An Affair with Paint!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I'm still dismantling Christmas, I see that lots of folks are sharing their fun project(s) they conquered this past year.  So, I thought I'd do the same!  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's just call this the "Year of Paint!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll keep my babbling to a minimum so that the *tons* (sorry) of pictures can speak for themselves:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It all started with painting/distressing/staining a simple bench BM White Dove and exPLODED from there!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumiGfaN1sKFXpqXtop3Oag7i3yGA7DTFdzA3pnaay1q62kdNqLW4__ZYBtxmDL3jvwlwsVfQeUw4hOCahKLMAfj4A6cws3L5QQGHsBW_u6cxsqNFJVyscpY9VlsnX3zUZk7EbX4wdbtA/s1600/2011bench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumiGfaN1sKFXpqXtop3Oag7i3yGA7DTFdzA3pnaay1q62kdNqLW4__ZYBtxmDL3jvwlwsVfQeUw4hOCahKLMAfj4A6cws3L5QQGHsBW_u6cxsqNFJVyscpY9VlsnX3zUZk7EbX4wdbtA/s400/2011bench.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xzXicqexY9wZ52pmBD4dMxekTm_Ed7Lj06uvIK2JaI5QCkyldVhXyhTwjrRieRjdq0ygvnpr10tYGV2Sj_nIvRgb3h0l3Nl1JLbK-vELrhLYzlZicRoMAIhLIYA7aIzv5lh9Zlyia04/s1600/diningbenchoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xzXicqexY9wZ52pmBD4dMxekTm_Ed7Lj06uvIK2JaI5QCkyldVhXyhTwjrRieRjdq0ygvnpr10tYGV2Sj_nIvRgb3h0l3Nl1JLbK-vELrhLYzlZicRoMAIhLIYA7aIzv5lh9Zlyia04/s400/diningbenchoverall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That led to this ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy6WU0eNbQ3rW5f-nrvNRbl2i3OTUxNRBiwTkgkG0mgpD7fTICTov7yDBvelFVsfQdzUQ0fD-a4NzlIkf5uzXTD2RGOHAfUQor_a3VqeHGrH74vVZeTW2eHpIaMwqYZRJxTRuaHJN45k/s1600/2011diningoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy6WU0eNbQ3rW5f-nrvNRbl2i3OTUxNRBiwTkgkG0mgpD7fTICTov7yDBvelFVsfQdzUQ0fD-a4NzlIkf5uzXTD2RGOHAfUQor_a3VqeHGrH74vVZeTW2eHpIaMwqYZRJxTRuaHJN45k/s640/2011diningoverall1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER (I painted every.single.piece of furniture in here BM White Dove, followed by distressing and glazing/staining) (sorry the pic quality isn't the best):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1BlmTSkUPJF88MaoLof6N8L5wFoa038fVeHSnfdYMJALH9czKkgopFpowQZ78btFwXctNbvvs_DDz8QZoofAZ31n6W8ZK8W7GLHJs9VvVHCQBAjXCrdBZr85trL8NZ5NPgRTrlSNXSk/s1600/diningoverall4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1BlmTSkUPJF88MaoLof6N8L5wFoa038fVeHSnfdYMJALH9czKkgopFpowQZ78btFwXctNbvvs_DDz8QZoofAZ31n6W8ZK8W7GLHJs9VvVHCQBAjXCrdBZr85trL8NZ5NPgRTrlSNXSk/s640/diningoverall4.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My paint brush then whisked me over to our sitting room, where I took it from this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3RrPkkCx4sXUdGi3GxO471H2g3mx4pXChkIRaglKRsuHBzseJlNSneY6Icu40RBxThm8oQDdL30jmvPCGLq8tNpEKMS6XcaWEvt5cpjSdFUweIYkcEe-bIoiZ-5G6h2uNVoMRmM6TZI/s1600/2011sittingoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3RrPkkCx4sXUdGi3GxO471H2g3mx4pXChkIRaglKRsuHBzseJlNSneY6Icu40RBxThm8oQDdL30jmvPCGLq8tNpEKMS6XcaWEvt5cpjSdFUweIYkcEe-bIoiZ-5G6h2uNVoMRmM6TZI/s400/2011sittingoverall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to