The Fly House: Entry Hall Table

There is a table in my entry hall that has survived many years and many makeovers. It has been painted several colors over time. It used to be in my nursery - yes, that's right. Not my children's nurseries, MY nursery. I won't say how many years ago that actually was in order to maintain the general assumption that I am still 29 (you all do think I'm 29, RIGHT?).

The table has seen better days and is beginning to get a little rickety, but I can't seem to part with it. I have always had a hard time trying to find the right piece of furniture for this space because it is a little odd shaped and there is really no wall to put something against. It looks very barren without something there though. This table is also a little odd shaped and just works there. I am on a mission to get rid of the overabundance of the color brown in my house and lighten things up a bit. The little old table was one of my first targets.

Here is the table before.

I decided to go with the same weathered cream paint color I used on the stool in my bathroom. A couple of coats and she was ready to go.

Done? Not quite. It now looked too...new. I am a lover of all things old. So...I did a little distressing and then I was done. Here it is finished and back in place.