Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Dandy-Lion...

   It feels good to be back!! I know it's only been about two weeks, but I missed the bloggy world... a LOT!! So, where have I been you ask? Well, hubby & I took a last minute trip up to our beautiful home state of Michigan. Best. Decision. EVER! We had such a relaxing time hanging out with family & friends while enjoying the comfortable summer weather compared to the unbearable humidity in North Carolina. We spent a lot of time at my parents lovely cottage on the lake... I feel so refreshed & rejuvenated.. this vacation was much needed! I had all intentions of blogging while I was home, but having my computer off for two weeks & being cut off from the world was great for my mind, body, & soul.. I recommend you try it sometime! I completed a few projects before we left on our road trip, & here is one of them, my dandy-lion tables....



Love this color! It's my new favorite.. It's part of the Martha Stewart collection called, Dandy-Lion.


Before...


I picked these tables up for about $13 from Goodwill... They just needed some love. 

After...


I felt like these retro styled tables needed a retro color to liven them up... I wish my house needed some yellow tables, because I love the finished product!

Before...


All I did to prep the tables was a little bit of cleaning and sanding. Primer or major stripping was not necessary. 

After...

The distressed detail added more charm.


I painted these in my house because it was too hot outside to paint, but this is after all the painting was done & before the distressing & stain. I distressed with an 80 grit sandpaper & brushed on a dark walnut stain to mute the yellow a tiny bit. 


I think the yellow is beyond perfect for these tables. Have I said that enough? 


These tables would add a lovely pop of color to any room. They could be used as bed side tables, or couch end tables.. the options are endless really.

                                                    

I love the legs on the tables & all the detail on the side. 


okay. I hope you loved seeing my lovely little Dandy-Lion tables. & thank you for bearing with me with my cut off from the blogging world. I am back & I have a lot of posts lined up.. Also more giveaways. I hope you all had an amazing fourth of July.. It was so good to spend Independence day with family & friends! Swing by Liz Marie Blog facebook page & share with me what you have been working on lately.. I would love to see!!!

xx..Liz Marie

102 comments:

  1. Aaaahh--those turned out so great!! I saw something like these at a garage sale recently, and knew I'd regret not getting them...but also knew I have no place to put them in my house. Oh well :)

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  2. Wow! They will really pop and look great in any room. Well done on the distressing too!

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  3. I love those kinds of tables. I think this yellow is such a fun & perfect color! Welcome back!

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  4. I LOVE that yellow too! It's bright but also antiquee. Thanks for the inspiration! I have been MIA as well. It feels good but I am also feeling the yank of getting back on the blog! Glad you are back!

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  5. Well great now I'm super jealous. SO cute girl! What a terrific color - and such chic up-cycled tables!

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  6. Love love love the color!
    http://sweetteaserendipity.blogspot.com

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  7. those are beatiful! you did an awesome job on the finish:)

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  8. love that color! i have the same exact green glass jug, too. :)

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  9. Looks like we all Love the color!

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  10. Saw you in the rafflecopter hop so I'm hopping along :o) BTW VERY NICE JOB with the tables! I love them. www.TheSkinnyLadies.com

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  11. So pretty! I love the yellow color and shape of the tables. They are so unique!

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  12. Great color!

    http://www.littlemisscards.blogspot.com

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  13. So happy you're back!!

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  14. That color is amazing! It really makes them pop!

    Thanks!
    The Miller's from Prezidential Life

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  15. OMG that color rocks. Gotta get me some dandelion.

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  16. those tables look great!! hope you enjoyed your time off :)

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  17. this color and i are BFFs. what a great project! you go girl-it looks so awesome. :-)

    humming-right-along.blogspot.com

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  18. They are awesome! I love the color, it is perfect for those pieces.

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  19. LOVE it! Running out the door now to go get the two I saw at my Goodwill!
    The yellow was such a daring, and fantastic. choice!

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  20. I think this is my favorite furniture makeover in a while! LOVE that color, and the style of the tables are so pretty!

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  21. Following from Welcome Wednesday Blog Hop...love your blog! Stop by - www.blended.typepad.com

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  22. Hi Liz Marie! The tables look wonderful and I love the color. Thanks for joining my party this week.
    xo,
    Sherry

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  23. This is really a happy, sunshiney color!

