Hello New Craigslist Coffee Table: Get To Work!

For the past month, I've posted every Friday about
our Craigslist search for a coffee table for our study.

This past Friday ... we found it!

Yay!

Here it is, in its Craigslist ad.

I liked its sturdy bigness.  And the chubby legs.

I mean, really . . . chubby legs!  How cute.

So on yesterday's glorious Sunday afternoon,

Howard and I went to Lake Mohawk,

a short drive up Route 15 from us . . . .

And after keeping my husband from wandering off

to look at the boats, we found the sellers' house,

and Mr Coffee was loaded into the back of the minivan.

:-) 

And it came home to That Old House!

There are no good pictures today; I am laid up with a bum knee,

and there's an extra chair in the study for me to use, and this table

is just tucked in where it would fit.  It's not set in place yet.

The table is lovely, and nicely "distressed" -- restrained.

But ... white isn't right in this room.

So we are choosing another color.  Or, colors.

Howard and most of you are leaning toward green.

Me?  I am kind of leaning toward red, but that's because 

I love red.

Like this red, below, on that strip of fabric on the table.

It's the fabric for the dining room draperies, and

I have paint in that exact color.  All ready to go!

Or maybe ... red legs and base, and green top?

Or a top painted in a gold, green, red plaid?

Or a top decoupaged in paper or fabric?

While the white finish is very nice, it is not

right in this book-lined, rather dark jumble of a room.

Next Craigslist search:  More dining room chairs,

and also chairs for the round oak table in the sunroom.

Oh yes.  I've got some on the hook already.

Have a lovely Monday! -- Cass

Help Me Paint A Thrifty Craigslist Table

Howard and I are Sunday-driving to a
charming lakeside village, where we're going
to take a gander at this table, below.

And I think it's a pretty safe bet that this table, below,

will be coming home to That Old House in the back of the minivan.

For the past month, I've been assiduously cruising Craigslist

for a cheap bargain coffee table, big and sturdy, for our study.

Which has been without coffee table convenience

since Anne moved out, and took hers with her.

Anne's architect chest, AKA coffee table.

No luck with the coffee table search until Friday, when lightning struck, and that

cute, cottage-y, kitschy, scallop-y, chunky coffee table stood up and said, "Pick me!"

So we did.

 Now, what color should we paint it? 

The sturdy study upholstery is a very printed cotton tapestry,

furniture we bought in 2001 for its dog-and-teenager-proof qualities.

And it has stood up to dogs, kids, and grownups very well over the years.

Loads of colors.  Gold, brown, black, red, other red, rust,

pale green, dark green, weird blue, and a bit of a purplish color,

but I don't know what you'd call it.

Then there's the rug.  Similar colors, only paler.

"Stop looking at me!

You think I want to wear this stupid dress?"

I initially was thinking dark red (mostly because I

already have some dark red paint), but then I thought,

No, let's make it green to blend in 

with the room, which also has green walls.

And I already have green paint.

Howard, in the study in his favorite spot ... and I have leftover wall paint in a Sherwin Williams
green that I cannot remember the name of and will have to find the can and hope the label is still
legible ... because the wall color may make a nice table color, too, with a poly finish over it.

So, whatcha think?

Green?  Red?  Gold?  Plaid?

No, seriously -- what do you think would be a good color for this table?

(It's kind of a dark room.)

And ... should I decoupage the top because -- yes -- I already have some Mod Podge?

Have a gorgeous Sunday, my friends.

It is crazy, crazy windy here, and a few loose shutters keep

scaring the life out of me by banging on the house.

I'm glad it's not Halloween tonight!

The leaves are flying off the trees.  Goodbye, chlorophyll!

-- Cass