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Martes, Hunyo 28, 2016
Dinner at the Table
20+ Beautiful Colors to Paint a Table
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Beautiful Colors to Paint a Table
I love a good green and this table is such a fun pop by Southern Hospitality for Remodelaholic.
Maybe you are more of a coral lover? This modern coral entry table adds a such a glow to this room by Remodelaholic.
Yellow is a happy color. Adding it to end tables adds a bit of a glow to a room these cute ones are by Liz Marie Blog for Remodelaholic.
Not only is this color stunning on this console table, the makeover is amazing by The Moon and Me for Remodelaholic.
Even a neutral colored console table is a great idea. This gray pairs perfect with pops of yellow in the room by Remodelaholic.
A side table can really add personality to your home. Paint a small piece a funky color like pink to represent your style in your home by Restoration Redoux.
Worried about too much color? Paint the legs of a table turquoise (or any other color) and stain the top like this one by Restoration Redoux.
Or just use even less of a bold color on skinny legs like this idea from Postcards from the Ridge.
Or tone down the natural wood and amp up the color like like this buffet by Jennifer Allwood.
Another way to mix natural wood tones with color is to use a metal and wood coffee table. Paint the metal a fun color and stain the top a neutral like this one by Plaster and Disaster for Remodelaholic.
Want to add some color and some sparkle?? Why not use metallic paints on your tables like these cute tables from By Brittany Goldwyn.
Maybe you only want a little bit of a shimmer. Pair a matte hunter green with gold accents for a pretty night stand by Maggie Overby Studios.
Tables aren't just for inside. An outside table can be really bright like this one by Hunt and Host.
Add a polka dot pattern to the top of a table paired with a bright color and you get this little beauty by Restoration Redoux.
A black coffee table might be boring, but not when that black paint is chalkboard paint! Add color using chalk by Postcards from the Ridge.
Next: 10 Beautiful Faux and Fun Table Finishes.
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Page 2: 10 Beautiful Faux and Fun Finishes
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Man vs Moth – 7 tips for dealing with the humble clothes moth
John is our Senior Copywriter and is going through the fun and stress-free process of buying his first home. Join him here in this monthly post about home living, moving house and kitting out your first home. First up, some thoughts and tips about clothes moths. He does not want them to move house with him (unless they contribute to the mortgage and are happy to receive deliveries while he's at work).
On this fine day I have decided to pay tribute to the humble clothes moth. Having studied it for many years I must finally concede my respect for what has become my fiercest adversary.
I can spot a clothes moth from 7 metres, even when it's camouflaged in a carpet of the same colour. That's how refined my senses have become when dealing with these niggling critters.
Mark my words, friends. If we're not careful, this innocuous creature will evolve into a race of super-vermin capable of chewing through brick, metal, rock, and Yorkies that have been in the fridge for ages.
Let me describe my carpets to you.
Imagine you had a small garden that contained 5 square metres of grass. Now imagine you had 17 cows living there. Have a think about what your lawn might look like. That's how bare my carpets are.
For years they have been feasting upon the fineries of my home. Every time I vacuum, the bald patches reveal themselves a little more. May the gods have mercy on your soul should you be the kind of person who loathes housework and only vacuums once a year.
Admittedly I only vacuum once a year. But really, is that the answer? That's what they want me to do. I would have to spend every waking moment ushering them into my vacuum cleaner, which would negate my entire existence. An endless purgatory masterminded by tiny, mindless brutes.
And the vacuum cleaner doesn't even get them all! The ones who survive end up in a vessel filled with cloth and dust and everything their hearts desire. It's like hurling a toddler into a gargantuan silo of candy floss.
Anyway, I suppose I'm exaggerating a little. Here's what you can do to deal with the clothes moth.
I'm moving house in August and my new place comes complete with laminate flooring in every room. Any clothes moths who make the move with me will face a barren future indeed. It's a personal preference I suppose, but I find laminate or wood flooring quite lovely and shiny and easy to keep clean. Plus it's perfect if, like me, you have dust allergies.
