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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Two Tiered Cobalt & Cozumel Table

Well, she's done! I think Cobalt and Cozzy came out pretty good. I started just knowing I wanted to go the route of dark blue, and I think the warm weather over the weekend inspired me, and this piece just went tropical. I couldn't help it! I had a few different ideas, and I was even going to do a black eyed susan side view silhouette on the top, but refrained. I still wonder though........

Anyway, check out the pictures:








 Here is the before picture:

Hope you like it, have a great day!

6 comments:

  1. You use color!! In a big sea of creams & black - your color is so refreshing! great job and thanks for the courage to keep using color to wake up our old friends!

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  2. Looks great! Love the color. Saw you on Better After!

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  3. Hopped over from Better After. This is so beautiful! I am loving the color.

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  4. Thanks everyone! I'm pretty happy with how it came out :)

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  5. Awesome do over.. I absolutely LOVE it and i'm inspired to try something of the sort out for my table.. What kinda paint did you use..? TY (Officially foolowing you from http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com -- I'm Marilyn and hope you can stop by sometime.. TY)

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  6. Thank you Marilyn! I'm glad you're inspired. I used latex on this table. I sanded, primed, and then began my color layering (see yellow). I lightly sanded inbetween coats which was a great help. Here's a tip to try, if you want more of your under-layers to show, try rubbing the areas with vaseline or candlewax before painting the top coats. It helps that top coat slide off easier to reveal the under coat. I didn't do that with this table, as I wanted just a light touch of yellow. I used a sanding sponge to distress, and I love them!
    I'll head to your blog now :)

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