THIS:  Oh sure, let's paint the bookcase BM White Dove and cover the furniture with white slipcovers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQkouEZU0-sRXcpXcVQmcOJM8ZAoNHtZPNKYB32fIDfUQNbbBi2zdfzDuJj0oXSW_DSjskxHiqSTbMvjf9ETn-ivY5RV6vAF76kYg8uirTgHk-eretUHwVWrGXqVKTZ31RFSvLuYs0p0/s1600/sittingfinalsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQkouEZU0-sRXcpXcVQmcOJM8ZAoNHtZPNKYB32fIDfUQNbbBi2zdfzDuJj0oXSW_DSjskxHiqSTbMvjf9ETn-ivY5RV6vAF76kYg8uirTgHk-eretUHwVWrGXqVKTZ31RFSvLuYs0p0/s640/sittingfinalsign.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up, the buffet in the great room ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6NYSS6Rfuby2pq2D8KR3cebCVbXavc83ADpjWLjOBsK8lp-_jEtIY9s06aXoDeXlco9EVszvQWx8KyrR44mXsxObW16mZTnF66PqS_71ZvqOuA9VwSmaIa7FlLfdElQleSNQseYi3Bk/s1600/greatbuffetb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6NYSS6Rfuby2pq2D8KR3cebCVbXavc83ADpjWLjOBsK8lp-_jEtIY9s06aXoDeXlco9EVszvQWx8KyrR44mXsxObW16mZTnF66PqS_71ZvqOuA9VwSmaIa7FlLfdElQleSNQseYi3Bk/s640/greatbuffetb4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER (this got coated with AS Old White, followed by distressing and waxing).  Oops, almost forgot I painted the mirror, too):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YyH4Ldan6_qIRYHi-N3qox_xgjqYc1QBljybXPOWO_gSIwy4Iwiu0SXxGxhYZ5Wu5X4NNHpY8SS6PZUGnO_lhtmZ96I67ObxGgNbPB5z7Al_Q-dHnXUicl2-O4iHi2PQgn-mvd1lTxs/s1600/greatbuffetfront1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YyH4Ldan6_qIRYHi-N3qox_xgjqYc1QBljybXPOWO_gSIwy4Iwiu0SXxGxhYZ5Wu5X4NNHpY8SS6PZUGnO_lhtmZ96I67ObxGgNbPB5z7Al_Q-dHnXUicl2-O4iHi2PQgn-mvd1lTxs/s640/greatbuffetfront1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gee, Becca, while we've got the AS Old White paint can open, let's just go ahead and paint the fireplace on the porch!  (Sorry I don't have a before picture):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8mJKxTFU-bgEtvzwUlACzmgKdhi04_x6PHJ2cZnGR7sw5xK2EARHp4UI9SuXSRiVp5F1Js5lqPQ1PuQ48xTqBFyEcDp-2995jO3gHXBm43go4Lzq9YbdohPM5UcarkuEwHyeQ9jhRjA/s1600/porchfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8mJKxTFU-bgEtvzwUlACzmgKdhi04_x6PHJ2cZnGR7sw5xK2EARHp4UI9SuXSRiVp5F1Js5lqPQ1PuQ48xTqBFyEcDp-2995jO3gHXBm43go4Lzq9YbdohPM5UcarkuEwHyeQ9jhRjA/s640/porchfireplace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oopsee, SOMEbody then discovered AS Chateaux Grey:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW4LyDfvWuVIjwvKzaj0s4XmKwnLwt7t4VPOXUM6b2lBE9RNdZgu4zSuNE5rMppue4jnj5VaYtL1rrljIeIAtkwc6XZaeRZHm8ZLdoViCZiRhJD8GcMTrcCEsvtdhp3UADj6aFzD24XA/s1600/chestb4after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW4LyDfvWuVIjwvKzaj0s4XmKwnLwt7t4VPOXUM6b2lBE9RNdZgu4zSuNE5rMppue4jnj5VaYtL1rrljIeIAtkwc6XZaeRZHm8ZLdoViCZiRhJD8GcMTrcCEsvtdhp3UADj6aFzD24XA/s400/chestb4after.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, hey, let's just bring the Chateaux Grey into the kitchen, why don't we?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZBz2-xGnN2QzJcsve4cjNwXLxFO3GsAB5EJMOuICadLkHTVUW9oCFSY9DzS5pLxKDUmgGvFy31YROvoiIis0urJVZXuvj-UiVWE_Dn1by0MSwRk4Oj_dBE4nbf6TNeSGB1RglWEtYew/s1600/kitchendoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZBz2-xGnN2QzJcsve4cjNwXLxFO3GsAB5EJMOuICadLkHTVUW9oCFSY9DzS5pLxKDUmgGvFy31YROvoiIis0urJVZXuvj-UiVWE_Dn1by0MSwRk4Oj_dBE4nbf6TNeSGB1RglWEtYew/s640/kitchendoor.