Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Aqua Magazine Rack Table

So much turquoise and aqua going on in blog land and I just love it! Picked up a 50 cent can of oops paint at HD. It was little on the bright side so I toned it down with a touch of charcoal craft paint. To tone down a color your best bets are brown or black...just a little at a time until you get the desired shade. Black works best with cold colors and brown for warm colors. Distressed and glazed it and now I am deciding whether or not to mosaic the top with some rose china....decisions, decisions!
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8 comments:

Chrissie said...

It looks beautiful. I love the color. Mosaic would be lovely but its nice without too.

Cassie Bustamante said...

it looks gorgeous! i love those details in the corners of the tabletop- the antiquing really brings that out. looks awesome!

Anonymous said...

I would leave it as is. Good tip on toning down the color. It's a cute little piece!

Kim @ A Brush of Whimsy said...

What a cute little table! Fun color!

Lenore @ Lather. Write. Repeat. said...

Lovely lovely! Great tip on the paint tinting!

XO
Lenore

Debbiedoos said...

This is lovely Sue...great color choice, and it is very functional too. I have a couple neat parties over at my blog.....every Friday a thrift party, and then every other Wed. a before and after party. I would love for you to join me.

oops! said...

Aqua is my new favorite color, so your magazine Rack Table caught my eye! I love it!

Amanda@RelovedRubbish said...

Ohh so pretty! I love the color aqua color you mixed. I also think it looks fantastic as is and I like the circular detailing on the top. Beautiful job Sue!