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I scored these solid wood tables at a yard sale this summer for $10 for the pair, and today I decided it was time for them to live somewhere other than my garage.

So I pulled out the Homestead House milk paint and got to work. (Note: this is not a sponsored post. These are products I’ve purchased and love, and just want to share that I use them, that’s all.)

Colours:

These two were the colours left over from my kitchen table project. You can see how the colour swatch online is nothing like the actual colour, right? That’s how I made my mistake the first time, thinking it was the right shade for my kitchen (it so isn’t). But my library has a different colour palette so I’ll give it a try there.

I also dug out the Cutting Edge stencils I purchased months ago, thinking it might be nice to add some pattern to the tables. I have a few really gorgeous stencils, but went with the Falling Leaves one. I like that I can customize the pattern of the leaves however I want, and it’s not a repetitive, symmetrical pattern.

I mixed the milk paints fairly thick this time so instead of giving just a wash coating, they’re fairly opaque. Once the paint was dry (which took about an hour), I used a foam brush to stencil, and here’s the end result:

I’m quite happy with them, and I love the side table tucked into this corner of our library:

Added bonus: I scored that vintage banker’s light on the table at Value Village on the weekend for $7.99. But wait, there’s more! I had just dropped off a pile of stuff to donate, so they gave me a 30% off coupon, so my darling lamp was less than $6. Score!

Once I get the curtain panels up in the library, the colours should all go together quite well.

What do you think?