If you have been sweet enough to follow along with me on instagram, then you may recognize these fugly babies:
Now I have BIG plans to convert these 2 sad end tables into 4 sexy pieces. As of now, I've only halfway fulfilled my promise and converted them into 2 new beautiful pieces:
Did you even recognize them?!? Changing the legs on anything really can go a long way! (Need further proof, check out these chairs).
The reason why I rescued these sorry lookin' little guys was actually for the 6-paneled drawer front. I love the idea of a faux card catalog file (all the charm without the limiting compartmentalized storage). Once I saw past the eyeball-like white knobs, I realized they could easily be replaced with brass library pulls.
Now I know what you avid readers are thinking, "But Cate! Why did photographing these tables outside work for you this time when you wrote all about your al fresco staging saga in your Part I and Part II posts from last week?!?"
Am I right? Thought so ;) Well what I realized last week was that staging outside wasn't capturing the "feeling" I was going for the piece I was photographing. So what changed this time? Well... the pieces!
Staging outside didn't create the right feeling for my cowhide bench, but it totally captures the exact ambiance I wanted for these card catalog tables...
Here was my chain of thought:
Card catalog tables make me think of old libraries. Old libraries make me think of old books. Old books make me think of old type writers. Old type writers make me think of old-school authors typing away while on a secluded creative retreat... Which then lead me to think of one comical scene in one favorite movie... can you guess it?
Yup. Love Actually. More specifically the scene where Colin Firth's character is typing outside only to have the pages of his book blow away and land in the lake.
Lúcia Moniz [In Portuguese]: This stuff better be good...
Colin Firth [In English]: It's not worth it, you know. This isn't bloody Shakespeare...
Love it.
When I first saw the view at our "summer home" I couldn't help but think this scene. And when I was looking around for things to stage the tables with, all I had on hand was my old type writer. Perfeito [that's Portuguese for perfect].
This pair are still for sale at Sweet Clover and will be available to firthasize about [that's Colin Firth for "fantasize"] at our second Pop Up Shop! We hope you pop in and say hello - Chelsea and I will be there Saturday morning and would love to meet you in person!
Back to Style Event
Sept 5 & 6 10am to 5pm
Sweet Clover Barn 4051 Stanford Ct, Frederick, MD 21703
