbers in the corners, too.

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  9. What a great redo!! I love the different shades of grays with the numbering and distressing! Beautiful! I am following now : )

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  10. You would do so great at a little market. You are great at fixing up old finds. As for numbering everything...men don' get it. I get it. I would number my kids if I could. :) Lisa~

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  11. I have a similar dream. Thanks for sharing your pretty project with us this week - your tables are so sweet :o)
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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  12. so cute! i love the color and love the little corner numbers!

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  13. I think nesting tables are great! All those table in such little space...genius. Yours turned out so lovely. I think the numbers in the corner add such a perfect little oomph to the tables giving them a cool vintage vibe. I live in a house full of men & also get asked why I number everything. I always tell them "Because numbers can make anything cool!" You can NEVER have too many things numbered! So glad I found your blog through Cassie's POWW.

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  14. HI Loved this when I saw it and tried commenting from my ipad but couldn't . Love the ombre and the numbers.
    Carolyn

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  15. Deanne, you have such a knack at transforming the old into something fabulous. I love everything you've done with these tables - bravo! Thanks so much for joining the POTMC. J x

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