Oak Pedestal Table {A Before & After}

Hey, girlfriends!

Is it chilly where you are because it really is here!

Brrrrrr!!!!

Perfect for staying inside and painting or crafting.

Because that wind is cold!

Monday I was so excited when I got this in the mail:

I had pre-ordered Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint 

way back in July from Miss Flibbertigibbet 

so I would be sure to get some as soon as it was released for sale.

I cannot tell you how much 

I've been looking forward to using this paint!

It doesn't matter how hard you try to give a piece of furniture a realistic distressed look, you still can't get it exactly right.

Something about it just looks forced.

The awesome thing about MMSMP is that it self-distresses.

You have no control of where and how it's going to do it,
or 

even if it will.

It just does it.

So way exciting to wait and see just what it's going to do.

Or maybe I'm just weird like that.

;)

I have to say, the mixing of the paint worried me, 

but it was as easy as pie.

And the application?

Fantastic!

It definitely has a different feel from latex, acrylic, or chalk paint, 

but the coverage is still phenomenal!

And no runs or build up on edges or corners!

BONUS!

On Tuesday, I revealed my living room to you.

In the back west corner was this oak pedestal table 

that I won on an auction back in May.

I think we paid $20.00 for it.

I was (and still kind of am) dissatisfied with this corner of the room.

I think Gee Singh Newbanks hit the nail on the head when she commented that I was feeling "meh" over it because it showcases more of the wood tones in the room.

Right on, girlfriend!

I am not a big one for wood tones.

I think that's a woman thing.

So, I knew when the MMSMP arrived 

that this piece was going to be the first thing I tackled.

I was specifically waiting for "Lucketts Green".

It is the perfect color green.

(IMO)  

Not green-green, but just a nice mellow green 

with subtle undertones of yellow and blue.

And an exact match to the greens I have in my office 

and on my dining room walls.

So, I painted the base of the table in the MMSMP.

Just to mix it up a little and give it a more personal feeling, I decided to put the first initial of our last name on the top 

using La Craie "Magnolia".

You can order La Craie from 

Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage right HERE.

And for good measure, I put a circle around it:

Then I distressed it, to give it 

more of an aged patina to match the base.

Prairie Style for sure.

I never cease to be amazed at how 

a little paint can transform a space.

Before:

After:

And with my Dollar Store plates along with some thrift store and auction goodies, it feels a little more homey.

On the cheap, of course.

;)

Now, I just need to get that rug and paint that armoire 

and I think I'll be satisfied.

Except for the fact that Scott says that every time he comes into the room he feels like he needs to duck and look up because a helicopter might be landing on our table.

LOL!

Oh well, my last name used to start with a "D" 

and now I'm stuck with an "H".

Now who's fault is that?

;)

Oh well...

If a helicopter ever needs to land close by, we'll just lug it outside to guide them in.

HA!

Dream Big,

**The opinions of this post are my own.  I am not endorsing or sponsoring MMSMP.  In fact, I'm certain Miss Mustard Seed doesn't know I exist.  ;)

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