2. Replace your wardrobe with chain mail and suits of armour
The ravenous clothes moth is yet to reach an evolutionary state where it's capable of consuming metal. You just need to cope with all the peculiar looks that literally everyone will give you.
If you're not familiar with these vacuum bags, then now's the time to get on board. Fill them with items you don't use very often – winter coats, ski jackets, fancy woollen jumpers, spare duvets etc – and then attach a vacuum nozzle to the connector. When it sucks all the air out, not only does it shrink the contents to a fraction of the size for easy storage, but it also stops any moths in their tracks.
4. Lavender
Clothes moths hate lavender. Why do you think your nan's flat smells like a vast Dutch greenhouse full of lavender plants? Because she's wiser than you and won her battle with clothes moths decades ago.
Turn their primitive desires against them and capture them in these sticky traps. They give off pheromones that attract the moths, who find themselves stuck to the cardboard. Place them in dark corners and spots that are difficult to reach with your vacuum cleaner.
6. Sprays
There's a whole armoury of sprays you can use to stop them breeding. Again, dark corners are where they are most effective – just remember to read the instructions as some sprays require a bit of ventilation once applied.
7. Break out the vacuum
One of my favourite sayings is: “Do as I say, not as I do.” Regular vacuuming will work wonders (so I'm told).
Follow these tips and you'll soon be on top of the problem. But remember, if you find yourself with a pest that you can't handle, our pest controllers can definitely help you out.
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Lunes, Hunyo 27, 2016
How to Build a No-Nails Console Table + Layering Milk Paint
Our very first #TurningTablesDIY guest is my sweet friend Janet from Shabbyfufu - she has the most lovely style and gorgeous photos, and today she's here to show you how she and her smart hubby made a no-nails console table for their beach house! The no-nails construction makes it easy to disassemble for transporting (a must when you build at home but need it at the beach house!) so this is a great table for renters, military families, or even for parties! And did I mention that Janet's technique for layering milk paint makes it so perfectly beach and beautiful?
Janet's hubby is the brains behind the construction, and he and Janet were so gracious to give us permission to draw up some building plans so you can easily build your own. Here's Janet with all the details - and be sure to subscribe by email or RSS and follow along over on Facebook so you won't miss a single one of the amazing Turning Tables DIY posts we have coming up!
How to Build a No-Nails Console Table
by Janet from Shabbyfufu
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Times change and if you remember the projection screen televisions that were popular not too long ago, many of us had them. You know…the kind with the large box behind them that were a bear to move and usually were housed in oversized wall units that became useless when we switched to flat screens. We had one of those in the living room at our beach home and I was so happy the day that we decided that the beast television was a goner! Finally I convinced my husband that we didn't need a tv in that room at all and I sketched out a simple console table that I had in mind to take it's place.
Here are some instructions to create your own and details on my painting technique used to create a pale beach cottage look.
Build a No-Nails Console Table
Designed by Shabbyfufu | Building Plans by Remodelaholic
Click Here to Get a Free Printable Version of this Building Plan
Materials:
We used clear fir or you can use southern yellow pine. Choose your pieces by how much grain you'd like to see showing through the paint/stain and obviously what is available in your area.
- (6) – 2 x 6 x 8′-0″ – for top & shelf
- (3) – 2 x 4 x 8′-0″ – for sides & apron
- (2) – 4 x 4 x 8′-0″ – for legs
- (1) – 1 x 4 x 8′-0″ – for table top braces
- (8) – 4″ by 1 1/2″ – inside metal angle brackets
- (box) 1 1/4″ wood screws
- (box) 2 1/2″ wood screws
Cut List: (actual dimensions Length x Width x Thickness)
- (4) – 28 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ – Legs (the example model is 30″ to top of table)
- (2) – 7″ x 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ – Sides
- (2) – 6′-4″ x 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ – Apron
- (3) – 90″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ – Top Planks
- (4) – 10 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ x 3/4″ – Top Braces
- (3) – 90″ x 5 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ – Shelf
- (2) – 15″ x 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ – Shelf Support
Tools used:
- Drill
- Miter Saw
- Chisel
- Hammer
- Pencil
- Sander
Instructions:
Cut four 4 x 4's with preferably a chop saw as shown to the desired height of your table. Remember that you will be adding an 1 1/2″ top to the legs, so cut the legs with that in mind for your desired finished table height.
