Long time coming

By the time you read this, I will have hopefully won a bunch of money! My hubby and I are celebrating his birthday (actually Nov.7) in Las Vegas. Since turning 50, it has become our birthday gift to each other...I mean seriously, what do you buy a person that you have been married to for 36 years, that he/she doesn't just go buy themselves. So here we are! So, do you remember months ago when I purchased a dining room set to refinish? NO? Well let me refresh your memory. This is what it originally looked like:

And the cute little buffet:

And of course the chairs:

Now, if you were paying attention last week when I showed you the centerpiece box that I built, you may (or may not) have noticed the table it was sitting on.

In all honesty, this project did not come out as planned.  I wanted to sand and restain the top, and paint the rest.  Which I did, which came out to be a total disaster.  Okay, I am resilient, after a few unshed tears and a lot of anxiety, I decided to go with plan B and paint the whole damn thing.

Anyhoo, this is what it looks like today:

And the little buffet:

 And a closeup of the chairs:

Whatcha' think?  This style is completely different than anything that I have ever had in my home, but I think it is sort of fun to go outside your comfort zone every once in a while!  I am a little sad that it did not turn out as I had planned, but for now, I can live with it!  Who knows...I could decide to sell it on Craigslist tomorrow!  That's kind of the way that I roll!

One more peek:

Till next time...



This post linked to:

My Repurposed Life
Miss Mustard Seed
Primitive and Proper





There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!