soda bottle Jack O Lantern is originally from here..

At least that’s what I called it to myself in my head while I was doing it.I basically only painted one third of each board at a time, rather than trying to make the paint on my brush spread out over as much of the board as possible, I just filled my brush, put a few dabs down the center on just 1/3 of the board, used what was left on the brush to do the edges and then came back to the center.

And repeat for the remaining 2 sections of the board.. OK, you think I’m a little nuts right now for telling you all that.It’s just slapping some paint on some boards.But seriously, saving those precious seconds made all the difference between me putting off doing the job for weeks and months and actually enjoying getting it done in just a weekend!.

Tip #4: Semi-gloss paint will make you happy.I used 2 coats of a medium-high quality paint on them and no primer and they look stunning.

Tip #5: Be ready to get messy!

Seriously, when I first started out painting, I wrapped my pretty new sawhorses in plastic wrap to try to keep them clean.I promise you that I’m coming to the rescue of my poor ugly bedroom very very soon..

The table was in pretty rough shape, but something about it just makes me happy.I wanted to experiment with it a bit and see if I could make it a little bit better.

If not, no big loss, really.. We (I) painted it with a couple of coats of Martha Stewart “Crevecoeur”.It’s a nice greeny grey that reminds me of a rainy day, but in a good way.