Dish Towels By Necessity

I was inspired today.  First by some cute shops on Strawberry Street in The Fan here in Richmond, and second by sheer necessity.  My new (to me) kitchen is, how do I put this nicely? Vintage-ish? None of my existing dish towels could come close to matching the fantabulous RED laminate counter tops and simply gorgeous forest green bath tile back splash.  So, I dug through my stash of fabrics and came up with this:

 

Just the thing to funkify my unique kitchen.

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Revamped Desk in Aubusson

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I realize it is not cool to just post the “after” pictures without the “before,” BUT…
I left the thingy that takes the pictures from my camera and puts them on my computer in Florida! So until my dad mails it back to me, my project documentation is stuck on my camera. I guess that’s why they make camera phones. 🙂
I was too excited with the outcome – I had to share! This is my first Annie Sloan Chalk Paint experience and I have to tell you to believe every single word of the hype! This stuff is a miracle potion for impatient/non-perfectionist types like me. 
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I used Aubusson Blue and the clear wax. I pinky promise I will share the before pictures as well as the process when I have my camera thingy back.
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For a beat-up desk I picked up at thrift, I think she turned out to be quite a beaute!
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