And let me tell you, we have found some STEALS! I recently bought a mirror to go above my entry table, that probably originally retailed for $600, for $25! $25 and I didn't even haggle! It is a HUGE amazing mirror too!
And then this past weekend I bought a Bassett furniture armoire for my tv 57"wide x76" tall, solid wood beauty that retails for about $2800 plus tax, for $200! Yup. Sale tax on the original purchase was more then I paid for this AMAZING beauty! I love it so much, I just sat and stared at it for like an hour the other day. Seriously.
Finding steals like that gives me a "high." Oh come on. Don't judge. You know what I mean! It is a great feeling to get a great deal on an amazing piece of furniture! Even my husband is hooked! He was feeling pretty amazing after the armoire purchase too! He even asked me what else we could buy off of craigslist. Hm. Sounds like a challenge to me to find my next steal!
So back to my Entry Table...
When I told my husband I was buying an entry table and going to refinish it, let me first say, he was completely supportive and on board with it. But he wanted to know what color I was going to paint it.
I told him I would wait and see. When I saw the table in person, I would know what color the table was "meant" to be.
Does that sound crazy? He thought so.
So I put it in boy terms for my hubby to understand. I explained to him how some cars look great in white, but others only look good in gray. Some cars just look great in one color, but not so hot in another. He understood this concept. So I went on to explain that furniture is the same way. Some pieces are just meant to be a certain color because they will look best in it. He thought I was slightly less crazy after this explaination.
So, I started out with this table that I purchased off of Craigslist:
I LOVE it! I love my little red table!
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Farah Muzaffar
Very different yet interesting and beautiful... looks good, your red colour is close to brick colours and it gives it a very beautiful touch...lovely<br />Happy New Year<br />http://craftaworld.blogspot.com/<br />Love<br />Farah
Sue
I love your little red table too; it looks gorgeous! Craigslist, here I come!
Red Door Home
Great color choice. Craigslist is wonderful place for bargains.
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
What a great thrifty find and I just love the red! Really well done!
Mandy @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition
great job!!
Green Gracie Home
I love the red color...every entry needs a nice pop of color and that table is perfect. Thanks for the lesson in man speak, I might need to use that one day on my hubby!
Green Gracie Home
I love the red color...every entry needs a nice pop of color and that table is perfect. Thanks for the lesson in man speak, I might need to use that one day on my hubby!
Stacy
I love it! Great color choice 🙂 I love red. It is wonderful!
Marie {Make and Takes}
What a great redo! I'm sure I've got something around the house that could use some new paint! This looks great. I'd love to have you submit it to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Jane @ The Borrowed Abode
That looks absolutely stunning.
kristin
I love this! it's gorgeous!
Jill
It is meant to be red! Beautifully done!
Kelli
such a beautiful table!! i love the red!!
Shawna
I like how the stain made the finished product look. I haven't fiddled with that much, but I think I will try on my next big project, an armoire to hide our tv. Thanks for the inspiration.
Anne
That's super cute! I love craigslist too, and I especially love the free section!
Andrea
Love it! You did an amazing job!
Stacy
Thanks for linking this up! You already know I love it 🙂 I am going to feature this on Thursday!!!
lauren@WESTFURNITUREREVIVAL
love the way it turned out. great color.
Catherine
This is wonderful! I am in love with red! And the glaze is perfect so the red isn't too intense. Well done!
Dixie Sargent Redmond
Beautiful table. I found it when I searched for "red table" in Google images. 🙂 It's really inspiring.
Stephanie Love
What color red spray paint and brand did you use?<br />
Ashley Phipps
Stephanie! It was Rustoleum brand, but I honestly can not remember the actual color name...and I don't have any cans of it at home right now. I am so sorry! But it was just a slightly dark red color and then the stain toned it down quite a bit as well. Good luck!
Rebecca Coultet
Hi. I love the way your table turned out! What kind of stain did you use?