Going with your gut!

Spring is here. 

At least it is on the calendar. 

Outside, not so much. 

So what's a girl to do? 

Paint of course! 

Last week I went to an estate sale and picked up a few really nice pieces. 

You can see the buffet HERE and my plans for it. 

But I also picked up this set of mid century end tables. SOLID WOOD....oh yum :) 

Aren't they cute cute? 

Most that I've seen with drawers look like they have two, but only have one...this one actually has two drawers :) 

How cool is that? 

And do you see the brass feet on them? They are MASSIVE. Well massive for an end table that is. 

I took them into my workshop and tried...TRIED stripping them down. What a pain. Whatever this company used to seal it couldn't be touched with my stripper. Seriously people this stuff was hard as a rock! 

I gave up. 

I primed.

I painted.

I hated. 

I tried several different techniques and just wasn't happy with the results. 

I loved the colour I chose, but I hated the top. :( 

So I grabbed my sander and went to work. Man was it hard! 

BUT

 Here they are!

 I'm so glad I went with my gut and stripped them down! The wood grain is perfect!

 And goes so well with the vintage green/grey of the paint. 
The knobs were cleaned and scrubbed to within an inch of their lives.

 And they match the feet.

 Solid baby! and Beautiful!

 A bit of distressing and it's perfect! 

Sigh....finally happy with the results. 

Now to grab another coffee and get on with my day :) hmmmm bedroom set in white. Yup. Think I better get to work on that :) 

Happy First day of spring! 

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