Warm Wood & White...

This change in our house has been a long time coming.

A year ago when we built our house, 

I bought all of our new furniture on a whim & didn't really

take the time to plan out each room individually.

So we ended up with all new furniture with a dark black finish. 

Don't get me wrong, I love our furniture, but 

why I chose black, I will never know. 

It's just not my style & did not fit into my vision for our home.

Lucky for me, I am passionate about redoing furniture.

So, now I am started on this long journey of making

over the pieces in our living & dining room.

A very long journey...

I chose white finish with a natural wood top for the

end tables & coffee table in the living room.

Before...

This picture was taken a while back, but you get the point.

Black coffee table. Black end tables. 

After...

Notice the black in entertainment center in the background..

It's next... dun dun dun.

{Yes I still need a rug}

It's hard for me to pick a rug for some reason,

but I think it will be easier when we install the 

wood floors.. 

I love the contrast now between the warm wood & white.

By simply removing the top of the coffee table, painting the base,

& adding natural wood that I had stained, 

I had a completely new 

coffee table!

The white on the furniture really 

brightens up the room & adds just

the right touch I was looking for. 

I love the rustic look that these tables gave the room.

I used the same process for the end tables. 

I simply removed the tops & replaced them

with natural wood.

I attached the new rustic wood with the same screws

that the original tops were attached with.

Very simple.

You can see in this picture the black bar stools, table, &

entertainment center in the background. oyyy. 

More on the plan for those later...

Materials...

I used this awesome set of Purdy brushes for this project.

It's truly amazing to me what a good set of brushes can do for your projects.

You can definitely tell the difference in the quality & how smoothly

they make your projects. I would for sure recommend a good 

set of brushes, like the Purdy brushes, to anyone wanting to paint.

Visit You can Save The Walls to see where you can 

find these awesome brushes & also get some

amazing paint tips!!

I also used lumber from Lowe's

which I stained {Walnut}.

& the screws that were in the original

coffee table. 

I also switched out the hardware on the end tables

for bronze hardware. This may not be permanent,

but for now I like it. 

How do you like my new tables? 

I am really loving them & how they turned out. 

I love the comfortable, casual feel that 

they give the living space. 

I hope you all are having a fantastic labor day weekend!

I am thoroughly enjoying my relaxing weekend

with my husband.

Head on lover to Liz Marie Blog Facebook page

to share some projects you are working on this weekend,

I would love to see them!

xx Liz Marie

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