And the fall weather that seems to finally be here for good has not kept us from spending time with Little Abb while she enjoys some of her favorite activities- frisbee with Daddy and politely posing for a picture with Mama when she's obviously desperate for the soccer ball.
I've also been waiting for time to get some paint on a little old table that was abused by my college years. It was originally my grandmother's and it was topped with a removable glass tray. By the time I took it with me, the tray had been lost and so had the people's manners who helped decorate it with glass-rings...
It's a great little table with some intricate detail work that rims the top, and I didn't want to cover the whole thing in paint since there were only a few imperfections in one spot. I decided to paint just the top with Tate Olive, the runner up for our bathroom redo. I then brushed on some weathered wood (cracking medium) and dabbed it with tulle that had been dipped in a cream color. After drying, I took a sandpaper block to it and when that didn't distress it enough I pulled a hammer out of the toolbox. That did the trick!
Now I'm trying to figure out where it belongs- I placed it as a side table between our couch and recliner to feel it out.
This space doubles as Abbey's favorite place to drop her toy for fetch...she seems a little unsure-
Who knows where it will end up but I'm quite pleased with the final product. I know it will land somewhere!
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