Have you met Goldie Socks?

Remember that Seinfeld episode where Jerry goes to pick up his rental car but is told by the customer service rep that they don't have any cars available?  And he remarks, "You know how to take the reservation, you just don't know how to hold the reservation."  Well, apparently I'm pretty good at creating blogs, but not very good at maintaining blogs...and that's really the most important part of a blog, isn't it?

Sigh...

So, moving right along. One of our most recent projects involves a Plain Jane console table (think run of the mill hotel chain furniture) and a little black and gold paint.

Meet, Goldie Socks!

Originally finished in a red mahogany stain, this table was anything but interesting.  I didn't even think to take "before" photos because it was so uninspiring.

But after sanding the table, we painted it matte black prior to steel-wooling* the entire piece.

*Not a verb, I know.

Using two different grades of steel wool, we were able to achieve a nice distressed finish which allowed some of the natural wood to peek through as well as some of the red tones from the original stain. 

Next, we taped off the cabriole legs and painted the feet a shiny, metallic gold giving the table a "dipped in gold" effect.  Or, as some would say, we put gold socks on her.  Hence the name, Goldie Socks.

Our last step in refinishing the console was to apply Minwax Paste Finishing Wax to give it a soft, hand rubbed sheen which not only looks great but helps protect the wood and paint. 

Finally, we replaced the original snooze-inducing drawer pulls with these maybe-too-hipster gold finished arrows.  

We hope you like this piece.  It's a little bit masculine, but mostly it evokes memories of Hollywood Regency.  And if you want to make an offer on it, please do! Click on the BOUTIQUE link on the right, or follow this link to Krrb: Angela's Corner

Merci!
Angela