Dog bed end table

Another project I completed about a month ago was a dog bed end table. It started as an end table that had a huge opening in it.

Before (closed)

Before (opened)

I removed the door, sanded down the whole piece, stained and painted the inside of dog bed. Then I created a pillow for the dog bed out of the same fabric as the bench.

Pillow for the dog bed.

Finished Project

Since I did not open up the entire front of the dog bed end table, it is able to fit a small dog. I am almost done with the next two projects and will post more pictures as soon as they are completed.

Mirror mirror on the wall

There are a couple of projects that I am a little late on. One of these projects was an antique mirror that I found a Goodwill. This is by far the best place that I have gone to to find furniture, but it's hit or miss when there are good pieces there. 

Before I did any work on the mirror it was a orangish gold color. I wish I had taken a picture before I started any work on it. 

I was able to spray paint a light coat going around the mirror and then hand paint the rest of it. I am very happy with how it turned out.

Top of the Mirror

Bottom embellishment 

I will post more pictures as soon as I finish my next project!

Two-Toned Furniture

Recently I have found out that I am getting slightly obsessed with creating two-toned furniture. It is really neat to add a pop of color to something that would have been plain or boring. I have mainly been doing this technique on end tables with the top one color and the legs another.

I think white is one of the easiest colors to create a two-toned effect on a piece because it goes with any color that you can use. The white I used is just the basic white that comes in a Behr paint can.

Pecan stain with Behr paint

  I love nesting tables. It's the easiest way to have two or more pieces that go together.

Mint Majesty and basic white paint by Behr

Black is another color that can almost go with any color when you want to create a two-toned effect. With this black paint I used Carbon by Behr, it doesn't look like it's warm or cool and just black.

There are more projects to come. I will post some pictures soon!