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC5dzzX6o1b-rq6ahG3u5aoyKxpuY6pqY-PeZEPpkRQoFqnPj4__lkbz21PLleJ1tg6ZvJZKFYhT9jDVTM-jXp8AWCfRSkS3cobIzXyBtzmA_cFymQRFIOv2U9M4xkQ5B5fNV3NZTfIc/s1600/islandafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMC5dzzX6o1b-rq6ahG3u5aoyKxpuY6pqY-PeZEPpkRQoFqnPj4__lkbz21PLleJ1tg6ZvJZKFYhT9jDVTM-jXp8AWCfRSkS3cobIzXyBtzmA_cFymQRFIOv2U9M4xkQ5B5fNV3NZTfIc/s640/islandafter.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now wait, since I painted the island Chateaux Grey, apparently, that meant that I had to paint the stools Old White for contrast, and, for good measure, add a fun French image by the Graphics Fairy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLXCjzmQSzDaRNbD8-0GDwFX4b7wqbPBBi807uq658Pa73CyBcyyBo_jTj3KUiiZJToUM75xKQbdsXC9zqDds9TFdHwbDpJEDNRydIW6M-6kUBxHSwQrKDGbkN_DqBRN3ntU410q_shM/s1600/stoolsb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLXCjzmQSzDaRNbD8-0GDwFX4b7wqbPBBi807uq658Pa73CyBcyyBo_jTj3KUiiZJToUM75xKQbdsXC9zqDds9TFdHwbDpJEDNRydIW6M-6kUBxHSwQrKDGbkN_DqBRN3ntU410q_shM/s640/stoolsb4.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IeI2hX-rDtomYDcZYz1OpwDSh1nY4fzaZKSIIQNeZoq3Re33mrbFxEGVdZ839gt4GWWOTwbRn_CY0ZP_6A-Q48r4_qMmY9_nwgrc7bwd92DKhFlgVTwKp3lqu2890lI3s1IU_o9zR4k/s1600/stoolsoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IeI2hX-rDtomYDcZYz1OpwDSh1nY4fzaZKSIIQNeZoq3Re33mrbFxEGVdZ839gt4GWWOTwbRn_CY0ZP_6A-Q48r4_qMmY9_nwgrc7bwd92DKhFlgVTwKp3lqu2890lI3s1IU_o9zR4k/s640/stoolsoverall.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, because I love odd numbers when it comes to decorating, I thought it only right to paint a third piece in the AS Chateaux Grey.  And, why not just make it a big ol' piece like the dry bar!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipRPhIyjTcptqETHYQ1Cm4nSzBIVyNN1E2SWYK8rldkuGip3PiZ6MVoEGR9rEFNbWW-2bWEwSqoe5wNGheyB9vci3p2MgUVXgrf8eRMCtITlRVBXwgqNSyKkzJnDXLlTDPXqWQDGcxaU/s1600/drybar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipRPhIyjTcptqETHYQ1Cm4nSzBIVyNN1E2SWYK8rldkuGip3PiZ6MVoEGR9rEFNbWW-2bWEwSqoe5wNGheyB9vci3p2MgUVXgrf8eRMCtITlRVBXwgqNSyKkzJnDXLlTDPXqWQDGcxaU/s640/drybar.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAj2TOIIhKJt23x1q7umJStWTZ-PKKMjkW6vbLMuK1hEnpNGU0NwgXhzEjFdfN3pYx4c_Oh738ZH-jXLRbL9VCxIpMUqs_AKUp6kc_900YRZ4CeF5rV-zSy5sh_VEY8iWlTAtCjn5gt4/s1600/drybarside2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAj2TOIIhKJt23x1q7umJStWTZ-PKKMjkW6vbLMuK1hEnpNGU0NwgXhzEjFdfN3pYx4c_Oh738ZH-jXLRbL9VCxIpMUqs_AKUp6kc_900YRZ4CeF5rV-zSy5sh_VEY8iWlTAtCjn5gt4/s640/drybarside2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, well, THEN, I thought that I might as well go ahead and paint the cabinets in the kitchen, too!  Except, I only painted the upper cabs BM White Dove (later followed by a coat of AS Old White, follwed by distressing).  