Martha Washington Sewing Table (Before & After)
Have you ever seen a Martha Washington Sewing Table before? I had never, but they are one of the coolest pieces I’ve ever seen. My friend had one that she wanted to freshen up with some Annie Sloan chalk paint. If you follow me on facebook, you’ve seen this ‘before’ photo:
Before |
I’m not sure if you can see from the photo that it was in a bit of rough shape. From being moved or in storage, the top was completely off. My hubby fixed that for me and then I washed it off with mineral spirits, denatured alcohol and warm water (a wonderful way of cleaning furniture – that I learned from my friend, Nancy, at the Sea Rose Cottage).
If you’re like me, I’m sure you can see this inner beauty shining through. I mean look at those crystal knobs? Beautiful, right? In the above photo the top had been fixed and the piece had been thoroughly washed down.
And here she is now:
After |
Here she is with a couple coats of clear shellac (there were some rings from drinks and, what have you, and just bare wood). Then I did a few coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old Ochre on the whole piece. The drawers got the beautiful jeweled hue of ASCP in Provence. You know how much I love that one!
The side panels open up to store fabric:
Crystal Drawer Pulls |
From the left |
And here is a look at the right:
(After) |
Looks great! I love that piece.
Gorgeous!! Love the color combo!
What an adorable piece of furniture with gorgeous handles – another lovely makeover Danielle, your friend must be thrilled !
It came out adorable!
Thanks, Anne!
It looks fabulous! I love the drawer pulls!
Thanks! I do, too!
i haven’t seen one of these before. i love how you painted it! lucky it had such nice handles.
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It has such character—Martha Washington would be proud! What a sweet table that your lucky friend gets to treasure.
Thanks, Nancy!
Great job Danielle! Love your color choices and the glass knobs! Isn’t Nancy the best? You turned a cool piece into a fantastic piece!
I love that! What a fun piece of furniture. You did a great rehab on it, I love the knobs.
I love the blue drawers ! What a beautiful makeover 🙂
It turned out so nice! Thanks for sharing!
What a lovely piece of furniture! I’ve never seen one of those either. I love the colors you chose. I’m a new follower.
Peggy, thank you so much for your kind comments. Thanks for following my blog!
Add to to the list of people who have never seen a piece like this – how unique! And now you’re made it so pretty! Love the colors!
Your piece is so original – very pretty! You did a nice job making it pretty all over again!
Thanks for linking up this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
What a fabulous piece! Never seen a sewing table quite like this one, very cool! 🙂
That piece is just precious.
I just love this… it turned out so sweet. The colors are beautiful! Thanks for linking up at Doodles & Stitches 🙂
Thanks, Nicole!