Driftwood Finish End Tables

And its Friday already.  Again.  When I was a teacher, Friday meant I had survived another week and summer vacation was that much closer.  Now, Friday means another week has flown by and somehow vanished before I knew it.

Here is what I have been working on this week.



I am finishing up a duck boat dog bed for friends and their new puppy.  It is looking great and I can't wait to share the finished look.  All that is left to do is sew the sheet and pillow cover which I am doing this weekend.

Also, I painted two end tables a custom color for a client.  That reveal will be on Monday but here is the before picture.

There is a pretty end table and dresser in the paint booth now.  The client has chosen a lovely paint design that I haven't done before.  Doing something new and different is always exciting.  I like the challenge.  :)

And speaking of new and different, the end tables I am featuring today were a new finish for me.  The clients:  My brother and sister-in-law.


In December, I refinished a vanity for my brother to give to his girlfriend.  He used it as part of his proposal!  Click here to read about the vanity and the proposal.

They also have a chifferobe that I refinished years ago.  Way before Fisherman's Wife Furniture.  So I don't have any pictures.  Sorry.  The piece wasn't working in our home and I wanted it to stay in the family.  Whitney said she could use it so it now lives in their guest room with the vanity.  Now they are going to have two more Fisherman's Wife Furniture pieces!


They were married in March in a beautiful ceremony.

The Ceremony

Photo Credit:  Flair Photography

Jarrod, Whitney, Me, & Blittle

Photo Credit:  Flair Photography

Aren't they cute?!  Two of my favorite people.  Well, three including Blittle.  ;)

 Anyway, for a gift, I told them I would refinish a piece of furniture.  Whatever they wanted with their choice of finish.  They are updating their living room and decided they wanted to get their two dark and dated end tables made over with a driftwood finish to go with their coastal theme.

I'm not going to lie....I was a nervous about this project.  I have painted worn, gray, driftwood finishes but I have never stained a driftwood finish.  And Whitney didn't want the gray driftwood.  She wanted the more neutral, tan look.  Here is the inspiration picture she sent me.

The end tables were the popular dark, heavy grain pieces with a red tint to them.

She said she wanted to keep a clean look and I tried my best to create her vision.  Here is the final look.

I love the way they turned out.  This is a finish I know I will be using again.  Love it.  I texted her some pictures the other day and here is a small part of the conversation.

BAHAHAHA.  It really could have been a small disaster.   Thank goodness she really likes them....or she is a really good liar.  I kid.  I am pretty sure she really likes them.


I am taking the end tables to them next weekend.  Hopefully I can get a few pictures of them in their new home and will share on Facebook and Instagram!


I hope everyone has a great weekend.  Check back Monday to see a fun and bright makeover!






Sunday - That DIY Party (DIY Show Off)

Monday - Inspire Me Monday (Sand & Sisal,  My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Domestically Speaking, Sweet C’s Designs)  Made by you Monday (Skip To My Lou)

Tuesday - Twirl and Take a Bow (House on the Way, Déjà Vue Designs, All Things Heart and Home,

Designed by BH, Art is Beauty and A Few Miner Adjustments) The Makers (Tiny Sidekick, Persia Lou, Upcycled Treasures) Show and Share (Coastal Charm)

Wednesday:Wow Us Wednesday (Savvy Southern Style), Inspire Me Wednesday (Seven Thirty Three, Happiness is Homemade)

Thursday: What To Do Weekends (Crafts ala Mode ), Friday Favorites Link Party  (I’m Not a Trophy Wife),  Thursday S.T.Y.L.E. Linky Party (A Prudent Life, Life in Velvet, Well-Groomed Home, Addicted 2 DIY),  The Best DIY Party at the Handmade Hangout (A Glimpse Inside, Christina’s Adventures, From Gardners to Bergers, Redoux Interiors, Too Much Time on My Hands), Inspire Me Please, (Liz Marie Blog) Catch as Catch Can (My Repurposed Life)

Friday:  Best DIY Projects and Recipes Party (The Idea Room, 30 Handmade Days, Whipperberry, The 36th Avenue), Furniture Feature Friday (Miss Mustard Seed),  Anything Goes (Bacon Time),  Be. You. Tiful Link Party (Chic California), Creativity Unleashed (Practically Functional, Shaken Together, One Project Closer, The Bold Abode)  Fabulously Creative Friday (Jennifer Rizzo Blog)  Anonymous Weekend Party (Remodelaholic) Little Friday Link Up (The Grits Blog,  Living Lavender, Fleurty and Fit)

DIY Dock Progress - Part 5

Hello, everyone!  I hope y'all's Memorial Day weekend was as good as mine.  It has been a crazy 4 days.

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know I got my copy of the magazine in the mail!!!!!

The Better Homes and Garden Kitchen and Bath Makeover, Summer 2014 magazine should be available for purchase this week in stores.  I am on the top half of page 23.



I posted our dining room reveal and an updated kitchen reveal last week.  There has been tons of positive feedback.  Hiring a photographer was a great idea.  If you live in the Houston/Galveston area and need a photographer, check out Ever & Anon.

Even though it was a holiday weekend, Blittle and I both worked in the shop.  Saturday and Monday were work days for us.  The nano skiff we had been building is finally finished and went home yesterday!  I worked on some custom furniture.  This is my first furniture makeover in a while and I missed it.  It felt good to be in the paint booth.  On Sunday, we made our way over to Crystal Beach to spend some time with my brother, his wife and her family.  It was good to relax and hang out.

I told Blittle we had to wait a few months to purchase the boat lift but really I was planning a surprise.  Our anniversary is today so I surprised him on Friday with his boat lift.  This is what he saw when he got home from work.

YEAH!  Now to install it!

Another fun thing this weekend, I finished staining the dock and fence.  What a relief!  I haven't posted a dock update in a while but I have been working.  The dock itself is finished but now we have to install the boat lift, get the electrical ran from the house, install the fish cleaning station and build the adirondack chairs.

Since you last saw the dock, it has been trimmed and received to coats of stain.  The fence has also been stained but I'll show before and afters of that tomorrow.

One coat wasn't enough.  It dried really light so a second coat had to be put on.

What a crazy weekend.  I can't believe I am in a magazine.  I can't believe the dock is done...or at least the hard part.  I can't believe we have been married for 8 years and 1 year ago today our offer was accepted on this house and I announced to all of you, we were moving back to Texas.  CRAZY!

Happy 8 years, my Love!

Elevator Makeover

I have another makeover to show you today!  A while back I mentioned I was wanting to give our in-home elevator a makeover.  I was trying to come up with something brilliant but nothing great came to mind.  I didn't want to add any weight, take away any room, or do anything expensive.  My main goal was to make it cute and make it feel less like a coffin.  Here are the before pictures.

When it was really cold last week, I was tired of not being productive so I primed the elevator with no clue on how I was going to paint it.  It was a project I could do inside and stay warm so I went for it.

I sanded the floor down to the bare wood, stained it walnut and used my leftover Waterlox to seal it.

For the walls, I decided to do huge stripes.  I had some Frog Tape Shape Tape in wave on hand from another project I never did so I used it instead of straight edge tape.  Just a small detail to give it a different look.  :)

Also, a small but drastic change, I put a bright white light bulb in it.  They are the way to go people.  Get rid of that yucky yellow lighting.


Everything used for this project was stuff I already had.  Left over wall paint.  Left over furniture paint.  Left over stains and sealers.  Tape I never used.  So it was free...kind of.  I didn't have to purchase new products.


The final product is pretty and it no longer feels like a coffin.

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