Coffee Table/Bench Makeover is finally complete!

The end of last year we picked up this coffee table for $16 at our local thrift store.  It's really sturdy, I had a vision of it becoming the perfect entrance bench.   It's so darn pretty I was torn when it came to painting it (not!)

After sanding the top,  the top was painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Louis Blue then I added this phrase that was cut using my Silhouette Cameo.  The navy blue is vinyl that is being used as a mask that will be peeled off after the next layer of paint...

We also removed the doors.  Relax ... it's going to look great!

Here is it after being completely painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Graphite, then I peeled off the vinyl so the Louis Blue could show through.

Then I distressed the whole table/bench, and waxed it with Annie Sloan Clear wax,  I also used a small amount of dark wax over the exposed wood areas to give them a richer look.

Here she is in her final glory!  As you can see it was made for this area, there isn't an inch to spare.

I added the baskets which we are using for Buddy's leash, our gloves, mitts and other items that used to end up on the shelf above.


I'm linking  to -

Jennifer Rizzo: Thrift Store Makeover

Why Muddaritaville?

I started blogging over a year ago to document the makeover of our little home in the country.

I have not been consistent with the blog, and I've changed the name umpteen times!  The name change was due to my effort to "brand" myself and a part-time business/hobby painting furniture and signs.  I also added additional blogs to my account in attempt to cover off each of my interests individually.  Note to self:  If you can't keep up one blog, don't start additional blogs!

I used the name Muddaritaville for the blog over a year ago but I wasn't "feeling" it at the time.  I picked Muddaritaville since it reminded me of a fun time from my past.  I was recently separated and decided to have a girls weekend at a home my Ex and I owned in Huntsville, Ontario.  My married name was Fitchett and we called our country home Club Fitchett.

Here's how Mudd-arita-ville was  born:

• I didn't want to start my new single life still calling the home Club Fitchett 
• I was known to enjoy a Margarita (or 2) on the weekends
• Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville was my anthem
• my maiden name is Mudd - yep!  my name is Mudd!
• I'd decided to go back to my maiden name 

So I thought "Hey!  I will call the place Muddaritaville!"

My friend Cyndi and I made up our own lyrics to the song Margaritaville for the girls weekend, the lyrics were a little colorful so I won't feature them here.  Any ho, we had so many laughs that weekend and I have fond memories of the name.  This past week I was listening to the audio version of Kody Bateman's Promptings,  Kody speaks of Margaritaville being your happy place.  That's it!  My blog will be about all the things that make me happy and I will call it Muddaritaville!  My happy place.