Saturday, July 30, 2011

Summer Stock Sunday Furniture Restoration





Click on this link above to visit Robin at Around the Island, who generously hosts Summer Stock Sunday.

Now (aug 4th) I'm also linking with Karen from The Art of Doing Stuff cos she has a linky for your favourite project. By the way, her site is one of the most amazing places- practical but very funny, which don't often go together. e.g. how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe and a tree!





I've been doing a bit of a makeover on the garden, I'm fed up of the outdoor furniture, it needed varnish and I was dreading that job.














Then I saw a range of paint and realised painting didn't take any longer than varnishing...










so I took the plunge, and now we have PINK OUTDOOR FURNITURE!



I next need to clean that patio, before summer's over..








And that lovely pink blooming window box? I'm flowersitting for a friend who's on holiday. Optimistically, she asked me to keep it watered. I've had very little to do so far, nature has watered it every day!

16 comments:

  1. Not only do you have pink outdoor furniture, but also you have matching flowers and a beautiful result from your painting!

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  2. I love the new tones. Great shots of texture and contrasts.

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  3. Those are fantastic! Love the new look.

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  4. We had a table like that before a HUGE limb crashed down during a storm. Good news - it didn't hit the house. Bad news -- it smashed the teak table on one end. Now it sits out there, broken, as we try to figure out how to salvage what's left. Except it's teak and REALLY hard to work with.
    Sigh.
    I love the pink!

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  5. I think it`s very nice!! My husband had never gone along with it..
    Happy week to you!

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  6. I like the pink furniture. Pink is such a happy color.

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  7. Pink furniture - What a FAB idea :)

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  8. They look marvelous! I'm so jealous of your boldness with color. I'm a bold color wanna be. LOL

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  9. Now your patio looks so fun and flirty!

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  10. Great job! It looks brand new. This was a fine idea.

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  11. Pink garden furniture, how wonderfully whimsical! I love it.

    PS Love the Fiesole walk photos too, such a gorgeous spot, isn't it?

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  12. oh, yay! love the new pink furniture!

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  13. I love it. My front door is now purple! With the flowers on the front porch, it looks beautiful! So does your table!

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  14. Mimi! I *LOVE* your pink table and chairs! I love them, love them. I feel the need to paint something pink. Like, immediately. And that's not normal for me, LOL! ~ karen

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  15. Yep, just found you from Karen. Love this! I just did it to my floor, so why not the outdoor furniture? Thanks for the inspiration.

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  16. Mimi - they are beautiful! So colorful. Who wouldn't want to sit out at this spot? Nice job!

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