more diy home improvements ... its coming along

the weather broke ... for a week or so ... and we had some sunny days - hip hip hooray! SOOOOO i had the chance to use my valentine's gift (the power hand sander ... in case you forgot how romantical nate and i are) and sanded our cool kitchen table in preparation for a new paint job.

And shockingly ... i photographed the process ... sort of ...



i made sure to sand all the really visible and "vulnerable" areas really well (places that could be easily nicked and scratched) and only roughed up the less vulnerable spots.



halfway done on the table and i actually thought ... i should photograph this! i am super proud of that fact.

the final product ... i am pretty happy it turned out so well!


no that is not a rug ... it is my painting drop cloth ... i am still deciding if it needs one more coat of paint or something ... should i seal it? i don't know!


psst ... see those cool pictures in the back left ... those frames are new too ... i framed my friends fabulous screen prints ... i just love them ... and shhhh don't tell nate ... he doesn't notice stuff like that (truth be told he has already noticed these but it took him over a week ... he's just not too observant which i have decided will play to my advantage ... hehehe ... enter devious laugh here)



a view of the legs ...


and check out those awesome plates! thanks mom ... when she came to visit with my dad last month she bought me these pretties ... the plates were only $2! the down side ... only two of them in the store ... but they are soo pretty. don't you just love moms and stores like home goods and ross ... that is where the bowls, plates, and the yellow trivet came from.


the lighting in our place is not so good ... wish it was better and showcased my pretty wares sooo much better. sigh ... hopefully our next place.