When It Warms Up

When it warms up, I'm going to do some painting.  I want to do the painting outside, and it's snowing right now.

I bought this table over the weekend, at the same garage sale where I bought my red dress form.  It's beat up, so I don't feel guilty about painting it.

This corner needs some wood glue.

This corner can't be patched, at least with my skill set.  But once covered with paint, it will fall into the "has character" category.

As you can see, the top is awful.  I love painted furniture but don't have very much of it.  I'm almost giddy with the potential of this.

Aside from the weather, the only thing holding me back is deciding on a paint color.  I've narrowed it to green, yellow, or pink. 

• Green is my favorite color, particularly something in the chartreuse range.  That color works well with hot and spicy fuchsia and orange, as well as cool blues and greens.

• Butter yellow is so pretty and cheerful and it goes well with any color in the world.

• If I did pink, it would a saturated, vivid pink, like the ottoman in my sewing room.  That color is the least flexible, but the most fun.

Next time you see this table, it'll look totally different.