Notch the 4 x 4's an 1 1/2″ deep, approximately 6″ to 8″ from the floor for the bottom shelf to sit on top (see photo).
Cut (2) 2 x 4's exactly 6′- 4″ long and cut (2) 2 x 4's exactly 7″ long and cut (2) 2 x 4's exactly 15″ long. These pieces will be for the frame top and legs.
Then lay the legs on the floor parallel to each other fifteen inches apart with the notch up and screw the 15″ piece of 2 x 4 into the notch. *NOTE: the notch isn't completely necessary but it looks better. Another option would be to surface mount the fifteen inch 2 x 4 on to the surface of the 4 x 4. 
Using the (2) 6′-4″ pieces and the 7″ pieces attach them to the 4 x 4's using 4″ x 1 1/2″ inside metal angle brackets with 1 1/4″ screws. For a nice look attach the boards 1/4″ from the outside edge.
Take the (3) 90″ – 2 x 6 pieces and lay them upside down.
Cut (5) 1 x 4's – 10 1/2″ long (approximately). These boards will be attached to the three 2 x 6's and will form the structure of the top. The (4) 10 1/2″, 1 x 4's should fit between the 6′ 4″ – 2 x 4 frame or adjust accordingly. This will complete the top.
Turn the frame and the top over and place the top on top of the frame (see photo).
To construct the bottom shelf, use the remaining 2 x 6's and notch two of the 2 x 6's to fit around the 4 x 4 legs. The notch should be approximately an inch and a half deep. This will form the outside pieces of the shelf. The center piece should fit between the two pieces that you have notched. If not, cut accordingly. 
There are no nails used to construct the table and it can be easily disassembled for moving purposes.
Layering Milk Paint for a Beachy Distressed Furniture Finish
My goal was to give this table a softly distressed beach house look that would blend into the existing furnishings of the room unobtrusively. I have used milk paint before and enjoy the fact that it can be watered down to any consistency desired. I decided to use Miss Mustard Seed French Enamel blue first and then topcoat with MMS Ironstone.
There are several ways to mix milk paint. The paint comes in a powder form and you mix it with water. I used a Mason jar to mix with the shake method (shake, shake, shake!) but the best way is really with a spare blender jar just for paint…which unfortunately I did not have.
In this project, since the table came apart easily for transporting…I took the top boards off for painting (optional). Milk paint does have some small lumps in it but they settle after application in any project that I have worked on in the past. I mixed about 25% paint to water and applied two thin coats. The watered down paint dries quickly and I was able to apply the second coat around an hour after the first coat was finished.
After the blue paint was dry I painted a thick coat of the Miss Mustard Seed Ironstone Milk Paint. You can see how it covers but some of the blue shows through as well as the wood grain.
Next came a light sanding with a small orbital sander to reveal some of the grain. The photo is greatly enlarged to show detail and I prefer just to hit the areas that are naturally raised up by the very nature of the wood.
Waxing the table was the final step and gives the paint depth, sheen and protection. I used Miss Mustard Seed Antiquing Wax and applied this with a rag and buffed with some more rags when dry. We decided that since this table would be in a beach environment that two coats of wax would be best. I allowed the first coat of wax to dry overnight before deciding on the additional coat.
Total Spent On Console Table Project = $75
- Lumber and hardware $75
- I was happily provided with the Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint for this project
Isn't that lovely and brilliantly designed? Thanks to Janet and her hubby for sharing with us - be sure to pay her a visit at Shabbyfufu and follow over on Facebook because you will love her relaxed and gorgeous style!
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