Throughout this whole painting furniture process I have played it safe, very safe. What I mean by that is when it comes to color I have stuck with whites, greys and pale blues. Well this weekend I decided to dive right into the world of color with a little end table I found on Craigslist.
The wall color in my family room is a goldish tan, my best words to describe it. Not my favorite color to work with but my husband loves it so I will let him enjoy it…for now :). I felt that Annie Sloan Chateau Grey which is really more of a green would go nicely. So with a deep breath I painted my little end table green…
I really wanted to like it, it’s such a pretty color. I stared at the table willing myself to like it but alas no, green is just not my color. The best thing about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is you can just start over. So here I was back to square one. Blast the goldish tan wall color that I just can’t seem to build a room around them!! Then I thought why fight it, I love blue I am going to stay true to who I am and paint the table blue. So I tried Aubusson Blue, a very bold choice is you ask me.
I wish I could say I was brave and stuck with the bold blue. I guess I am just not that adventurous, yet. After painting a coat of the Aubusson Blue it was just too much so I toned it down with a grey wash.
Ahh so much better. I do feel like I was still brave with a darker blue, it’s all about baby steps.
Of course I now need new throw pillows!! 🙂
Le Chic Elefant 
Well done for being brave 🙂 It does look lovely with the blue wash. I know exactly what you mean though, I often feel I want to do bold & bright – just for something different! I do struggle though as somehow bright is not really me. I think the odd feature piece is fine though. I tend to do white, cream, grey or black, but Im determined to branch out! Im painting a small cupboard in purple this weekend 🙂