Color Combo du jour

When you were little do you remember being asked your favorite color over and over? It seems to be a popular 'go-to' question for adults to ask kids. My 2 year old twins are often being asked this and they typically respond with the color they know how to say the best: yellow. I don't know if it's because they have had some crazy force of influence on their Momma, but it seems ironic to me that it's all of a sudden one of my favorite colors now, too! Well, yellow WITH gray. I've never had a strong single favorite color, but certain color combinations have had me totally smitten. Right now, I just cannot get enough of yellow and gray together. Look how spectacular this pairing looks in these inspiring rooms!

When looking through these rooms the yellow is so warm and inviting while the gray brings in a sense of elegance. I love that! This new love affair with yellow and gray had me giddy when my Mom dropped off a little scalloped end table with a natural dark wood top and sunny yellow legs! There was not a second of thought about what to do with it; I knew exactly how to refinish this little prize.

 I painted over the legs in white and then heavily distressed them to let the sunny color pop through.

(19.5 diameter x 27h - available for sale)

So, what do you think of this color combo? What color pairings typically catch your eye?

~Chelsea

Chelsea's Garage, Saturday, March 31 SALE!

If you missed our last sale you definitely won't want to miss this one! Saturday, March 31 from 10am-4pm, rain, sleet or snow! Everything that has been refinished since the last sale will be displayed and priced to sell. I will not be selling any items prior to the door opening at 10am, so be sure to come on the earlier side of the day!

 Here are some fun pictures from our February 11 sale. I couldn't believe it snowed! We had a decent turn out, all things considered. Praying for better weather for this next sale.

There will be some major gems at this event so be sure to mark your calendar now and come see what I've been up to in the ol' Garage!

~Chelsea

~Before/After~French Country Farm Table

Hi everyone! Well, I've been working morning through night, (around taking care of my 3 youngsters), to finish this gorgeous farm table to show you!

Here it is before any work:

I painted 1 coat plus some touch ups of Annie Sloan 'French Linen' Chalk Paint:

Then I clear waxed, distressed the legs and around the edge and clear waxed again, (which REALLY made the distressed areas pop out - so cool!)

The table sat like this for a little while as I needed some time to figure out what to do next. I really liked it this way but  was so curious to see what the dark wax would do. So I dark waxed just the legs:

This poor table was a victim of my indecisiveness several times through it's trasnformation! It sat like this for 2 days while I went back and forth on whether to dark wax the top or not. Finally, with Husbands input, I went for it and started dark waxing the top. Look at this contrast!

This table was a learning experience in it's truest form! After dark waxing the top, I went to work using clear wax to remove some of the dark wax where I thought it was too much. I really wanted the top to look aged and used, but not so rough.

Here's the top after just some evening out of the dark wax:

And finally....after a few days of looking at it, stepping back, and touching up, it's exactly what it was meant to be!

I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of working on this piece. Truly. Seeing it transform just a little bit more each day was such a pleasure. I hope it finds just the pefect dining room to complete.:)

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Friday!

~Chelsea