White in the Cottage

I Love White

(especially white furniture)

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"Why They Love White".

No one ever really comments on how much white I have in my home because I have

lots of color too. But I love white and especially white furniture because of how great other colors look against it.

And you can take a ratty old piece of furniture, paint it white and it's immediately transformed.

chippy white lamps

I mix my white with lots of color

I actually have a new white paint project I'm working on at the moment.

I can never get enough of it.

Oh....remember this table?

When I had the house tour last month...I ran out of time to finish painting it.

So it appeared in all its glory wearing white primer only. 

It's a game table and the top is very very heavy as it opens up to be used for games

and has an inside compartment to store the games in.

This table was giving me by a friend who didn't want it because the top was very wobbly.

Well after I took this photo...I moved the table to work on it and

paint the final color. But as I moved it; the top completely came off.

Fixing it involved taking it all apart and screwing in very long screws which I did yesterday.

Yes, it's been sitting in my living room in pieces for like a month.

Now, it's better than ever. It's not wobbly any more. 

So I'm finally able to paint it. 

Not white though....I know...shocking!

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