I left our lower cabs in their original maple stain:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZYaZMn8MNBXCXebdBb7Vb4_CSXlVBnNwprQlwFNI5p6__0SAHCLpoxyCgCOJd4mZQX06aNR83RqcQT8EjIU2ypc-hmm97_mcnPZPz4tWUBhmkZgcphOFiUL9BD_EZZE_47WH-itGEJY/s1600/cabsbefore1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZYaZMn8MNBXCXebdBb7Vb4_CSXlVBnNwprQlwFNI5p6__0SAHCLpoxyCgCOJd4mZQX06aNR83RqcQT8EjIU2ypc-hmm97_mcnPZPz4tWUBhmkZgcphOFiUL9BD_EZZE_47WH-itGEJY/s640/cabsbefore1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Still with me?  Let's seeeeee, next was the kitchen table beside the dry bar.  I painted the base of it AS Old White, leaving the top and chairs in their original stain (sorry no before pic):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM6EDdaK6nipuVsuR6TpGriCSlNQFB4zdzArDzYBTbgM7-y8WZBWzJClCmsGQIkKwl2lbyDzUuJC5UCzltoDdMw_Tk33bDf7byFRD9XMZETX7Thyphenhyphen6DOII0HTqB-cXsgQHKIDvJ5hNRu0/s1600/fallbreakfasttable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM6EDdaK6nipuVsuR6TpGriCSlNQFB4zdzArDzYBTbgM7-y8WZBWzJClCmsGQIkKwl2lbyDzUuJC5UCzltoDdMw_Tk33bDf7byFRD9XMZETX7Thyphenhyphen6DOII0HTqB-cXsgQHKIDvJ5hNRu0/s640/fallbreakfasttable.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay ... so, I'm pretty sure *this* is when I realized I had a problem ... even my poor pumpkins got attacked with AS Old White! LOL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihzK3rVL2ZumZI2MBe_kFm-5yWGl1_G5r2pqpz4V7KygN0FdiNNRhD1Vt61bvL13l6Ii6GkkgbbRmgGN1prN530b3xVCR6Sjh87drDH6aT9B9dNjfXG7P5d7K8vwK8Z3Onyj8AshqkG8/s1600/whitepumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihzK3rVL2ZumZI2MBe_kFm-5yWGl1_G5r2pqpz4V7KygN0FdiNNRhD1Vt61bvL13l6Ii6GkkgbbRmgGN1prN530b3xVCR6Sjh87drDH6aT9B9dNjfXG7P5d7K8vwK8Z3Onyj8AshqkG8/s640/whitepumpkin.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, most recently, while still in the kitchen, I decided to ask my sweet hubby to take down a lonesome cabinet in the corner and replace it with three shelves that I made all by myself!  I then painted them AS Old White and distressed them.  They make me smile, and I'll have a great time decorating them with each new season!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">AFTER:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVle1oR2EtxB0e0SzGyk_ipITb5ts7aFLL1we9bNXnpLN1hSMlxR8CZhVmHO2cSUW-myS6feC7r-Re-252_Oh6EOvE8-Wc9NLur4N4c17mooVAhgQG5GFKTJEB1LO55g1MXy7bCGq6CwE/s1600/xmaskitchenoverallother.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVle1oR2EtxB0e0SzGyk_ipITb5ts7aFLL1we9bNXnpLN1hSMlxR8CZhVmHO2cSUW-myS6feC7r-Re-252_Oh6EOvE8-Wc9NLur4N4c17mooVAhgQG5GFKTJEB1LO55g1MXy7bCGq6CwE/s640/xmaskitchenoverallother.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say, I've been one crazy painting mama this past year and think an intervention is definitely in order!  Thankfully, I'm not sure that there is anything left to paint in our home.  LOL  (Nah, I'm sure I'll find SOMEthing to splash with paint in 2012!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Okay, you're next ... what are your fun projects you conquered this year?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An Affair with Paint!

As I'm still dismantling Christmas, I see that lots of folks are sharing their fun project(s) they conquered this past year.  So, I thou...

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