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  24. Love the ray of sunshine! These turned out great.

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  25. Awesome tables! The dandy-lion color was a fun choice.

    Btw, I stumbled this! Please stumble MiddleEarths PreciousTrinkets Pin back.

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  26. Ooohhhhh....LOVE them!

    Stumbled you (and while I was at it, I +1'ed and dugg you, too...so easy and quick, so why not?)...my post is:
    http://keenlykristin.com/2011/07/book-review-a-pugs-tale-and-author-interview/

    Thanks for linking up!
    Kristin :)

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  27. LOVE LOVE LOVE the yellow tables! cute! cute pics! newest follower ! hey hon! found ya on the blog hop at victorias voice! would ya follow me gfc back, I am now following you! Thanks so much! Be sure to visit my blog @ http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com . I have a giveaway for a 12pk of Peter Rabbt Organics, PLUS a 6mo free advertising on my blog! :)

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  28. Love them. I am a huge fan of that unexpected splash of color in a room. This is perfect and yes, love the name too.
    :)
    Visiting via No Minimalist Here.
    Pam

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  29. These tables are so fun! I agree - the color fits the style perfectly!

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  30. Stumbling you from the Stumble Upon....Rafflecopter hop!

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  31. Hopping over from At the Picket Fence. Love anything yellow. These are great. Fantastic redo. Glad you had a nice vacation. Ginger

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  32. AnonymousJuly 07, 2011

    These little table look darling! Love that yellow.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  33. Love the color. I smiled when I saw them. My Mom had the same type of end tables when I was small.

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  34. What are you going to do with these adorable tables!? I love the color, and they are so cute. You did a great job.

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  35. That color just jumps off the page at you! I love how fresh it is. Great re-do! Thanks for coming over and linking up with Lemon Tree Creations today!

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  36. They are a perfect yellow--so cute! Thanks for joining my linky party this week.

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  37. Hi there! We are so thrilled you linked up this fabulous transformation to our Inspiration Friday party this week! Those tables were definitely destined to be that color and you did a fantastic job. Hope we see lots more of you in the future!
    Vanessa

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  38. You did an awesome job on these tables!! Love the color!! They look incredible!!

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  39. Ooo I need to try that color asap! Great job!

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  40. Lovely tables! I have always liked that style, and the color is wonderful. Great job.

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  41. AnonymousJuly 08, 2011

    You absolutely amaze me. I get so excited when I see that you've posted a new blog entry; it always makes me feel so inspired! You find the most off-the-wall pieces I would never think could be beautiful and you absolutely transform them! Again, you AMAZE me!

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  42. loving the color ~ great job!

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  43. These are amazing! That color is awesome.
    www.itsybitsypaperblog.com

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  44. I LOVE how these tables came out! I had a set and sold them at a yard sale. I wish I would have kept them now and just painted them yellow. Such a fun color.
    -FringeGirl

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  45. AnonymousJuly 08, 2011

    Love your color choice!

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  46. Love the colors! What yellow is that?

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  47. Love this project and the color is great!

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  48. Omgosh I so have a table like that it was given to me and i have been wanting to paint it! Thank you for the inspiration!!! Love the yellow!!!

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  49. Love that Dandy Lion! Makes the vintage tables look so mod!

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  50. These are great--I happen to have two tables that are very similar to these, so I'm excited to get an idea on what to do with them! Thanks...

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  51. Very cheery...so pretty ! xo

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  52. Very cute! Love the Color! and the shape of the tables!

    www.tootsiewootsieboutique.blogspot.com

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  53. OH MY!! I have just finished painting a garden chair. I wanted it this yellow but couldn't find it, the nearest equivalent was too lemon-y. So I tried staining it and distressing it and it was perfect!! I was wondering whether to blog about it and now I see this! I'm in a happy, yellow mood!

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  54. Now following your wonderful blog from Let's Get Social Sunday. Would love it if you stop by and say hello!

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  55. Love the distressed yellow! Great choice! :) Very nice job!

