But it had good lines. And the uglier it is, the cheaper it is, right.
There were about 3 coats of paint on it but after a lot of work it began to look like this…
And now it looks like this…
It’s a good thing that “shabby chic” isn’t really my decor style in the house or I’d totally keep this. But alas, it is for sale.
On to the next project. (If you’re in the market for a black kitchen table with 4 arm chairs (all solid maple), stay tuned.
The kids put a lot of work into the day. Upon arrival we had to play “How Well Do You Know Your Child”. Each student had answered 8 questions – favorite color, movie, food, etc. We had to write our child’s name on the one we thought was theirs.
Can I just say that’s a lot of added pressure for an adoptive mom. I knew I was going to be in BIG trouble if I screwed this up. I narrowed it down to the 4 cards that had purple as their favorite color and went from there. The one I finally settled on had “none” for four of the answers.
Whew, I guessed right!
The kids served us cake, fruit and tea as we looked through the book of poems they’d been working on all year.
The last page was “My Mom”.
I love the second from the last – “Even though she has four kids she has it under control.”
Ha! Guess I have them fooled 🙂