A Weathered Table

This table sits in our family room, and has endured many small hands gouging it with Legos, blocks, matchbox cars and other random objects for many years.

It was weathered when weathered wasn't cool.

Now that my boys are getting older, the threat of furniture destruction is at an all-time low. I could safely fix up this table without fear that my work would be destroyed within a day.

Since I'm currently having a love affair with "duck egg blue" paint, I contemplated using it for this project. But I didn't want to be a one-trick pony, so I decided to try something new.


I dragged it outside and sanded it down to the natural wood. There was one funky strip of red wood that you can see on the right hand side.

Using foam brushes, I applied a couple coats of Minwax Weathered Oak stain.

And this is how it turned out...

It has a unique look to it, which I'm kind of digging. There are some red and blue-ish undertones.

I should probably seal it with something, but for now I'm living with it the way it is.

Now it looks naturally weathered as opposed to "beat up."

School is out for summer in two hours! Yikes! I better go enjoy my last moments of freedom before the chaos really kicks in.

Have a great afternoon!!

Duck Egg Blue Furniture

Hey there! Hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend.

We hosted a cookout/pool party on Sunday, so we were scrambling to get our backyard in shape. We did weeding and planting and cleaning and painting and outdoor furniture shopping. I told my husband that we should plan a party every weekend, so we are forced to get house projects done :) I'll share photos of the completed backyard soon.

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen pics of some furniture I painted recently. I have been dying to use Annie Sloan chalk paint in "Duck Egg Blue" for like, forever. Then one day I was looking at this table in my basement.

And I thought, "Wow. That table is really dusty."

Then I thought, "Wow. That table is really nicked up. Maybe I should freshen him up and paint him duck egg blue."

I'm a deep thinker.

So, I broke out my nasty drop cloth and started painting.

It was love at first sight. I wanted to paint my entire house duck egg blue. Oh wait… most of it is :)

Here's my little table looking much happier in his new coat of paint.

Now, I was so in love with duck egg blue that I couldn't stop with just one little table. I looked around for another piece to paint, and spied my next victim.

This little old dresser from Pier 1 sits in our sunroom and holds the kids' art supplies. Using "old white" and "duck egg," I gave him a more beachy, cottage-y look.

There was no method to my madness. I just slapped paint here and there, until it had a weathered look.

I don't know why it took me so long to use this paint color. I love it so.


Since I didn't post yesterday, I would just like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom.