It appears that this sewing table was used in some sort of outdoor situation where it was exposed to rough weather and routinely pelted with gravel. Perhaps it belonged to a roadside seamstress who made her living stitching up torn the seat cushions of passerbys. It’s … possible.
What we DO know is that Becca found it for $5 at a garage sale and decided that even though it couldn’t function as a sewing apparatus any more, it could still be cute. And cute it is! She did a pretty sweet paint technique on it that you can see up close on her blog Ivy and Co.
4 Comments
Jane
February 12, 2014 at 7:41 AMI love the dark charcoal (or is it black) combined with the distressed gray. Very well done!
Bee
February 12, 2014 at 10:00 AMI can’t believe that Becca didn’t like that original shabby chic look and completely ruined it! NOT!
REALLY–I can’t believe it is the same table. What a save. The after is cool.
Rebecca
February 12, 2014 at 12:19 PMWow! I just checked my stats and was wondering why they were through the roof! Thanks so much for the post! I always crack up at your intros, and this one is no different. “Roadside Seamstress” HAHAHAHAHA. It’s a dark grey, almost charcoal on the legs. The top is a layer of the dark grey/charcoal, a dry brush of teal, a dry brush of tomato red, then light owl grey. Distress. Add MMS antique wax and furniture wax and oila. Thanks again Lindsey!
DeDe@DesignedDecor
February 13, 2014 at 7:51 PMI love how this piece turned out! I love the weathered gray!