Birthday Table

Last Wednesday was my birthday.  I am a Halloween baby.  I decided that I wanted  a  new  dining table as my birthday gift.  I wanted shabby chic, round, drop leaf, and smaller than my current table.
We very seldom sit at the table anymore, and I was using it as a "catch-all". I did some searching on craigslist, but did not really see anything that spoke to me.  Then I found it on the Target website!
It was on SALE!  Free shipping! It came the next day!

The piece of furniture in the background is called a dry sink.  It was made by my father and husband for our daughter's changing table.  I wanted a piece of furniture that could be used for something else after she outgrew it.  It had been out in the garage for about 18 years.  I brought it into the house and painted it cashmere white. 

  

 

Our old table owed us nothing!  I bought it used.  A friend refinished it for me.  This was at least 20 years ago and I paid $40 for it.  It is oak with a pull out leaf inside.  I am having trouble parting with it though, so it has moved outdoors, wrapped in plastic.  It will make a good spot for those projects that are better done outdoors! (like glitter)

Next thing to do was paint the chairs. I got white spray paint from Lowe's at 99 cents a can.  After they dried I used some left over cashmere white paint and brushed it on!  Just the look I wanted!
(And isn't it lucky that I never throw anything out- I still had the cashmere white paint!)  

I discovered a few months ago they make a simple plastic piece to fit on the spray can, it is SO much easier on the fingers and hand! 

I made the chair cushions 2 or 3 years ago.  Abby is enjoying them while I paint the chairs!

 

 

So fresh and lovely now!

AND my husband likes it too!

If you look at the cushions, there is an extra piece of fabric on them.

These are my "kitty cloths".

Since the cats like to sit on the cushions, the cat hair is on the cloth.

We simply pull them off when we want to sit down!