Chippy Painted Furniture

Inspiration

 All these images I've collected in my Pretty Furniture board on Pinterest.

Seems lately, I've been running around a lot outside of the house and not getting 

much accomplished here at the house.

I'm working on painting a piece of furniture but stalled when I ran out of 

sand paper. 

The piece has a very shiny varnish on it and is requiring quite a bit of sanding 

before I paint. 

I know...I know...use Chalk Paint.

But I don't have any and I have some Miss Mustard Seed Milk paint and so I thought I'd use that.

I would be ecstatic if the results turned out like that image above.

Actually, I'll be happy if it turns out like any of these images I've pinned.

I even am toying with the idea of making it slightly blue 

but...this piece of furniture sits on one side of the arch in the living room.

The other side has this...

I have two of these mirrors...one on each side of the arch.

See? One on each side. I now have a larger chest on the left and that is what I am painting.

I think I need white on both sides but want this one to be much more distressed in finish.

This room has changed a lot since this photo.
The room is now white and I have an upholstered ottoman instead of the coffee table.
I have not shown the room at this angle yet because

the dining room is still yellow.

I did buy new paint last week so that it will match but then every day off since then has been filled 

with other things outside the house and I have not gotten to paint it yet.

I'm hoping...maybe this Sunday...if nothing comes up.

But today....I'm focusing on painting the chest in the living room.

This is the barely blue I was considering.

 Really love this finish.

 I'd be happy with this one too.

 This might be a little too barely there...

but I do like it and definitely want to do it on something one day.

 I really love this barely blue...or rather aqua.

 If it turns out like this...I'll be happy.

 And I really like this. 

Again, blue...it's so pretty, isn't it?

Afraid it would fight my fireplace too much though.

It's the star in the room. 

I did up a new floral display for spring in the basket there. 

Thought I'd show today but it's cloudy here.

Maybe tomorrow if the sun comes out.

Well, these are my rambling thoughts for today....