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  56. I am absolutely in love with these tables, I wish I lived closer bc I'd buy all of your refurbs. lol I went to Goodwill yesterday and found a small bookshelf to attempt to copy your tables...it was the first time I've painted anything, and even after reading your "let it dry for 24 hours" tip, I still didn't. I did two layers of paint and stain in less than 24 hours (I'm extremely impatient)...It definitely doesn't look nearly as beautiful as your tables, but I'm happy with my first attempt....maybe I'll get more patient the more I do this. lol

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  57. AnonymousJuly 10, 2011

    I love this yellow! Great timing for me because I just picked up a couple of night tables for a master bedroom redo and I think they need to be yellow too! I will definitely be picking up this martha stewart one. Thanks, and came by from flamingo toes:)

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  58. I'm loving what you did with these tables. Beautiful yellow! I am going thrifting this week and will have to keep my eyes open for something like this.

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  59. wow, I love that color. Those look amazing! http://caribbeanmissionarywife.blogspot.com/

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  60. LOVE them! That color really is amazing. The distressed effect looks really great as well! Love love love!

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  61. love love LOVE! I just recently painted a sofa table in a bright yellow and i think its gonna be my new favorite color to work with!

    awesome job!
    & newest follower :)

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  62. These turned out great! I featured them today: http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/07/time-to-shine-features-no-25.html

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  63. I'm in love with these! What a cute color! We would LOVE to have you link this up to our giveaway and party! http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/07/strut-your-stuff-saturday-week-1.html

    The Sisters @ sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com

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  64. I'm a new follower from Thrifty Decor Chick. LOVE how they turned out! =)

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  65. Love the table style and the color. Yellow is awesome.
    liZ
    (simplesimonandco)

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  66. ummm...totally loving this color!!! Great job! I must pin it!! :)

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  67. P.S...i'm your newest follower!!

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  68. Love the yellow!

    cookienut.blogspot.com

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  69. So cute Liz, featuring you at my party later today! Thanks for linking up!

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  70. Looks great in your living room! Thank you for linking to Handy Man, Crafty Woman Wicked Awesome Wednesday!

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  71. I love that shade of yellow! So glad you shared at Wicked Wednesday. I've been using a lot of Krylon Bright Idea and am ready for a change. Can't wait to get some Dandy Lion. I have a cute little bookcase waiting for a change :)

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  72. Great color choice!!! Love them!

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  73. AnonymousJuly 13, 2011

    I'm usually an all white kind of girl, but these look really sweet!

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  74. Hello Liz Marie. . . I found you at Vanessa and Heather's party, and after reading this post just had to say hi. I, too, live in North Carolina--in Durham. And while I am not a Michigan girl, I did live there for seven years, and two of my children were born there. At this time of year, I find myself yearning to be in Michigan! The winters are so long and difficult, but the summers and autumns really are spectacular--just the way summer and autumn SHOULD be, I think. So I'm glad you got to spend a nice long time there!

    I do like your Dandy Lion tables! That color is an excellent choice for these retro tables. They might look dowdy in some colors, but you've made them great!

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  75. Those tables and the colors are FABULOUS!! I love the color you went with.

    I found you via the Reasons to Skip Housework link up (and new to your blog) :)

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  76. I jus want to let you know that I'll be featuring your tables on my blog on Saturday among some other yellowlicious ideas.

    They are ADORABLE!

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  77. Love the tables. The color is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. Karie

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  78. I cannot get enough of that color! And the distressing is fantastic. Well done, and thanks for sharing. I found you through Serenity Now. :)

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  79. Fab endtables!! Nice buttery yellow color!

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  80. Great job on these tables. Awesome color. I stumbled this. Here is my link if you get a chance!
    Faux Tile Backsplash

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  81. Just Darling! Love the color.
    Have you heard of Caromal Colours?
    I paint furniture and sell at our local antique shop. It's a No Prep, No Sanding, No Primer and it will not scratch or peel- NEVER! It bonds to almost anything. Eco friendly- even the containers! I'd love for you to check it out, please come and visit me.

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  82. I love the shape of these side tables, and the color is just gorgeous. Great job!

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  83. These are gorgeous!!! I have been looking for a pair of these for a while to redo just haven't been lucky yet! :( New follower from Lemon Tree! :)

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  84. super cute! love the color!!!

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  85. Aaaahh!! They will make any room pop with color! Welcome back!

    Love,
    Victoria

    www.victoriasgirlygirlcorner.blogspot.com

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  86. I love the tables, great character. The outcome looks fantastic.

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  87. Very impressive,i like the colour and creativity.

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