August 2014 – Old Things New

I put on mascara today for the first time in six days. No more leaky eyes today as I am almost home . . . my new home in South Carolina. . . and I am so excited!

After six days on the road we’ve officially arrived in The New South and I’m ready for our new adventure! It has been quite a cross country trip with Mr. OTN and three dogs day and night. We’ve made some fun memories for sure.

Right now I’m sitting in a Nashville Hotel lobby waiting to sign papers on the home we sold back in Washington State. The people who bought our home are also signing the paperwork on the house they sold today, as well as on our old house, and we will close on our new home on Friday.
This is it! What do you think? After hours of Internet surfing and a trip out to look at our top picks this was the one that felt like home to both of us. It isn’t at all like my little house on the lake. It is very traditional inside and out.

The moving van is on the way with an “open” delivery date. A five day window of August 28-September 3rd. We may be there for a few days without furniture but when the van arrives they will begin to unload the things we’ve collected over the years. Things that belonged to my mother, things that belonged to my mother-in-law, things given to me by friends. These are the things that will make this house our home.

So I’m sorry for the long absence from blogging. I’ve been a wee bit busy. I may be busy for a few more weeks but then I will return . . . and I promise I will have so much to share!

Blessings to you,

Patti

My Shabby Kitchen Table has been used in many a photo shoot here at Old Things New, but I don’t believe she’s ever had her very own feature! I guess it’s about time since this was one of the first pieces I ever painted with chalk paint.

She is a great table with lovely legs!

I recognized her potential right away even when I first found her painted gold and sealed with grime!

I was so excited to bring her home and give her a fresh new look.

The best thing about this dining table is that she easily goes from being a table for four . . .

. . . to a table for six, simply by pulling up the built in leaf!

It is always so hard to find a place to store table leaves when they aren’t in use. I think whoever came up with this idea was simply brilliant!

This was another paint project that was done by layering and mixing different colors of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint . . .

. . . then distressing with a damp cloth before the paint dried completely . . .

. . . and distressing a little more with a sanding sponge before sealing with wax.

I was so pleased with the way the layered colors came out and the soft sheen of the wax.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this little dining table and she has been perfect for our lake house. Since we’re moving cross country though, and need to lighten our load, she was sold at our flash garage sale last weekend. Note: We’ve found that cross country moving expenses are unbelievably high and I’m sad that I’ve had to part with quite a bit of furniture. The upside is that I will be doing a lot of thrifting and antiquing once we get to our new home. Plenty of future material for Old Things New!

It feels sorta funny (if funny qualifies as a feeling) to let go of this shabby kitchen table. I think even more so because as I look at this table I remember the many faces that have sat around it over the past several years. Parents, children, sisters and brothers, friends both old and new, my dear crafting buddies, some amazing pastors and leaders, Freedom Session facilitators and even many of our FS participants, who have poured out their hearts right here at this table.

Wow . . . I don’t think there is a single piece of furniture that holds my heart quite as strongly as my shabby little kitchen table. I can only hope and pray that her new family will create as many fond memories around this table as we have.

Blessings,

I’ve been known to link up to the following great parties!!!

Sunday:

UnderTheTableAndDreaming, TheDIYShowoff, TheTablescaper,LifeOnLakeshoreDrive,

ThreeMangoSeeds, NiftyThriftyThings,

SundaySoiree,

Monday:

IShouldBeMoppingTheFloor, ModVintageLife, TheDedicatedHouse, UncommonDesigns, WestFurnitureRevival, BoogieboardCottage, HuckleberryLove, CarrieThisHome, Dwellings, AnExtraordinaryDay,

InspireMeMonday,

BetweenNapsOnThePorch

Tuesday:

HomeStoriesAtoZ, AStrollThruLife, Elizabeth&Co, CoastalCharm, CozyLittleHouse, NaptimeCreations, CedarHillFarmhouse, KatheWithAnE,NotJustAHousewife,
VMG206, TuesdaysAtOurHome,

TwirlAndTakeABow, TheWinthropChronicles, WeCallItJunkin’

Wednesday:

SavvySouthernStyle, The36thAvenue, IvyAndElephants, DIYByDesign, TheStyleSisters, AdornedFromAbove,

SomedayCrafts, GreenWillowPond, Fishtail Cottage, TheCityFarmhouse

Thursday:

NoMinimalistHere, ImpartingGrace, EmbracingChange, HaveADailyCupOfMrsOlson, BeyondThePicketFence, AllThingsWithPurpose, MyRepurposedLife, FromMyFrontPorchToYours, ADelightsomeLife, AKAWeekendRetreat

Friday:

MyRomanticHome, FrenchCountryCottage, MissMustardSeed, ThirtyHandmadeDays, CommonGround, TheShabbyNest, LizMarie, Redoux, JenniferRizzo, TheCharmOfHome, RootedInThyme, TheDedicatedHouseAnythingBlueFriday,